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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 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 acquisition targets and... |
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First California to Buy Premier Service Bank.(Mergers &...
...questioned the bank's plan to...inexpensive acquisitions. First California has picked up three failed banks since 2009...12% of First California's stock...an investment bank "to assess...completed. First California expects to complete the acquisition in the ... |
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Regional California Bank Plans Acquisition of Rival.
...region. The acquisition leaves Bank...really big banks, yet be competitive...said. The merger of two Japanese banks, Sanwa and...based United California Bank in July. Two...thirds of United California's branches are in Southern California...analyst in ... |
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'Open' Season in Calif. Bank M&A; The Golden State had its most open-bank...
...deals in Southern California serve as...that the mergers and acquisitions market there...to open-bank deals. One...buy failed banks has driven...California General Bank's deal...deal. "Banks of this size...Rabatin, a bank analyst at...she landed ... |
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California Bank & Trust Merger Puts Focus on People
...become California Bank & Trust. CB...operates two banks in the desert...itself born of a merger four years ago...followed by other acquisitions. Careful consideration...with previous mergers and a strong...of commercial bank deposits in...presence in Southern ... |
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MERGERS, ACQUISITIONS GOING STRONG IN L.A. REGION.(BUSINESS)
...activity in Southern California continued strongly...parent of California Federal Bank. The $1...1 billion. California transactions...shares in a merger or acquisition. Companies...bonds to fund acquisitions at the same...some possible mergers could be killed if ... |
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With powerful backing, a small California bank goes after bigger game. (SDN...
...itself in Southern California community...National Bank, an institution...million cash merger is expected...of other banks in the state...community bank here in Orange...capital for mergers and acquisitions. Dartmouth's acquisition of SDN will...for SDN in ... |
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Goldman back on top as adviser in bank deals. (Goldman Sachs & Co. was...
...leading bank mergers and acquisitions adviser, according...Federal Savings Bank, the largest...Keycorp-Society merger, dropped to...stake in the California thrift. As a...top echelons of bank advisers, achieving...advised First Bank System on its...deal. Other ... |
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California Bank & Trust to shutter San Bernardino branch
...Vineyard Bank branches...root of many bank and branch...What the banks are finding...a lot of mergers and acquisitions, and after that (the banks) go through...advisor for the Southern California Assn. of...California Bank & Trust officials... |
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California's Bank of Hemet, Valley Bank Form Nucleus of New Group.
...community bank veteran E...assemble small Southern California banks under a single...any good bank in any good...community bank in Riverside...largest in Southern California, with assets...consultant. "Banks have to be...despite all the merger activity... |