Acquisitions Quotes

You've seen several commercial banks make acquisitions of smaller regional brokerage firms this year, and all of them believe quite sincerely that they are going to grow revenues as a result and gain market share because they now offer one-stop comprehensive financing for their customers. At the same time I don't think Merrill Lynch is planning to lose any business. - David Berry

You cannot do that through acquisitions alone. The real engine of growth is the core businesses themselves. - Charles Alexander

With this additional funding in place, we hope to conclude some of the acquisitions that are currently under discussion. Our record revenues last year were primarily the result of five acquisitions made in 2005. These funds will also give us the ability to expand our national sales force, which should strengthen our new-client enrollment program and enhance our organic growth. - Don Mardak

With their amount of cash, if Pfizer couldn't get growth organically, I figured they would buy their growth through more acquisitions. - Tim Anderson

With the election clearing the deck, I think you'll see more momentum. If you're going to have a 10 percent increase in corporate profits next year, I don't see why you couldn't be up 20 percent (in mergers and acquisitions). - James Awad

With several swift acquisitions in a short span it will have to start to deliver results, which means using the India advantage on technical capability to show value. - Andrew Holland

Will the company take another steep dividend increase? Will the company embark on a more sizeable share buyback program? Will the company make any corporate acquisitions? Pfizer could conceivably do all of the above. - Timothy Anderson

While we remain focused on expanding the company through value-creating acquisitions in our medical systems, domestic appliances and personal care and in our lighting businesses, we'll continue managing our capital efficiently to create optimum value for our shareholders. - Gerard Kleisterlee

While there has been an increased retention of funds within the region, we expect the flow of capital out of the region to accelerate in 2006, partly due to the over-priced nature of regional markets and partly due to an increased desire to use the petrodollars to make strategic acquisitions. - Steve Brice