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Acquisitions and mergers
MERGERS AND ACQUISITIONS Methods by which corporations legally unify ownership of assets formerly subject to separate controls. A merger or acquisition is a combination of two companies where one corporation is completely absorbed by another corporation. The less important company loses its... Read more |
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Jefferies Group Inc
Jefferies Group, Inc. 11100 Santa Monica Boulevard11th FloorLos Angeles, California 90025U.S.A.(310) 445-1199Fax: (310) 575-5165Web site: http://www.jefo.com Public CompanyIncorporated: 1962 as Jefferies & CompanyEmployees: 1,086Operating Revenues: $764.5 million (1997)Stock Exchanges:... Read more |
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imitation
imitation The acquisition of patterns of behaviour by repeating similar behaviour observed in others, not necessarily of the same species.... Read more |
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Herman Hollerith
Herman Hollerith , 1860-1929, American inventor, b. Buffalo, N.Y. After graduating from Columbia Univ. (B.S., 1879), he worked on the U.S. Census of 1880. Intrigued by the problem of tabulating vast amounts of data, he developed over the next several years a card that could be represent data through... Read more |
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Mass media industry
FCC (United States Federal Communications Commission) ¦ STEPHANIE WATSON The Federal Communications Commission (FCC), an independent government agency, oversees the media and communications industries in the United States. Included under the FCC's jurisdiction are radio, ... Read more |
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Trusts
TRUSTS TRUSTS. The term "trust" derives from English common law. Not until the 1880s, however, with the rise of big business in the United States, did the modern definition of trust come into use. In 1879, John D. Rockefeller, a rich industrialist and owner of Standard Oil, was facing a crisis.... Read more |
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Compass Bancshares Inc
Compass Bancshares, Inc. 15 S. 20th StreetBirmingham, Alabama 35233U.S.A.Telephone: (205) 297-3000Toll Free: (800) 266-7277Fax: (205) 297-7363Web site: http://www.compassweb.com Public CompanyIncorporated: 1964 as Central Bank and Trust CompanyEmployees: 7,832Total Assets: $28.18 billion... Read more |
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Due diligence
Due Diligence Due diligence is a program of critical analysis that companies undertake prior to making business decisions in such areas as corporate mergers/acquisitions or major product purchases/sales. The due diligence process, whether outsourced or executed in-house, is in essence an attempt to... Read more |
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Initial public offerings
INITIAL PUBLIC OFFERING (IPO) An initial public offering (IPO) takes place when a privately held company goes public and makes its first offering of shares to the public. It is a significant stage in the growth of a business. It provides the business with access to capital, not only through the... Read more |
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California United Bank Completes Acquisition of California Oaks State Bank.
...completed its acquisition of California Oaks State Bank (OTCBB...Oaks State Bank's branch...California United Bank. Shareholders...million. "This merger is a good...employees to California ... |
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PremierWest Bancorp, parent company of PremiedWest Bank, Medford, Ore., has...
...of PremiedWest Bank, Medford, Ore., has completed acquisition of California-based Stockmans...company of Stockmans Bank, Elk Grove, Calif. The merger adds five Sacramento...of 41 Northern California, ... |
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BancWest Completes Acquisition of United California Bank; Transaction Creates...
...completed its acquisition of United California Bank from UFJ Bank...in Southern California complements...in Northern California, the Pacific...company into southern ... |
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UCBH Holdings, Inc. Completes Acquisition of First Continental Bank;...
...of United Commercial Bank (UCB(TM)), today...the completion of its acquisition of privately-held...San Gabriel Valley in southern California. As of June 30, 2003...and market share in southern California. The successful ... |
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Cenfed gets a discount in United Calif. deal. (Cenfed Financial Corp.'s...
...closed on its acquisition of United California Savings Bank on Monday, but...though United California had a good-size...community thrifls in Southern California. Cenfed and its...Part of the merger agreement ... |
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California Banks Kill Merger, Citing a Split Over Staffing; Southern Florida...
Two California community banks have called off a planned merger, citing differences...Goleta National Bank, a $71 million...likely to make an acquisition rather than try another merger of equals...looking for ... |
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California Bank & Trust Expands Presence With Eldorado Merger; - Nearly 100...
...assets, the bank operates statewide...5 billion bank holding company...of Eldorado Bank, said, "Because...a series of mergers and acquisitions, CB&T has...with Zions' acquisition of Grossmont...San Diego and ... |
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California United Bank and California Oaks State Bank Receive Shareholder...
...Agreement and Plan of Merger dated August 24...California Oaks State Bank into California United Bank. Both banks previously announced...The surviving bank will be California United ... |
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Hungry California bank's latest deal falls through. (Vallicorp Holdings Inc....
...Vallicorp Holdings' acquisition pace slowed...announced that merger discussions...Vallicorp, central California's largest bank was interested...parent of Sunrise Bank of Commerce...several community banks are available...to ... |
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OneWest Bank Announces Acquisition of the Assets and Deposits of First...
...completed its acquisition of the banking...First Federal Bank of California from the...the largest Southern California headquartered banks. "This...market of Southern California...Keywords: ... |
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