Case Studies.
In one of its largest acquisitions to date, Google is set to shell out $2.1 billion for Fitbit. The purchase
has been framed by the mainstream media as a way for Google to strengthen its position in the
wearables industry, especially given that Apple is a leading player. However, this is an over simplification.
General Electric (GE) has decided to stop selling equipment to new coal-fired power plants and will shift its focus to gas turbines and renewable energy equipment. This is the latest move by CEO Larry Culp to reorganise the company’s electricity-equipment business, a unit which has been a major source of financial woes in recent years.
Read MoreAbbVie’s $63 billion bid for Allergan has just received final approval from the European Commission and is now awaiting word from the US Federal Trade Commission (FTC), which is still reviewing the pending transaction. The tie-up, as covered by IAM, has been described as a short-term solution for AbbVie which is preparing for the loss of exclusivity of its key brand Humira in 2023.
Read MoreAnalyzing effective investment volumes with IP synergy indices. A look at technological synergy of major pharmaceutical companies and their acquisitions, and determining investment value.
Read MoreSanofi announced a $3.4 billion deal to purchase US biotech company Principia Biopharma. It’s the third-largest pharmaceutical acquisition of 2020 and the company’s second big ticket deal since Paul Hudson joined as CEO in September 2019. The former Novartis executive has made his priorities at Sanofi clear: cut costs and invest in innovative - and lucrative - medicines.
Read MoreFoxconn, also known as Hon Hai Precision (its parent company), has long been celebrated as a leading player in the IP community. Under chairman Terry Gou’s savvy guidance, the company has built a robust patent portfolio with recognised clout in the US as well as other key jurisdictions. In 2016, when Foxconn acquired Sharp for a cool $3.8 billion, there were questions over how the company would deploy the IP that came with it.
Read MoreAn IAM Report by Mitsubishi UFJ Morgan Stanley Securities and VALUENEX.
Regulatory reforms and technological disruption are transforming the research functions within major financial institutions. Now Japan’s biggest bank is attempting to harness IP big data to give it an inside edge on equity analysis.
Read MoreM&A transactions are on the rise in Asia and Asian companies are playing an increasing role in the M&A market. However, it can be challenging to identify company strategies and evolving trends in M&A. See the evolution of the patent portfolios of major companies in Asia - such as Softbank, Alibaba and Foxconn, analyses of M&A transactions and insight on the transitions.
Read MoreXiaomi's approach to catching up technologically is simple: get patent licenses, or acquire companies and technologies. Xiaomi has the rights to roughly 617 patents in the US, and 62% of these were transferred from outside rights holders. In order to compare Xiaomi's technological position with that of Fujitsu, Japan's leading telecommunications manufacturer, we created a panoramic chart using...
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