This study also demonstrates the use of reserve design results to evaluate existing and proposed land acquisition projects and inform decision makers; and the evaluation of acquisition trends and program success based on potential achievements as indicated by reserve design analyses.
There is an ongoing debate among experts about the extent of the global land-acquisition trend.
That, combined with a discussion of the merger-and-acquisition trend in the ice cream business that was part of a franchisee meeting in Florida this month, made her and other franchisees feel that "there is a whiff of the decision nearing a resolution here," she said.
By that time, SBC had already built a large cellphone business, mainly through acquisitions, a trend that accelerated after it acquired AT&T and adopted the historic company name.
News of the $2bn acquisition immediately trended on Twitter - provoking a mixture of surprise and, in a lot of cases, anger.
The majority of high-yield bond issuance in 2009 was geared toward refinancing outstanding loans, with only a fraction used for mergers and acquisitions, a trend that Sabur Moini, manager of the Payden High Income Fund in Los Angeles, expects to continue in 2010.
Wanadoo's acquisition reflects a trend among European Internet service providers to consolidate in quest of advertising revenues and access to bigger markets for online shopping.
