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The world is looking for ... tried and true products at a known price with a no-risk acquisition schedule. – Tom Bell	Found on Reuters 8 years ago
The results are slightly light, but investors should look beyond these numbers as the company was in an acquisition phase, which could have led to elevated costs. – Andrew Chow	Found on Reuters 8 years ago
New York-based Pfizer desperately needs a large acquisition and the resulting synergies to reinvigorate its tepid earnings growth rate, also Allergan would help New York-based Pfizer escape the uncompetitive U.S. corporate tax rate, which has led company after company to domicile away from its shores. – Maxim Jacobs	Found on Reuters 8 years ago
When we look at the results so far, we have come out very well positioned, our acquisition of Sapient allows us to offer something really different to clients, and its that approach rather than the price that wins deals. – Chief Executive Maurice Levy	Found on Reuters 8 years ago
Hedge fund managers with great track records have stood by their conviction that Valeant is a great company despite a growing list of questions about its business model, its pricing policies, its pile of debt and the determination of potential acquisition targets to stay out of Valeant's clutches. – Erik Gordon	Found on Reuters 8 years ago
Naturally we expect a legal procedure, both of those two (Simon and Dederick) had prior knowledge of (my) acquisition (when they sold TV2 to Vajna). I am as dumbfounded as anyone. – Karoly Fonyo	Found on Reuters 8 years ago
This acquisition in Norway is a perfect fit to our renewed business strategy. – Thomas Rappuhn	Found on Reuters 8 years ago
This acquisition is highly complementary to our premiumisation strategy, not just in the United states but globally. – Michael Clarke	Found on Reuters 8 years ago
Because companies are getting bigger with this potential acquisition, they’re allowed to dream even bigger. – Ali Dibadj	Found on Reuters 8 years ago
Because companies are getting bigger with this potential acquisition, they're allowed to dream even bigger. – Ali Dibadj	Found on Reuters 8 years ago
We had been focusing on organic growth until last year, but the acquisition of the Real stores showed us that we can do it more rapidly and easily with inorganic growth. – Haci Begendik	Found on Reuters 8 years ago
The acquisition of Cablevision represents Altice's next step in the U.S. market, together both operators represent the fourth-largest cable operation in the U.S. market. – Altice Europe	Found on Reuters 8 years ago
We think there are acquisition opportunities going forward. – Chief Executive Officer Joe Gorder	Found on Reuters 8 years ago
If we can get a critical mass through an acquisition or a specific capability, we will do that deal. – Pieter Nota	Found on Reuters 8 years ago
I have always said that, in the dispute related to the land acquisition law, the government is open minded, i am willing to accept any suggestion for the benefit of farmers. – Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi	Found on Reuters 8 years ago
The Perrigo acquisition makes sense for Mylan. The Perrigo resistance is the hard part. The benefits to its stockholders are less obvious. – Erik Gordon	Found on Reuters 8 years ago
The Commission concluded that the proposed acquisition would raise no competition concerns, because of the companies' low combined market shares and the presence of a number of strong competitors. – The European	Found on Reuters 8 years ago
What Obama has done has, in effect, sanctioned the acquisition by Iran of nuclear capability, and it can be a few years down the road. It doesn't make any difference. It's a matter of months until we're going to see a situation where other people feel they have to defend themselves by acquiring their own capability. – Former Vice President Dick Cheney	Found on CNN 8 years ago
The proposed acquisition would raise no competition concerns because of the limited overlaps and the presence of other strong players on all markets. – The European Commission	Found on Reuters 8 years ago
I still believe mobile is a new business we must win, i still believe this acquisition (Motorola) was the right decision...Except Apple and Samsung there is no third strong (global) player. I believe that will be Lenovo. – Chief Executive Yang Yuanqing	Found on Reuters 8 years ago
I still believe this acquisition was the right decision. – Yang Yuanqing	Found on Reuters 8 years ago
The company plans to conclude its acquisition of home.pl in the second half of the year and begin examining the possibility of an IPO for its Business Applications. – United Internet	Found on Reuters 8 years ago
The acquisition is an important part of our strategy to enhance our cyber capabilities, a sector in which we see strong growth potential over the coming years. – Chief Executive Bezhalel Machlis	Found on Reuters 8 years ago
This is significant, given the lack of other interventions to reduce HSV-2 acquisition other than condoms. – Connie Celum	Found on Reuters 8 years ago

The world is looking for ... tried and true products at a known price with a no-risk acquisition schedule.

