I’m in full study mode now, preparing for the final exam on the way to a Chartered Accountant (CA) designation here in Canada. I wrote a case yesterday about a company that needed a certain high tech piece of equipment to compete in a globalizing and consolidating industry, and was considering two opportunities. They couldContinue reading “Emerging markets are exciting, but risky”
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Now that’s a severance package!
Departing Senior VP and General Counsel Timothy Stevens of Borland Software has worked a deal whereby he gets to keep the “Company-issued laptop computer, monitor, printer and docking station used by Executive prior to the Separation Date together with the related loaded software, accessories and power cords.” If I left my firm I wouldn’t wantContinue reading “Now that’s a severance package!”
NAFTA super highway to accelerate North American trade
I stumbled across this story through digg and it seemed pretty well supported even though it hasn’t been covered in the mainstream media at all yet. The Bush administration appears to be planning for a Mexico-USA-Canada “super corridor” to bypass a couple unions. The new road will allow containers from the Far East to enterContinue reading “NAFTA super highway to accelerate North American trade”
First day of trading for Corel on the Nasdaq
Corel began trading on the Nasdaq Wednesday, April 26 and finished down 2.1% from its IPO price of $16 per share. Corel was bought by Vector Capital in 2003, which took it private before offering it publicly again recently. They own 72% after the recent offering. Corel makes CorelDraw and WordPerfect of course (now calledContinue reading “First day of trading for Corel on the Nasdaq”
The Dell-Alienware deal, a few weeks later
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 aContinue reading “The Dell-Alienware deal, a few weeks later”