The Growing China Influence
Focusing on growth markets whether they are selected geographies, specific industries or sizes of companies is the goal of most companies these days. With growth slowing in the US and across Europe, most eyes are turning to Asia and with China as potentially the biggest slice of the pie. And for good reason. The Global […]
The Banking Industry Continues Sending Shudders
This past week, the European banking industry continued making everyone nervous and now comes the news that Bank of America is cutting 30,000 jobs. In recent weeks, there have been a number of banks shedding non-banking operations as they line up equity to meet increased regulatory obligations. Obviously, with the banks holding the money and […]
M&A and Corporate Activity for August 2011
Like we published in previous months, there are a number of corporate activities including M&A, IPO filings, private equity financing, and spin-offs. Focusing on the largest firms – The Global 5000 – there are generally more of these than in smaller companies. These activities and changes become important for Database Marketers as they have to […]
Food Prices Going Up? Revenues From These Companies Too !
Recently we wrote about how the Aerospace & Defense industry could be facing a bumpy road ahead as governments cut budgets. Those companies targeting that industry sector have to be realistic about their growth opportunities in that sector. Here’s the other side of the coin — Food and Beverage companies. On the Global 5000 companies, […]
Chemical Industry Updates for Global 5000 Companies
29 Aug 2011 – Sinopec half year revenue grew 4.2% – read the news 24 Aug 2011 – VTG announced 1st half results with revenue up 21% !! — read the press release 24 Aug 2011 – ThyssenKrupp agreed to sell service provider Xervon to waste disposal company Remondis – read the press release 19 […]
Aerospace and Defense Companies Facing Slow (or no) Growth?
As the US and European countries face the realization of spending cuts, companies in the Aerospace and Defense sector and probably watching nervously. Those who sell to them also need to be watching as target marketing efforts and sales quotas get set for the upcoming year, banking on big sales numbers from Aerospace and Defense […]
European Banks and Nervous Markets
The roller coaster like headlines over the past week have given businesses and consumer a wild ride. If your business looks to the financial sector and banks as a source of revenue and expect growth, it is indeed a white knuckle experience. We took a look in our database of The Global 5000 to look […]
Just like M&A – some companies are splitting into two
Tracking the ebb and flow of corporate activity among The Global 5000, we find not only mergers and activities (see our recent post on July M&A companies) but also companies who have announced they are splitting into 2 or more entities. Keeping track of these is important for B2B sales and marketing teams. Starting with […]
M&A and Corporate Activity for July 2011
In any given week or month, there are a number of corporate activities including M&A, IPO filings, private equity financing, and spin-offs. Focusing on the largest firms – The Global 5000 – there are generally more of these than in smaller companies. These activities and changes become important for Database Marketers as they have to […]
Fortune Global 500 in The Global 5000 Data
This past week, Fortune released their updated Global 500 list of public companies. As we have done for the past few years, we compare lists to ensure the Global 5000 data set has not missed any companies. We also code the Fortune ranking in the company records for each of the Global 5000 records. As […]