Business decisions should be made with a specific goal in mind. Oftentimes, this goal is simply to increase one's client base and profits. While market research and development can play a major role in making these decisions, sometimes businesses have to make...
What is a leveraged buyout of a business?
Whether you have been thinking about selling off all, or part of your business or if an offer has come to you completely out of left field, you may be wondering about a leveraged buyout. Whether the business is fairly new and growing rapidly, older and holding steady...
Proposed pharmaceutical merger draws sharp criticism
The business world has seen a lot of mergers lately. Telecommunications giants are attempting to combine their forces to better compete in a tight marketplace, and banks have merged in an attempt to expand their reach and secure a greater market share. Before each of...
The various types of mergers
Building a business form the ground up can be a monumental task. Those businesses that are able to do so often find themselves plateauing at a certain point. Although they may be able to hire more people, acquire new commercial property, or diversify their business...
GE faces allegations of fraud over oil merger
We've spent some time on this blog discussing the benefits of mergers and acquisitions. These processes can help companies expand their operations, reduce their costs, and penetrate new markets. As helpful as mergers and acquisitions can be, though, they must be...
Louisiana newspapers swept up in recent merger
It wasn't that long ago that newspapers were the number one source of current events on the local, national, and international level. Yet, as the Internet grew and this information became more widely available, more and more newspapers went out of business. In fact,...
Should your Baton Rouge business consider a merger?
There are a number of ways that a business can grow. One way is to engage in more aggressive and targeted marketing campaigns. Another way is to increase spending in development of new products and services. Expanding operations to other locations and increasing one's...
Business acquisitions can take many forms
There are a number of ways that businesses can expand their operations. Amongst these options are mergers and acquisitions. These business tactics can be beneficial not only for a business that is looking to reduce costs and expand operations, but also for those...
Sprint and T-Mobile merger may be put on hold
Mergers can be a great way to further business's interests by increasing their market share, broadening their services, allowing them to enter new markets, and reducing costs. The process can be enormously complex, though, even when the businesses involved in a merger...
Acquisitions, due diligence, and factoring depreciation value
There are a number of factors that can help determine if an acquisition is in a business's best interests. The expansion of client base, new market access, and reduction of costs can all spur the takeover of a business. Yet, there are a number of less obvious matters...