– Tom Bell

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

The results are slightly light, but investors should look beyond these numbers as the company was in an acquisition phase, which could have led to elevated costs.

– Andrew Chow

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

New York-based Pfizer desperately needs a large acquisition and the resulting synergies to reinvigorate its tepid earnings growth rate, also Allergan would help New York-based Pfizer escape the uncompetitive U.S. corporate tax rate, which has led company after company to domicile away from its shores.

– Maxim Jacobs

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

When we look at the results so far, we have come out very well positioned, our acquisition of Sapient allows us to offer something really different to clients, and its that approach rather than the price that wins deals.

– Chief Executive Maurice Levy

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

Hedge fund managers with great track records have stood by their conviction that Valeant is a great company despite a growing list of questions about its business model, its pricing policies, its pile of debt and the determination of potential acquisition targets to stay out of Valeant's clutches.

– Erik Gordon

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

Naturally we expect a legal procedure, both of those two (Simon and Dederick) had prior knowledge of (my) acquisition (when they sold TV2 to Vajna). I am as dumbfounded as anyone.

– Karoly Fonyo

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

This acquisition in Norway is a perfect fit to our renewed business strategy.

– Thomas Rappuhn

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

This acquisition is highly complementary to our premiumisation strategy, not just in the United states but globally.

– Michael Clarke

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

Because companies are getting bigger with this potential acquisition, they’re allowed to dream even bigger.

– Ali Dibadj

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

Because companies are getting bigger with this potential acquisition, they're allowed to dream even bigger.

– Ali Dibadj

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

We had been focusing on organic growth until last year, but the acquisition of the Real stores showed us that we can do it more rapidly and easily with inorganic growth.

– Haci Begendik

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

The acquisition of Cablevision represents Altice's next step in the U.S. market, together both operators represent the fourth-largest cable operation in the U.S. market.

– Altice Europe

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

We think there are acquisition opportunities going forward.

– Chief Executive Officer Joe Gorder

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

If we can get a critical mass through an acquisition or a specific capability, we will do that deal.

– Pieter Nota

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

I have always said that, in the dispute related to the land acquisition law, the government is open minded, i am willing to accept any suggestion for the benefit of farmers.

– Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

The Perrigo acquisition makes sense for Mylan. The Perrigo resistance is the hard part. The benefits to its stockholders are less obvious.

– Erik Gordon

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

The Commission concluded that the proposed acquisition would raise no competition concerns, because of the companies' low combined market shares and the presence of a number of strong competitors.

– The European

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

What Obama has done has, in effect, sanctioned the acquisition by Iran of nuclear capability, and it can be a few years down the road. It doesn't make any difference. It's a matter of months until we're going to see a situation where other people feel they have to defend themselves by acquiring their own capability.

– Former Vice President Dick Cheney

Found on CNN
8 years ago

The proposed acquisition would raise no competition concerns because of the limited overlaps and the presence of other strong players on all markets.

– The European Commission

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

I still believe mobile is a new business we must win, i still believe this acquisition (Motorola) was the right decision...Except Apple and Samsung there is no third strong (global) player. I believe that will be Lenovo.

– Chief Executive Yang Yuanqing

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

I still believe this acquisition was the right decision.

– Yang Yuanqing

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

The company plans to conclude its acquisition of home.pl in the second half of the year and begin examining the possibility of an IPO for its Business Applications.

– United Internet

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

The acquisition is an important part of our strategy to enhance our cyber capabilities, a sector in which we see strong growth potential over the coming years.

– Chief Executive Bezhalel Machlis

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

This is significant, given the lack of other interventions to reduce HSV-2 acquisition other than condoms.

– Connie Celum

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

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