Forbes has just published another “let’s attack Alwaleed” article. For those keeping count, this is the fourth one in the last couple of months. The most significant one was a +4,000 word anti-Alwaleed rant in March that resulted in a libel action against the company and the author. Meanwhile, Bono, who had a great success […]
Monthly Archives: June 2013
The Simple Equation Behind China’s Big Pig Deal
Chinese Shuanghui’s $4.7 billion acquisition of American Smithfield Foods is a big deal. First, it is the largest Chinese take-over of an American company to date. That’s important. Second, it reveals the simple equation by which large Chinese companies can become true multinationals, which is: C + E + B + BE = Chinese Multinational […]