Acquirers

Acquirers from Canada, the U.S. and Australia were each more active.

Overheard 2011

Acquirers also will be held to a higher standard after making promises for keeping jobs and factories, a rule enacted after America's Kraft Foods famously closed a Cadbury plant it said would remain open.

Protectionist Winds Blow Against BHP Dennis K. Berman 2010

Acquirers this year have paid 13.2 times trailing operating profit for coal companies, compared with an 11.2 times average over the previous decade, according to IHS Herold.

Coal's Glow Attracts Major Miners Andrew Peaple 2011

Acquirers argue that people businesses are risky ventures because future profits are contingent on the frailties of humans.

The Importance Of Making A Product 2010

Acquirers do not want to buy the "padding" in your business.

How To Spruce Up A Business For Sale 2010

Acquirers could be attracted by the bank investment arms 'access to big institutional clients.

Some Hit Hardest Are Looking 2008

Acquirers sometimes do deals to address their own weaknesses.

A Deal for What Ails Wells Fargo 2008

Acquirers will also have to get better at picking winners.

The Future of Web Startups 2007

Acquirers know the rule holds for them too: if users love you, you can always make money from that somehow, and if they don't, the cleverest business model in the world won't save you.

Why to Not Not Start a Startup 2007

Acquirers should gather performance reviews, interview third partie, and assess executive track records.

Human Due Diligence David Harding 2007