In his valedictory speech given in mid-campaign Mr Gates lambasted his European allies for the slow progress against a puny opponent and for failing to invest in the capabilities that America was forced to provide, such as air-defence suppression, ISTAR (Intelligence, Surveillance, Target Acquisition and Reconnaissance) and aerial refuelling.
At which point they become an attractive target for acquisition by Google.
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Half of them feel that if they identified a target for acquisition, they'd be better prepared to act quickly now, vs. only 36% a year ago.
On the other hand, he also contends the company could make a good acquisition target.
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According to Bernstein Research, Chesapeake would make an excellent acquisition target, especially for Asian state-controlled oil companies.
And many sellers strive to include a high fee to minimize the uncertainty of being an acquisition target.
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If the company keeps too much cash on its books, it could itself become a mouth-watering acquisition target.
The 54-year-old CEO of Summa Industries, a plastics component manufacturer in Torrance, California, was checking out an acquisition target.
However, talk of First Solar as an acquisition target is just that, talk.
Lebowitz added that Grace is a prime target for an acquisition as they are a market leader in a niche market.
Moreover, the analyst writes that the company is an unlikely acquisition target.
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One last name to consider as a potential acquisition target is NetSuite.
Another piece of the puzzle to consider when looking at an acquisition target is cash return, which is extremely low these days.
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Investors hoping Genzyme, the largest maker of drugs for rare genetic diseases, is the acquisition target purchased out-of-the-money call options on the stock.
Nuance Communications shares are trading sharply higher Monday morning on speculation that the speech recognition technology company could be an acquisition target for Apple.
Holding shares in an acquisition target provides the most upside, as shareholders of Potash Corp. of Saskatchewan ( POT) and 3PAR ( PAR) can attest.
Though our CSC purchase will work out without it, in the world of QE2 and (artificially) very low interest rates, CSC becomes an easy acquisition target.
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His vehicle: "Global Intelligence, " precious and elusive information on the strengths, weaknesses and foibles of the brass at an acquisition target or at the client firm itself.
This could increase the number of potential bidders that might look at Colgate thereby bidding up its shares if the market starts to consider it is an acquisition target.
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Coronary device maker Boston Scientific (nyse: BSX - news - people) is suing its partner, stent supplier and acquisition target Medinol for fraud and breach of contract.
Earlier this week, CML shares spiked after the company canceled an appearance at an investment conference, which reignited persistent rumors that the company might be an acquisition target.
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In 1990, he shared with his stockholders the sample of a letter he had sent to a business owner whose company was a prospective acquisition target for Berkshire Hathaway.
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Prior to moving out west, Dana was a consultant at a boutique healthcare strategy consulting firm in New York, where she advised clients on target screening, acquisition and product commercialization opportunities.
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The publication noted that Ralcorp rejected multiple takeover attempts from ConAgra (CAG) this year, but quoted an investor who thinks Ralcorp could still be an acquisition target, particularly after the divestiture.
Other names that have been thrown out as potential merger targets are the CBOE (NASDAQ: CBOE), which has been an acquisition target since it went public in the summer of last year.
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