It was announced on Friday that the number five and six accounting firms in Canada, Grant Thornton LLP and BDO Dunwoody LLP, have entered into discus­sions on the possi­bility of merging. The firms are both members of their inter­na­tional networks, Grant Thornton Inter­na­tional and BDO Inter­na­tional. If merged, the combined firm would take the name […]

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Dell bought Alienware because they needed to get into the high-end market in a big way. They have given up on trying to crack the market with the Dell brand, which has never been cool and appar­ently never will be. Estab­lished in 1996 and based in Miami, Florida, Alienware has built their reputation as a provider […]

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The French telecom company Alcatel is buying Lucent in what is reported to be a $13.5 billion acqui­sition made to improve R&D capabil­ities in both organi­za­tions. Lucent’s CEO, Patricia Russo, doesn’t speak French but will become the new CEO of the Paris-based giant. I wonder how well that’s going to work out. It will be […]

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