The repurchase of Motorola by Google validated, a good deal?

After announcing the acquisition of the Mobility Division of Motorola by Google, it was necessary that the shareholders valid. It's done!

With 99% votes in favor of shareholders representing 74% of the shares of Motorola Mobility, the transaction will move the group into the hands of the giant Google has been validated yesterday.


Despite strong approval of the shareholders, one of them has still filed a complaint with the Justice Department to indicate that Google's offer is below what would be in fact Motorola Mobility.

The amount reported for this operation may well be $ 12.5 billion, according to the shareholder, the company would be much more thanks to the good health of its accounts, the growth in sales since the split with the parent and good future prospects with major product launches for the manufacturer at the end of the year (see our handling of Xoom and Motorola Razr 2).

Despite the lawsuit, the merger of Motorola Mobility with Google should be ratified in early 2012.

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Microsoft/Yahoo: the return of the rumour of the repurchase

Sources close to Microsoft indicate that the buyout of Yahoo is considered.

Microsoft and Yahoo, it has become the story of a great partnership expected to still see the fruits, which recently cost the place of Carol Bartz, CEO of Yahoo dismissed for his lack of results. But before this, strained relations with buyout attempts, it was a little "I love you, me no more". One particularly recalls that in 2008, Microsoft went very far in its intentions of buyout of Yahoo, without that operation results.

And that's that Reuters relaunches the rumor by publishing a dispatch which cites sources very close and in which the Agency says that the possibility of a takeover is currently evaluated at Microsoft. A buyout that would split internally, between those who feel that Microsoft should spend its billions of dollars in a structure showing better growth, and those who see great opportunities of development.

Finally, Reuters said that Microsoft is not the only giant to be interested in a takeover of Yahoo. Indeed, Chinese Alibaba (which Yahoo is a shareholder of 33%) would be interested, like the Russian Digital Sky Technologies Fund. During this time, some relatives of Microsoft disclaim the rumor, explaining that Microsoft does not seek to buy Yahoo, but mainly to obtain assurance of the future stability of the portal, in view of the ongoing partnership with him. Remains that the idea of the sale of Yahoo appears to be its long way...

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Sony would like to repurchase the shares of Ericsson

Sony would like to retrieve all of the joint venture founded with Ericsson for its mobile activity.

According to the information reported by the Wall Street Journal, Sony would be about to buy back the 50% of shares that still has Ericsson in the joint-venture they founded together in 2001. The sum that Sony should spend money to retrieve Sony Ericsson in full is estimated between 1 and $ 1.3 billion.

Sony could bring its division telephone branches working from its shelves, its portable consoles or computers yet. In addition to the creative interest and positive excitement that this could create on the R & D, it would be for Sony to reduce costs by developing these synergies.

In loss of $ 50 million in the second quarter with a 1.19 billion turnover, who takes 32% over a year, Sony Ericsson sees its endangered place of sixth manufacturer of mobile in the world. The curve of the smartphone but was rather well taken by the mark, "intelligent" terminals representing approximately 70% of its sales. None of the two parties has wished to react for the moment.

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