商务英语bec高级:极速阅读new

商务英语bec高级:极速阅读new

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2、lfactorsbehindincreaseinmergersandacquisitions.Firstly,theacceleratedrateofglobalisationhasleftcompaniesdesperatelyseekingoverseasacquisitionsinordertoremaincompetitive.DeutscheBankboughtitswayintotheUSwithitstakeroveroftheBankersTrust,whilstSiemenshopesthatitsacquisitionofMatra,theF

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4、areprices.EarlierthisyearVodafone,theUKmobiletelephoneoperator,acquireditsUScounterpartAirTorchbybymakingAirtorchshareholdersacashandstockswapofferworthatotal$62bn.ThedealcreatedVodafoneAirTorch,theworld'slargestmobiletelecomsgroupwithover29mcustomers.theEuropeanbankingsectorisalsose

5、eingatrendtowardsconsolidation,aprocessacceleratedbyderegulation,over-capacityandthearrivalofthesingleEuropeancurrency.Newtechnologyisalsomakingiteasierforcompaniestodiversifyasdifferentindustriescometorelyoncommontechnologies.Microsoft,forinstance,isbusilydiversifiedintocableandtele

6、communicationsaswellasWebTV.TheUSsoftwaregianthasa$5bnequitystakeinAT&T,whichrecentlyboughtMediaOnefor$57bn.Underthedeal,Microsoftwillsucceedinintroducingitsrecently-launchedcabletelevisionsoftwareintomillionsofhomesintheUSandUK.Notallmergers,however,aretheresultofglobaleconomytrends

7、,policalchageortechnologicalinnovation.BMW'stakeoveroftheRoverGroupinjectedmuchneededinvestmentintothestrugglingUKcarmanufacturerwhilstextendingBMW'sproductrange.andwhentheUKpharmaceuticalfirmZenecamergedwithSwedishdrugcompanyAstra,thenewcompaniesstartedwithstrongR&Dcapabilities,furt

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