US mobile firm, AirTouch is holding takeover talks with both Bell Atlantic and Vodafone. Vodafone, another giant mobile network operator in its own right - both in the UK and overseas - was said to be in talks with AirTouch last quarter, and...
Even while the doomed Agile merger talks were under way Ariba was looking for ways to stem its plummeting e-marketplace revenue. Analysts were good at criticising the company for what it didn't have - direct procurement capabilities - so Ariba...
Creditors at bankrupt chip manufacturer Hynix have called in a new group of advisors to oversee the sale of assets, following failed merger talks with Micron. Creditors have ordered that company assets be sold after management rejected Micron's...
Europe's largest fibre optic network operator, KPNQwest, is set to shut down its entire operations at 17.30 (BST) today after the collapse of rescue talks with potential buyers and banks. A source within the company confirmed that AT&T's last...
If talks between Nortel and Flextronics are successful, the networking company will divest nearly all of its remaining optical, wireless and enterprise manufacturing operations and related supply chain activities to Flextronics.
Given the integral role IT now plays in business operations, it's no wonder it can be a deal breaker in merger and acquisition talks. This will depend on a number of factors including the nature of the M&A activity (i.e.whether it is a share sale...