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Sen. Mark Warner, D-Va., thinks that Chinese internet giants are too cozy with the country’s Communist government. #Alibaba co-founder and Executive Vice Chairman Joe Tsai thinks Sen. Warner is trying to hold #China back. Tsai suggested that Warner’s criticism may be less about Chinese #techcompanies’ relationship with the government and more about outsiders concerned that China, which has historically been known for producing cheap exports, may finally be graduating to higher-quality products. Tsai, who runs M&A for Alibaba, says that Alibaba has not tried to do a big acquisition deal in the U.S., but is definitely looking to create strategic partnerships.


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Alibaba’s Joe Tsai: A lot of people are trying to stop China from upgrading its tech, including Senator Mark Warner
https://www.recode.net/code-conference/2018/5/30/17411772/alibaba-joe-tsai-china-code-conference-interview

Almost 80% of CEOs in #China are seeking #mergersandacquisitions (M&A) over the next 3 years to achieve their growth objectives and to meet the challenges wrought by technological change, according to a global survey of KPMG. The survey showed that 76% of China CEOs have either moderate or high appetite for M&As over the next 3 years, the same percentage as CEOs surveyed from Germany, but slightly higher than the 75% of respondents in #India and #Japan, 74% in #Italy, #Netherlands, and 72% in the #UK. The strong appetite for M&As among CEOs comes amid Beijing’s restrictions on buying overseas assets, according to guidelines issued in August last year.


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Chinese CEOs bullish on M&As over next three years, KPMG survey shows
http://www.scmp.com/business/money/article/2148662/chinese-ceos-bullish-mas-over-next-three-years-kpmg-survey-shows

#Microsoft is acquiring #GitHub for a hefty $7.5bn price tag - and the millions of developers who use the site have some feelings about it. Despite Microsoft’s recent turn to aggressively embrace everything open source, the tech giant has a long history of opposing #opensoftware. This less-than-stellar past is spelling out a lot of distrust among the GitHub devs. Some believe that Microsoft might co-opt their codes for future products or that they’ll be strong-armed into exclusively using the company’s products.


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Microsoft buying GitHub has led to some extremely nerdy memes
https://www.theverge.com/2018/6/5/17429054/microsoft-github-acquisition-memes-developers

British sandwich and coffee shop chain #PretAManger was sold for $2bn (1.5bn pounds) on Tuesday (May 29) to an investment fund of Germany’s billionaire #Reimann family, as part of a global acquisition spree aimed at challenging Nestle in the coffee sector. The sale values Pret at more than 1.5bn pounds ($2bn) including debt and gives Pret founders Julian Metcalfe and Sinclair Beecham a final exit from their remaining investment in the chain they founded 32 years ago.

For Luxembourg-based purchaser #JABHoldings, the acquisition of a majority stake in Pret from #privateequity firm Bridgepoint and other minority investors is the latest in a multi-billion dollar series of takeovers designed to expand its coffee and beverage empire. #JAB has already bought Keurig Green Mountain and Peet’s Coffee & Tea, and Keurig subsequently struck a deal worth more than $21bn to combine with soda maker Dr Pepper Snapple Group.


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Pret A Manger sold for £1.5 billion to Germany's deal-hungry #Reimann family
https://uk.reuters.com/article/uk-pret-m-a-jab-holdings/jab-set-to-buy-pret-a-manger-for-2-billion-ft-idUKKCN1IU017

The company that owns Panera, Krispy Kreme, and Peet’s is welcoming British sandwich chain #PretAManger to the family with a £1,000 bonus ($1,323) for each of its employees. Pret CEO Clive Schlee announced the bonuses on Twitter as the chain released a statement confirming that #JAB, the Luxembourg-based investment vehicle for Germany’s billionaire #Reimann family, agreed to acquire it from the equity firm #BridgepointAdvisers, Pret’s owner since 2008.

The statement didn’t specify the size of the deal, but it’s estimated at around £1.5bn ($1.9bn). Bridgepoint Advisers paid £350m (about $463m) for the chain in 2008. Pret’s 530 stores worldwide generate £879m in revenue ($1.1 billion).


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Pret A Manger Is Getting a New Owner—and Its Employees Are Getting Bonuses
http://fortune.com/2018/05/29/pret-a-manger-bonus-jab/

Less focus is often placed on the human side of the equation and what it will take to successfully bring people from different workplace cultures together. Understanding the organisations leadership strengths and development needs is fundamental. So too is having full appreciation of the values and behaviours leaders typically bring to their roles.

Creating a unified culture and ultimately team begins by understanding what success looks like. Take deliberate steps to create a clear and compelling vision of the cultural environment that will enable the newly formed team to thrive. Identify what aspects of each organisations culture remain important to collective success and which need to change.


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How can HR help with mergers and acquisitions?
https://www.hcamag.com/hr-news/how-can-hr-help-with-mergers-and-acquisitions-250176.aspx