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China Roundup: Lenovo Buys Motorola Mobility; JD.com to list in the US; and Tencent Jumps Into Streetview

January 31, 2014 By Neelima Mahajan

China Roundup: Lenovo Buys Motorola Mobility; JD.com to list in the US; and Tencent Jumps Into Streetview

The week that was: Lenovo snaps up Motorola Mobility and climbs up to Number Three in the global smartphone market; JD.com to list in the US; and Tencent Maps gets aggressive in the streetview segment. Lenovo says, “Hello Moto!” Remember Google’s much touted purchase of the US mobile phone maker Motorola Mobility in 2012? It […]

Filed Under: All Articles, China Round-up, Know China, Mergers and Acquisitions, Winning in China Tagged With: Baidu, Jingdong, Lenovo, Motorola Mobility, Slider, Tencent

CHINA ROUND-UP: Workforce Shrinks Again; Lenovo Buys IBM Server; And Big Four Auditors Barred

January 24, 2014 By Major Tian

CHINA ROUND-UP: Workforce Shrinks Again; Lenovo Buys IBM Server; And Big Four Auditors Barred

The week that was: China workforce declines two years in a row; trust product distributed by ICBC faces default;  Lenovo strikes China’s biggest tech deal by buying an IBM branch; and the Big Four’s China affiliates are barred from US businesses. Lenovo buys another piece of IBM Nine years after the iconic brand of ThinkPad changed […]

Filed Under: All Articles, China Round-up, Digital Economy, eCommerce, Finance, Know China, Mergers and Acquisitions, Society, Stock Exchange, Technology, Winning in China Tagged With: Alibaba.com, Hotel, IBM, Internet, IPOs, JD.com, labor market, Lenovo, SEC, Slider

How Chinese Companies are Making it in America

November 11, 2013 By Ana Swanson

How Chinese Companies are Making it in America

How private Chinese companies are navigating mergers and acquisitions in the US. At times, the obstacles seemed insurmountable. The acquisition of A123 Systems, an American manufacturer of lithium ion batteries, by a Chinese auto parts maker named Wanxiang triggered vehement opposition in the US. Lawmakers protested that the technology being sold to the Chinese had […]

Filed Under: All Articles, Best Practice, China, Connections, Globalization, Joint Ventures, Mergers and Acquisitions, Strategy, Winning in China Tagged With: Globalization, Mergers and Acquisitions, Slider

Search Engine Scuffles: Why lightweight Sogou is still an Important Player

May 31, 2013 By Liz Mahoney

Search Engine Scuffles: Why lightweight Sogou is still an Important Player

  Chinese search engine lightweight, Sogou, has recently garnered industry-wide attention and sparked rumors of a takeover by heavyweight Baidu. What’s all the fuss about? Sogou, literally translated as “Search Dog”, is one of China’s largest search engines with approximately 400 million active users. The search engine couples unique Chinese language keyword input software with a […]

Filed Under: All Articles, Best Practice, China, Digital Economy, eCommerce, Innovation, Mergers and Acquisitions, Technology, Winning in China Tagged With: Baidu, Charles Zhang, Qihoo, Qihoo 360, Search Engine, Slider, Sogou, Sogou.com, Sohu

Digital Promised Land: Retailers Look to E-Commerce to Succeed in China

April 15, 2013 By Daniel Garst

Digital Promised Land: Retailers Look to E-Commerce to Succeed in China

Can Western retail brands make it big in China’s e-market? In September 2012, The Home Depot announced that it was closing all seven of its megastores in China. After eight years of consumer research and a $100-million 12-store acquisition, The Home Depot called it quits in China after realizing that China isn’t a sure return […]

Filed Under: All Articles, Best Practice, Connections, Consumers, Digital Economy, eCommerce, Globalization, Know China, Mergers and Acquisitions, Retail, Strategy, Supply Chain, Technology, Winning in China Tagged With: 360buy, 360buy.com, Best Buy, E-Commerce, E-Commerce in China, Home Depot, Jingdong, Jingdong Mall, Macy's, Slider, The Home Depot, Tmall, Wal-Mart, Yihaodian, Zara

