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“Perplexed” by U.S. Ownership Rules, Alibaba’s Ma Yellow Lights Yahoo Buying Parade

in News on October 4, 2011 at 2:28 pm PT

From “very, very interested” to a case of wanna-be-buyer’s remorse?
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Small Deal Brings Scrutiny to Huawei

in News on November 19, 2010 at 5:00 am PT

Huawei Technologies Ltd., whose efforts to buy big U.S. companies have been stymied by security concerns, has landed in hot water in Washington for acquiring a small technology firm without first running the deal by the government.

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Photon Dynamics: Partial Recovery, Partial Explanation

in News on September 11, 2008 at 10:41 am PT

There’s still something not yet clear about the weird sell-off yesterday in shares of Photon Dynamics (PHTN). To review: PHTN holders on Friday approved a pending $15.60 a share cash takeover of the company by Orbotech (ORBK), an Israeli-based rival in the LCD display equipment business. But the stock yesterday hit an air pocket, dropping $2.19, or 14.5 percent, to $12.89, and trading as low as $10.74. I theorized that the drop might have had something to do with the role in the deal played by Lehman Bros., which has been an adviser to Orbotech.