One of the reasons companies may be holding off on acquisitions is volatility in market valuations. Then again, all the more reason to expect the unexpected in the acquisitions arena.
I'm actually surprised we didn't see more M&A activity in Q4. I would have thought a lot of deals would have gotten done before the end of year. Oh well, maybe that's just me...
Interesting details from the survvey on m&a in 2012, companies looking at stability in the marketplace will engage in m&a ,just read an informative whitepaper,Opportunistic M&A in emerging markets on due diligence and integration techniques in emerging market M&A @https://bitly.com/u9vb24
I love when timing works...one of the acquisitive companies I am most familiar with is Avnet. The company just announced an acquisition--http://www.avnet.com/prl/home/0,1965,RID%253D0%2526CID%253D66714%2526CCD%253DUSA%2526SID%253D9358%2526DID%253DDF3%2526LID%253D9368%2526PVW%253D%2526BID%253DDF3%2526CTP%253DPRL,00.html--of a company that entered Chapter 11.
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Thailand Stages a Comeback Join EBN contributor Jennifer Baljko on Thursday August 23, 2012, at 11:00 a.m. EST for a live chat on how electronic manufacturers in Thailand have shored up their supply chain to reduce the impact of future natural disasters.
Euro-Crisis: What It Means for High-Tech Firms Join EBN Editor in Chief Bolaji Ojo and Contributing Editor Jennifer Baljko on Thursday, July 12, at 10:00 a.m. EDT for a Live Chat on high-tech and Europe's economic difficulties.
Microsoft Surface: Potential Winners & Losers What are the implications for the electronics industry supply chain of Microsoft Corp.'s decision to launch its own tablet PC? Join industry veteran and EE Times' systems and OEM expert Rick Merritt on Tuesday, July 3, at 12:00 pm EDT for a Live Chat on this subject.
Join EBN contributor Jennifer Baljko on Thursday August 23, 2012, at 11:00 a.m. EST for a live chat on how electronic manufacturers in Thailand have shored up their supply chain to reduce the impact of future natural disasters.
Peter Drucker famously said "Trying to predict the future is like trying to drive down a country road at night with no lights while looking out the back window." Yet in the razor's-edge world of electronics—with a lean supply chain and just-in-time demands—the need to know the future is vital.
You've heard the saying "the No. 1 supply chain risk is your people." That hasn't always been the case. But today's complex global supply chain requires a new type of multitalented employee. It's one who understands, finance, marketing, economics, is savvy with technology, graceful with relationships and can think analytically.
Where are these people? Are universities properly preparing the next generation supply chain professionals? How do train your existing workforce for these new, demanding positions?
Brian Fuller, editor-in-chief of EBN, will lead a 60-minute Avnet Velocity panel discussion that will ask and answer these and other questions swirling around today's supply-chain talent challenges.
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