In an interview, Mr. Jacobs discussed broad trends driving mergers and acquisitions, noting that a slowly improving economy was bolstering confidence in that arena.
In fact, Bownty is talking up its ability to execute on mobile as one of the things it brings to the Yunait acquisition — noting that over 50percentt of its deals are sold via mobile.
Blippar is not officially commenting on the acquisition, noting, "We cannot comment on market speculation at this stage, but Blippar is dedicated to growing the global marketplace for immersive, engaging content, and part of this strategy may include acquisitions later in the year".
The Bloomberg story that broke the news of GM's acquisition noted that while Sidecar believes the patent that it has been granted — US Patent #6356838 for "System and method for determining an efficient transportation route" — as well as other patents that are still pending were essential to the concept of ride-sharing.
He was "not at all shy," he said, about making acquisitions, but noted that, historically, many deals had not added value for the acquiring company.
Intertek is still looking at small to medium sized acquisitions but noted that prices for some of the larger acquisitions, especially those sold by private equity, are too high.
Tice describes Harmony as a well-managed, efficient integrator of acquisitions and notes that the stock trades at just nine times trailing profits.
Another acquisition of note: generic drugs giant Teva Pharmaceutical Industries' offer for Barr Pharmaceuticals in a stock-and-cash deal worth $7.5 billion, plus the assumption of $1.5 billion in debt.
"The company has said it's looking for acquisitions," Weaver notes, "so it's nice they have that firepower available, without having to go to the debt or equity markets".
Inglis observes that in the song's final verse, Harrison is making it clear to those who have underestimated him in the past that his abilities are not "recent acquisitions": Leng notes that this Harrison "character" would return in his 1976 composition "This Song", written as a light-hearted reflection on his "travails in court" during the "My Sweet Lord" plagiarism case.
