More divestitures part of Boston Scientific reorganization.
In mid-December, Boston Scientific Corp. said it would sell its fluid management and venous access businesses to private equity firm Avista Capital Partners. The $425 million deal is expected to close in the first quarter of this year. According to Boston Scientific, the combined units will operate...

Company Watch - Airbus.
Mar 31, 2008 AirAsia X, Malaysian long-haul budget carrier, has ordered 10 Airbus A330-300 aircraft with a list value of USD$2 billion to meet its expansion plans, the airline said on Thursday. This brings its total A330-300 orders from Airbus to 25, having ordered 15 planes last...

Wal-Mart folds; Senecas developing downtown.
Last week in this space I wrote about a piggishly greedy corporation, Wal-Mart, and its ongoing effort to steal money from a disabled Gold Star mother who had once had the misfortune of being employed by them. A hundred other column writers wrote columns about it too,...

Power brokers: telecommunications.
[ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] John Connolly Executive Vice President Willis Radnor, Pa. In the telecoms industry, John Connolly is recognized as a leader in the field of directors' and officers' liability. "I couldn't ask for someone better in D&O,"...

International Paper Sells Mills to Georgia-Pacific.
ENERGY RESOURCE-22 December 2006-International Paper Sells Mills to Georgia-Pacific(C)2006 JeraOne - http://www.jeraone.com International Paper has agreed to sell five wood products mills to Georgia-Pacific for approximately $237 million, subject to various adjustments at closing. Announced yesterday, the facilities included in the sale are three plywood...

Business as usual?
If one thing's clear when it comes to doing business in the orthopedic sector, it's that market conditions very seldom remain static. Companies must continually adjust to meet evolving market demands--whether they are regulatory, legislative, technological or financial. Having the right product or service isn't always enough....

The elephant in the courtroom: litigating the premerger fix in Arch Coal and beyond.
INTRODUCTION In FTC v. Arch Coal, Inc., (1) Judge Bates described the proposed remedy (2) to an allegedly anticompetitive acquisition as the "elephant in the room." (3) When the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) sought in district court to enjoin Arch Coal, Inc.'s (Arch Coal) acquisition of Triton...

Martin Marietta Materials.
It is clear from Martin Marietta Material's fourth quarter and year end 2004 results that its emphasis on operating costs and margins is paying dividends--literally. The company reported net sales increases of 3.4 percent in the fourth quarter and 5 percent for the entire year of 2004, compared with...

P&G may sell off smaller oral care brands.
* Procter & Gamble Co. and Gillette Co. are preparing to divest some of their smaller toothpaste, dental-floss and toothbrush product lines as the companies seek antitrust approval for their merger, according to a recent report in The Wall Street Journal. The newspaper, which based its story...

The Presbyterian divestiture vote and the Jewish response.
I don't want the money that pays my pension and medical benefits to be invested in companies that profit from bulldozers that demolish Palestinian homes or are building parts of the wall. Clifton Kirkpatrick, Stated Clerk, PC(USA) (1) In June 2004, the Presbyterian General Assembly...