Banking Abroad: The Globalization of Chinese Banks

March 28, 2013 By Jonathan Calkins

Banking Abroad: The Globalization of Chinese Banks

Chinese banks employ various strategies as they steadily march into international markets On July 6th 2012, Industrial and Commercial Bank of China (ICBC), the world’s largest bank by market value, became a controlling shareholder in The Bank of East Asia’s US subsidiary after receiving final approval from Ameri­can regulators to purchase 80% of the bank’s […]

Filed Under: All Articles, China, Chinese Economy, Connections, Finance, Globalization, Mergers and Acquisitions, Winning in China Tagged With: Agricultural Bank of China, Bank of China, China Construction Bank, ICBC, IMF, Industrial and Commercial Bank of China, International Monetary Fund, M&A, RMB, Slider, World Trade Organiza­tion, WTO

Stepping Out: The Globalization Strategies of Chinese Companies

February 22, 2013 By Christopher Beddor

Stepping Out: The Globalization Strategies of Chinese Companies

Chinese companies are globalizing on an unprecedented scale, but with mixed success. For the investors, it was all backwards. In early 2011, Chinese dairy producer Bright Food convened a meeting with outside investors and consultants. The company had mountains of cash, priceless connections and Beijing’s blessing. Having grown to become China’s second-biggest food and drink […]

Filed Under: All Articles, Connections, Globalization, Joint Ventures, Mergers and Acquisitions, Winning in China Tagged With: Baidu, Bosideng, Bright Food, Chongqing Lifan Industry, Globalization, Haier, Hongda, Lifan, M&A, Mergers and Acquisitions, Slider, Weetabix

C-Suite Interview: Liang Xinjun, Vice-chairman and CEO, Fosun

November 23, 2012 By CKGSB Case Study Center

C-Suite Interview: Liang Xinjun, Vice-chairman and CEO, Fosun

  The Fosun Group, a Shanghai-headquartered conglomerate, has diverse business interests ranging from insurance and healthcare, to retail, steel and mining. Founded in 1992, Fosun has already made it to the list of China’s top enterprises—in 2011, it ranked 81st among the top 500 enterprises in China ranked by Fortune. The group attributes its success […]

Filed Under: 2012, All Articles, Best Practice, C-Suite Interview, Connections, Conversations, ExpertSpeak, Globalization, Mergers and Acquisitions, Strategy, Winning in China Tagged With: Club Med, Folli Follie, Fosun, Investment, Liang Xinjun, Mergers and Acquisitions

Teng Bingsheng on the global M&A strategies of Chinese Companies

September 15, 2012 By Michele Scrimenti

Teng Bingsheng on the global M&A strategies of Chinese Companies

Here’s a question. What do the following mergers and acquisitions have in common: Lenovo and IBM’s PC division, TCL and Thomson Electronics’ TV arm, and BenQ and Siemen’s cellphone business? According to Teng Bingsheng, Associate Professor of Strategic Management and Associate Dean responsible for the CKGSB MBA program, there is one common thread that runs […]

Filed Under: 2012, All Articles, Best Practice, Finance, Mergers and Acquisitions, Strategy, Videos, Winning in China Tagged With: Chinese Company Acquisitions, M&A, Mergers and Acquisitions

Cereal Success: Bright Food snaps up Weetabix

June 20, 2012 By David Friesen

Cereal Success: Bright Food snaps up Weetabix

As Bright Food buys up iconic breakfast brand Weetabix, questions arise over whether China is eyeing a larger takeover of Western food firms?

Filed Under: 2012, All Articles, Mergers and Acquisitions, Winning in China Tagged With: Bright Food, Cereal, M&A, Mergers and Acquisitions, Weetabix, Zongnan Wang

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