http://www.thestandard.com/node/107952/comments comments feed. en Nortel Networks gets acquired http://www.thestandard.com/predictions/suggestions/nortel-networks-gets-acquired <p><!--paging_filter-->Nortel Networks has been struggling for a while. The industry leader Cisco is pulling away. Thus, it is the ripe time for the remainder of the industry to consolidate to effectively compete with Cisco.</p> <p>For this prediction to be met, 1) there must have been an announcement by the prediction close date; 2) the offer must be for over 50% of the shares in the company; and 3) must be an offer for the entire company and not just a division or business unit.</p> http://www.thestandard.com/predictions/suggestions/nortel-networks-gets-acquired#comments Mergers &amp; acquisitions Mergers &amp; Acquisitions Sat, 14 Jun 2008 22:01:54 -0700 Marc Chiang 107952 at http://www.thestandard.com Nortel Networks gets acquired http://www.thestandard.com/predictions/suggestions/nortel-networks-gets-acquired <p><!--paging_filter-->Nortel Networks has been struggling for a while. The industry leader Cisco is pulling away. Thus, it is the ripe time for the remainder of the industry to consolidate to effectively compete with Cisco.</p> <p>For this prediction to be met, 1) there must have been an announcement by the prediction close date; 2) the offer must be for over 50% of the shares in the company; and 3) must be an offer for the entire company and not just a division or business unit.</p> http://www.thestandard.com/predictions/suggestions/nortel-networks-gets-acquired#comments Mergers &amp; acquisitions Mergers &amp; Acquisitions Sat, 14 Jun 2008 22:01:54 -0700 Marc Chiang 107952 at http://www.thestandard.com Nortel Networks gets acquired http://www.thestandard.com/predictions/suggestions/nortel-networks-gets-acquired <p><!--paging_filter-->Nortel Networks has been struggling for a while. The industry leader Cisco is pulling away. Thus, it is the ripe time for the remainder of the industry to consolidate to effectively compete with Cisco.</p> <p>For this prediction to be met, 1) there must have been an announcement by the prediction close date; 2) the offer must be for over 50% of the shares in the company; and 3) must be an offer for the entire company and not just a division or business unit.</p> http://www.thestandard.com/predictions/suggestions/nortel-networks-gets-acquired#comments Mergers &amp; acquisitions Mergers &amp; Acquisitions Sat, 14 Jun 2008 22:01:54 -0700 Marc Chiang 107952 at http://www.thestandard.com