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Yahoo! Is! For! Sale!: Why Banks Should Care

Celent Banking

It was only in December when management shared the stunning news that Yahoo! The announcement in December came on the heels of a nearly 12-month project aimed at spinning its 15% interest (worth $30 billion) in Alibaba, the Chinese e-commerce company, to its shareholders, a transaction that has been abandoned over tax concerns.

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Killing Strategy: The Disruption Of Management Consulting

CB Insights

The early consultants changed that by using market research and data analysis combined with niche expertise to help companies manage their supply chains, improve their product positioning, and enter new markets to beat their competitors. From one perspective, the position of management consulting as an industry has never seemed more secure.

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

CB Insights

in losses, declare bankruptcy at Westinghouse, and eventually to sell the Westinghouse unit to Brookfield Asset Management. in 2005, the thinking was that enhanced communications technology would help buyers and sellers better connect. Date: March 20, 2003. Toshiba was forced to write off $6.3B eBay and Skype. Price: $2.6B.

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24 Lessons From Warren Buffett’s Annual Letters To Shareholders

CB Insights

He mocks himself for making mistakes, and sings the praises of Berkshire’s army of CEO-managers. Management. Each manager, in other words, would receive a portion of the company’s profits less the amount that they spent, in terms of capital, to generate those profits — a reminder to all that capital was not without costs.

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The 260 Fintech Unicorns of the 21st Century (Oct 2021)

Fintech Labs Insights

Ant Technology. Plaid Technologies. Sub-Category. 5 Nov 2021. 5 Nov 2021. 2018 round. 5 Nov 2021. 5 Nov 2021. Netherlands. 5 Nov 2021. South Korea. Nov 2018 transaction. 5 Nov 2021. 5 Nov 2021. 5 Nov 2021. Checkout.com. Jan 2021 round. 5 Nov 2021. April 2021 round. Infrastructure. Oct 2021 round. One97 (PayTM). 22 Nov 2021. 5 Nov 2021.

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The 260 Fintech Unicorns of the 21st Century (Oct 2021)

Fintech Labs Insights

Ant Technology. Plaid Technologies. Sub-Category. 5 Nov 2021. 5 Nov 2021. 2018 round. 5 Nov 2021. 5 Nov 2021. Netherlands. 5 Nov 2021. South Korea. Nov 2018 transaction. 5 Nov 2021. 5 Nov 2021. 5 Nov 2021. Checkout.com. Jan 2021 round. 5 Nov 2021. April 2021 round. Infrastructure. Oct 2021 round. One97 (PayTM). 22 Nov 2021. 5 Nov 2021.

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The 238 Fintech Unicorns of the 21st Century (Sep 2021)

Fintech Labs Insights

5.9B: Clearwater Analytics – US investment back-office provider founded in 2003. Ant Technology. Plaid Technologies. New in September: $9B: Pagaya : US banking services provider that announced its intention to go public via SPAC. 3.5B: Coalition – US cybersecurity insurance provider founded in 2017. Sub-Category. 9 Sep 2021.

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