Target Company: Definition and additional resources from BNET
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Business Definition for: Target Company

  • a company that is the object of a takeover bid

Additional Resources

Valuation of Merger Target
The presentation descibes valuation of merger target and that it is from the perspective of acquiring company´s shareholders. Value of the target to the acquirer is made up of: stand alone value of the target plus, value of improvements at target made by acquirer management plus and value of pure...
Tags: Valuation, Merger, Northwestern University, Capital Structure, Target, Capital Structures, Mergers & Acquisitions, Investment, Finance
Presentations 2003-01-01
Target vs. Kmart—a store-level view - Opinions from the Field - Brief Article
It should come as little surprise that Target is in the process of surpassing Kmart as the nation's No. 2 discount retailer. Where Target is a forward-thinking and carefully planned company, Kmart is fighting for its life and is in the midst of a massive cultural change.
Tags: K Mart
Research articles 2002-05-06
Intraop Medical Corporation Announces Completion of Merger
SANTA CLARA, Calif. -- Intraop Medical Corporation, a Nevada corporation (the "Company"), has closed its merger with Intraop Medical, Inc., a privately-held Delaware corporation (the "Target"), as result of which the Target was merged with and into the Company, with the Company remaining as the surviving corporation. As a...
Tags: Company, FINANCE, Investment, merger, SEC
Research articles 2005-03-09
M&A: Target the Right Acquisition
Searching for a company to acquire is a lot like dating — you need to investigate your options before you commit. How will you know which is "the One"? Business consultant Richard Caro walks you through the critical steps to take before you select a target company. For more...
Tags: Richard Caro, Strategy, BNET Feature, M&A series, Business Operations, Corporate Law, Finance, Investment, Mergers & Acquisitions, M&A, Acquisition
Videos 2007-10-04
Target's No Bulls-Eye When It Comes to Dividends
Dividends4Life submits: Linked here is a PDF copy of my detailed analysis of Target Corp. TGT (alt.1, alt.2). Below are some highlights from the above linked analysis: Company Description: Target Corp operates general merchandise and food discount stores in the United States, which include Target and SuperTarget stores....
Tags: Target Corp., Retail
External links 2008-08-27
TARGET: Target signs five figure contract with Virgin Atlantic and Virgin Sun.
M2 PRESSWIRE-26 May 1999-TARGET: Target signs five figure contract with Virgin Atlantic and Virgin Sun C1994-99 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD RDATE:240599 Target Worldwide Express, the largest independent parcel carrier in the UK, has secured a five figure distribution contract with Virgin Atlantic...
Tags: Virgin Atlantic
Research articles 1999-05-26
On Target
A target market consists of a group of most lucrative prospects for a particular product or service. It is essential for an organization to gauge the ‘mood’ of its target audience using market research techniques. However, these techniques do not seem to fit into the budget of many organizations. The...
Tags: Technique, Audience, Productivity
White papers 2004-08-01
Target may put Mervyn's and Marshall Field's on the block.(Retail briefs)(Brief Article)
Target Corporation may sell its Mervyn's and/or Marshall divisions, hiring Goldman Sachs to help evaluate its options, said the company. Specifically, Target stated the possibility of the sale of one or both of the divisions as ongoing busine ...
Tags: Target Corp.
Research articles 2004-03-15
Genesis Microchip Increases Its Third-Quarter Revenue Target; Company Expects To Exceed Previous Revenue Target
Business & High-Tech Editors
Research articles 2001-12-04
Dyax Acquires Exclusive Rights Related to an Oncology Target
Business Editors and Health/Medical Writers Dyax Corp. (Nasdaq: DYAX), a biopharmaceutical company, today announced that it has obtained exclusive rights from the University of Arizona to a newly discovered cancer target. Dyax will develop and commercialize therapeutic and diagnostic products aimed at the target, an integrin cell surface receptor....
Tags: cell, HEALTHCARE, University of Arizona
Research articles 2002-07-11
Target to buy closed Strawbridge’s store in Springfield Mall
