Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2006/02/18
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]from what i've learned in b school, the acquirer may purchase a business with the intention of "harvesting" its assets, or "unlocking value", either of which is usually discomforting to the acquiree. but this dire fate is more logically the fate of a business without investment opportunities sitting on large amounts of cash or securities, holding assets such as real estate which can be liquidated, or divisions which may be spun off. it's hard to see leica being that type of takeover candidate, which is a good thing. -rei On Feb17 22:05, lrzeitlin@optonline.net wrote: > <<Leica Camera AG reported today [jan. 17] that its second-largest? > investor > now holds slightly more than 50 percent of the company --a sign that a? > major > insider has confidence that Leica will prosper...>> > > Not necessarily. I suggest you rent the movie "Other People's Money." > > Larry Z -- Rei Shinozuka shino@panix.com Ridgewood, New Jersey