Each month we track the corporate activity for the Global 5000 companies as they acquire new businesses or divest of various operations. These ‘comings and goings’ are interesting and shape markets over time. In the short run, there are real implications for companies serving these large organizations and national account programs where various teams are responsible for the business results.
Keeping the databases up to date is a continuous effort and these changes need to be reflected in your internal systems. For July 2013, we noted the following:
- Activision Blizzard, Inc. – Vivendi is selling its controlling shares in this company
- AT&T is acquiring Leap Wireless
- Bally Technologies, Inc is acquiring SHFL Technologies
- Community Health Systems – acquiring Health Management Associates
- Cubist Pharmaceuticals – acquiring Trius Therapeutics Inc and Optimer Pharmaceuticals Inc
- Extended Stay Hotels is filing an IPO
- Hanesbrands – acquiring Madenform
- Hudson’s Bay Company (HBC) – acquiring Sak’s
- Kroger Company – acquiring Harris Teeter Supermarkets
- Loblaw Companies – acquiring Shoppers Drug Mart
- Omnicom Group – merging with Publicis
- PacWest Bancorp – acquiring CapitalSource
- Perrigo Company – Elan Pharmaceuticals
- Prestige Brands – acquired Care Pharmaceuticals of Australia
- Royal Mail Holdings – UK gov’t to list shares
- Schneider Electric – acquiring Invensys plc
- Societe Generale – selling private banking business in Japan to Sumitomo Mitsui Banking
- Spartan Stores – acquiring Nash Finch
- Tribune Company – splitting into 2 companies – publishing and broadcasting
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