The single most accretive tech acquisition ever

Posted by on October 7, 2011

Contact: Brenon Daly With the passing of Steve Jobs earlier this week and all the deserved praise for the late Apple impresario, we can add one more tribute from the world of M&A: Jobs is the central figure in what’s probably the most accretive tech deal ever done. Remember that it was the purchase in [...]

Apple drops interest in Dropbox for iCloud

Posted by on June 7, 2011

by Brenon Daly Earlier this year, rumors were flying that Apple was putting together a bid – valued at more than $500m – for cloud storage startup Dropbox. That speculation obviously didn’t go anywhere, but it looked a whole lot more credible in light of Monday’s introduction of Apple’s online storage and synching offering, iCloud. [...]

How do you say ‘please come back’ in Korean?

Posted by on February 6, 2009

A bleak earnings report and plummeting market cap have battered SanDisk. Perhaps the flash memory maker should try to persuade Samsung to return to the table.

Online video: boom and bust

Posted by on December 15, 2008

As promising as the online video market may be, it has not exactly been rosy for the startups trafficking in the space. Several have burned out and had to sell for scraps. We have a feeling this is just the beginning.

Not ‘Finnish’ with M&A

Posted by on September 17, 2008

Nokia is on an acquisition binge. The Finnish handset maker is undergoing a strategic restructuring, and its most valuable tool is targeted acquisitions. What companies might the Scandinavian giant buy next?

BestBuy music goes digital

Posted by on September 16, 2008

Just a few days after we speculated on a Napster sale, BestBuy said it will pay $121m, or $2.65 a share, for the digital music service. This is an 80% premium from where the company was trading before the offer. After factoring in Napster’s cash and short-term investments, BestBuy paid just $54m, or 0.45 times [...]

Napster sings the blues

Posted by on September 11, 2008

With shareholders quickly growing impatient, the company announced last week that it is exploring a sale. Who might acquire the struggling music service?