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We Still Don't "Get" China

Seeing Both Sides

Somewhat to the chagrin of the rest of the family, Tom left America for China 20 years ago to be an executive for advertising agency JWT (one of the WPP holding companies). He quickly rose to become CEO of Asia for JWT and from that perch has witnessed the cultural transformation and consumerisation of the country.

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Invest in Israel Newsletter October 2011 Edition

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is acquiring digital-video networking company BigBand Networks Inc. BigBand Networks, which has more than 200 customers in North America, Asia and Europe, provides broadband service providers with digital video networking solutions designed to make it easier to distribute, manage and monetize video. for about $158.1 million in cash.

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Invest in Israel Newsletter March 2010 Edition

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TEVA INCREASES WORLD MARKET SHARE IN RATIOPHARM PURCHASE. the world’s largest maker of generic drugs, acquired German generic pharmaceuticals company Ratiopharm for $4.9 In 2008, Teva acquired American company Barr Pharmaceuticals, a maker of generic birth control pills, for about $7.5 Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd.,

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Go Anywhere, Get Anything

Reid Hoffman

A second learning for me with Expedia: Expedia was a holding company of a bunch of different operations – Expedia.com, Hotels.com, Travelscape – and Expedia.com was our biggest problem asset. Marketing, for example, customer, product organization, et cetera. I think I’m hoping Covid [is a similar case], but you know, we’ll see.

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