The Swiss company ABB has gone on a buying spree in the last few years acquiring companies in its core business of motors, electrical transmission, energy efficiency etc. The company made billions of dollars in acquisitions which has kept the company’s growth much higher than peers like Siemens and General Electric. The company’s stock price […]

JPMorgan Chase & Co JPMorgan Chase & Co. is an American multinational banking corporation of securities, investments and retail. Company Facts Largest bank in the United States by assets Major provider of financial services Having assets of over $2 trillion World’s second largest public company based on a composite ranking  (Source: Forbes magazine) Hedge fund […]

Accenture PLC Accenture PLC (Accenture) is a management consulting, technology services and outsourcing company. Corporate Profile Founded in 1989 Offices and operations in more than 200 cities in 54 countries The Company’s business includes five operating groups, which together consist of 19 industry groups Employs over 2,57,000 employees globally as of 2012 Headquartered in Dublin, […]

Leverage Buyout Leverage Buyout is the process of acquiring a firm in which the investment for acquiring is made partially by equity and partially by other debt instruments (borrowing). The acquisition of the company or a segment of the company is funded by debt. The assets of the acquired company are used as collateral for […]

Financial Policy of Retail Sector of US Companies The deterioration in economic conditions that began in 2007 affected the business across all sectors; and the retail sector was among one of the major sector hit. Elevated unemployment, tightening of consumer credit along with the decline of the housing and stock markets in United States contributed […]

Hanwha Hanwha Chairman has got a sentence of 4 years to serve in jail after being found guilty of using company cash for personal use (all $4.5 million of it) and spending an additional $250 million to help his brother. Note Hanwha is one of the top 10 chaebols of South Korea and entered the […]