Acquisitions

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Why do you think Facebook acquired the Q&A site friend.ly?

Oct. 10, 2011

Nipun Jethi answered this question

Facebook has said the Friendly product will stay open (for now) but that the team will be working on "new projects".
I think Facebook wants to leverage how the the Friendly Q&A service is focused on allowing people tell others more about themselves. Facebook's current Q&A ... more

Five Keys to an Awesome M&A

Aug. 31, 2011

gnanesh ps commented on a brief

Great tips on ensuring a successful merger and acquisition process. Just read an excellent white paper on strategies for successful merger integration: http://bit.ly/pGoP25 more

Aug. 19, 2011

Nomaan Latif asked a question

Does it make sense for HP to seek advise from the Quatalyst Group on Autonomy?

Aug. 11, 2011

Brielle Nikaido asked a question

What are your thoughts on Citrix's acquisition of RingCube? What has their acquisition strategy been

Is it important for a firm engaged in partnerships and acquisitions to have due diligence crack-team

June 1, 2011

Elijah Ezendu asked a question

May 10, 2011

Manuel Rodriguez Coria answered this question

What does Wavemaker do? Why is acquiring Wavemaker an important step for VMware?

WaveMaker is RIA & RAD from java apps..i think the idea of VMWare is can anyone with non java experience can create his app for the cloud more easy.....i think VMWare help a lot with this because with Springsource company this product get more features ... more

Cloud Application Platform

Cloud Computing

Walmart to acquire Kosmix for $300m... talk about an investment in Social Media!

April 27, 2011

Megan Allen commented on this post

This is very interesting... it does seem a bit odd to acquire a company that is so far out of their core competency. As you said, why not utilize existing tools to develop a strategy? I definitely think something bigger is building under the surface; ... more

Multiple acquisitions in a single year: What is SurveyMonkey really up to?

April 25, 2011

Jessica Groopman asked a question

Feb. 17, 2011

John Bozarjian asked a question

Who is likely to be Oracle's next acquisition target? They seem to be quiet lately.

Merger and Acquisitions Company

Larry Ellison

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Feb. 10, 2011

Dan Snyder answered this question

How did Twitter increase its valuation from $3.8b to $8b in two months!?

They released information that said they made $50 million in 2010 and were on track for $150 million in 2011. I guess the rough tripling of revenue led to a tripling of valuation.
Not that I'm saying they're worth their valuation, just that I think that's ... more

Feb. 10, 2011

Jessica Groopman asked a question

Twitter talking to Facebook, Google about a potential "takeover"... What would this mean?

Feb. 9, 2011

Brielle Nikaido asked a question

Do you think MocoSpace should buyout MySpace?

Jan. 28, 2011

John Fragola asked a question

Which companies do you think Sage should acquire in the upcoming year?

About Me: Huge Opportunity for AOL or Doomed to Fail?

Jan. 25, 2011

Ryan Fujiu answered this question

HI Howie, Ryan from about.me here (http://about.me/rkf). This is my first time on focus.com, so not sure if I'm overstepping my bounds here by answering, but have answered similar questions on quora so I figured I would give our perspective on it.
The acquisition took many ... more

Jan. 20, 2011

Aaron Lintz answered this question

What company or type of company will Salesforce.com buy next?

Hard to say. 2010 was a shopping spree for SF. Not sure if they own a direct mail company? App development company? BI integrator? Tropical Island? more

General Management

Sales

What do you think about SumTotal's acquisition of GeoLearning?

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Jan. 18, 2011

Lauren Harper asked a question

Nov. 29, 2010

Robert A. Marchello answered this question

How do I finance the purchase of another business?

Hello Jill:
Very good question, but in order for everyone to answer accurately I would like to pose a few qualifying questions:
-Is the target company in an industry similar to the one that you are in currently? (Knowledge of the Management Team is a key)
- Are ... more

Nov. 2, 2010

Eric Hale asked a question

Procurement vs. Acquisitions?

Operations

Acquisition Management

Operations Development

What will happen with the Data Management industry?

Oct. 13, 2010

Scott McCoy asked a question

Business Intelligence

Data Management

IT provider acquisitions: helping or hurting users?

Aug. 18, 2010

Chris Selland and 3 other people answered this question

Not sure there's a general answer to that one - really depends on WHY the acquiree was acquired.
While acquired companies do often cut back on support (often because they were losing money prior to being acquired), acquisitions also often increase the viability of that same ... more