The shuttered Strawbridge's store in the Springfield Mall, Delaware County, will be sold to Target Corp., leaving the Minneapolis company owning two store buildings less than two miles apart on Baltimore Pike. Target said it hadn't yet decided what to do with the two buildings. Federated Department Stores...
Tags: Boscov, Federated Department Stores Inc., Target Corp.
Research articles 2006-07-20
Wal-Mart, Target open 95 in October: chains add millions of square feet in time for the holidays; Target openings reveal new merchandising
MINNEAPOLIS -- Target opened nearly 50 new stores this month, upping its supercenter count by 10 units and substantially increasing its presence in the New York metropolitan area. The company also took the opportunity to roll out some new product offerings, with new stores providing a showcase for new merchandising...
Tags: Wal-Mart Stores Inc.
Research articles 2002-10-28
CEOs Serve Themselves First in Mergers of Equals
The writer of this article tells that in "mergers of equals," target company CEOs frequently strike deals that benefit them personally but are not in the best interests of their shareholders. In addition to price, negotiations that take place in mergers of equals also determine post-merger corporate governance and such...
Tags: Finance, Investment, Mergers & Acquisitions, CEO, Merger, Shareholder
White papers 2001-08-01
How to Write a Direct Mail Sales Letter That Gets Results
Most advertising experts agree that, if done correctly, direct mail is the best way to sell any thing to anyone. Why is it so successful? Because direct mail uses a rifle approach rather than a shotgun approach. If a person shoots a rifle at a target the person has to...
Tags: Target, Direct Mail
White papers
Target discusses initiatives at analyst meeting. (Retail briefs).(gross accounts receivable forecast)(Brief Article)
At Target Corp.'s analyst meeting last week, the company said that it is conservatively managing its credit business and is committed to the SuperTarget format. Target ended the second quarter with gross accounts receivable of $4.6 billion, an incr At Target Corp.'s analyst meeting...
Tags: accounts receivable, Target Corp.
Research articles 2002-10-28
Note to Target: Raise Your Prices
Benjamin Taylor submits: Target TGT reported earnings Tuesday and beat estimates by 5 cents per share see conference call transcript. The second quarter (fiscal year 2009) earnings report show the company had made 82 cents per share which amounts to $634 million in profit for the quarter. This...
Tags: Retail, Target Corp.
External links 2008-08-22
Amertranz Worldwide Holding Corp. Changes Name to Target Logistics, Inc
BALTIMORE--BUSINESS WIRE--December 4, 1998--Amertranz Worldwide Holding Corp. (OTC:AMTZ) announced today that shareholders have voted to change the name of the Company to Target Logistics, Inc. The Company said that it has changed its OTC symbols to TARG for its common stock and TARGW for its warrants, and began trading...
Tags: Baltimore, Business Wire, FINANCE, shareholder
Research articles 1970-01-01
Bloomingdale's makes moves to identify target customer.
Bloomingdale's has tried a number of techniques to determine its target market and become a marketing company instead of a merchandising company. Since 1992, the company has met with its best customers, sponsored focus groups, and created questionnaires. The results show that six percent of the stores' customers buy 40%...
Tags: apparel, Ernst & Young LLP, MARKETING, SALES
Research articles 1994-10-28
Dayton Hudson to Convert Sacramento, Calif., Landmark Into Target Store.(Originated from The Sacramento Bee, Calif.)
Nov. 12--Retail giant Dayton Hudson Corp. has agreed to buy one of Sacramento's most visible retail landmarks and turn the old Macy's building at Birdcage Walk into a Target store, company officials and brokers said Friday. The price was not revealed,...
Tags: California, Federated Department Stores Inc., FINANCE, Macy, Minneapolis, Sacramento, Strategy
Research articles 1996-11-12
Right on the Money: Implementation of Target Costing
Companies that are feeling the profit pinch from competition are taking a hard look at target costing - designing a product to meet a specific cost objective. But achieving the magic number requires patience, commitment and a lot of effort. For companies that feel the profit pinch and believe target...
Tags: Pinch, Penton Media Inc.
White papers 1999-10-01
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