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Fools Rush In: 37 Of The Worst Corporate M&A Flops

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When mobile phone company Danger Inc was created in the heady days of 2000 with execs from Apple, Phillips, and WebTV, it looked like a leadership dream team. Date: September 3, 2001. But leadership changes quickly created issues for the merged company. Date: April 15, 2008. Price: $500M. HP and Compaq. Price: $25B.

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24 Lessons From Warren Buffett’s Annual Letters To Shareholders

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It also owns 50 subsidiary companies that have 200 more subsidiaries themselves, including Geico (acquired in 1996), Dairy Queen (1997), and Fruit of the Loom (2001). You only find out who is swimming naked when the tide goes out.” ( 2001 ). In spring 2001, Cisco’s shareholders had lost a total of 28.6% table of contents.

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17 Of The Biggest Startup Frauds Of All Time

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Crescent Ridge Capital Partners’ elaborate Ponzi scheme. Select Investors: AllianceBernstein, Lightspeed Venture Partners, Glade Brook Capital Partners. Select Investors: CapitalG, Goldman Sachs Investment Partners, Pritzker Group Venture Capital. Select Investors: BlackRock, Norwest Venture Partners, Sands Capital.

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