Tagged: mergers & acquisitions

Google to buy Motorola Mobile

August 17, 2011 at 10:26 am

Google recently announced that it will acquire Motorola Mobile for $12.5 billion. Boston University School of Law lecturer James Bessen is the co-author of Patent Failure: How Judges, Bureaucrats, and Lawyers Put Innovators at Risk.  He offers the following comment on the impact of the deal: “This acquisition demonstrates that patents today are more about […]

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A boom in takeovers

March 30, 2011 at 12:21 pm

Investment bankers believe that 2011 may be the busiest year for takeovers since 2007.  Professor Allen Michel is an M&A expert from the Finance and Economics Department of Boston University’s School of Management. He offers the following comment on the recent boom of new takeover deals: “Valuations are increasing because of the perceived increase in growth […]

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