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...sell EV components to Daimler, which will soon begin marketing an electric version of its popular and affordable Smart car," says Tesla's O'Connell. Fisker says his company stands to benefit immensely as support from countries around the world for clean vehicles increases. Germany recently unveiled an action plan to have 1 million electric cars on its roads by 2020 and Japan wants electric vehicles to make up half of all vehicle sales within a decade, he notes...
...recent wave of deals, such as Cisco's decision to buy Tandberg, Xerox's plan to acquire Affiliated Computer Services, Dell's pending purchase of Perot Systems and Adobe Systems Inc.'s acquisition of Omniture have given analysts and investment bankers optimism that a nearly two-year drought in M&A activity is finally over, with tech leading the way out. (See the 10 biggest tech failures of the decade...
...also higher for new IPOs. "Back in the '90s, people were able to go out with just a business plan, raise money in an IPO and then spin the company off to somebody without ever even renting office space," says Marc Pado, U.S. market strategist at Cantor Fitzgerald. Those quick-buck days are long gone as venture capitalists and others are now prepared to hang on to an investment for up to eight years...
...Hewlett-Packard kicked off the IT-services trend with last year's $13.9 billion acquisition of Electronic Data Systems Corp. But the trend heated up last month when Dell unveiled a $3.9 billion plan to buy Perot Systems and Xerox made a $6.4 billion bid for Affiliated Computer Services. (See 10 big recession surprises...
...Moving into new businesses is no slam dunk. "There is always a risk when a company acquires a business that's outside their core competency," says Ivey. For example, when eBay gobbled up Skype, its plan to tap into Skype's massive customer base failed, and it's now selling Skype...