Tag: global expansion

Philippine manufacturer buys US tech firm for $77M

Philippine electronics manufacturer Cirtek Electronics Corp. said Tuesday it had bought United States technology firm Quintel for $77 million, the latest in a trend of local companies acquiring foreign businesses. The purchase–fuelled by one of Asia’s  fastest-growing economies—reveals the latest trend of Filipino companies embarking in recent years on global expansion plans that analysts say are the biggest ever seen from the Philippines. Cirtek chief financial officer Tony Buyawe said the acquisition of the Silicon […]

Netflix price hikes to boost global expansion

(Reuters) – Netflix Inc’s planned price hikes will allow the video streaming company to increase spending on original content that will help attract more customers globally, analysts said, as many of them raised their price targets on the stock. Netflix’s shares rose more than 9 percent in early trading on Tuesday after the company said it planned to increase prices for new subscribers and reported a better-than-expected quarterly profit. At least nine brokerages raised their […]