One of the nation’s largest newspaper companies and reportedly Monster’s largest shareholder said it is opposed to the $429 million sale of … Read more
What the Randstad-Monster Deal Tells Us About the Talent Industry
So, a little something happened in the industry recently. Something that, if it had happened, say, nine years ago, would have been yuuuuge, as some might … Read more
The Future of CareerBuilder
All these acquisitions make my head spin. Microsoft acquired LinkedIn, which acquired Connectifier and Rapportive. Randstad acquired Monster, which … Read more
Why Monster Failed
The news broke overnight that the Dutch staffing giant Randstad bought Monster, paying $3.40 a share equating to $429 million for the once industry leading … Read more
Randstad Makes $429 Million Bid for Monster
Note: This post originally appeared on TLNT’s sister site, ERE.net. Monster is being acquired by the Dutch firm Randstad Holding for $429 million. … Read more
Randstad To Acquire Monster for $429 Million
Yes, each time you’ve turned around this year, there has been more big news in the recruiting field. If you didn’t get whiplash from the news we broke in … Read more
What’s Ahead For LinkedIn and Microsoft
In a letter to the LinkedIn workforce about the acquisition, LinkedIn CEO mentioned a few of the ways Microsoft and LinkedIn could “unlock some … Read more
Microsoft to Acquire LinkedIn For $26 Billion
Microsoft announced this morning it is acquiring LinkedIn for $26 billion, or $196 per share. The all cash deal was finalized June 11th and has already … Read more
What to Do About Your Brand After a Merger
Mergers and acquisitions are heating up in nearly every industry. In January alone, global activity in the pharma industry totaled $56 billion, more than … Read more
Mergers Need Informal Networks to be Successful
This month’s announcement that Alaska Airlines has won the bidding war to purchase Virgin America for $2.6B firmly put to rest the rumors that the era of … Read more