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Hasbro Inc. has made a takeover offer for rival Mattel Inc., according to people familiar with the matter, a potential combination that would unite the two biggest U.S. toy makers and put Barbie and G.I. Joe under the same roof.
Hasbro’s approach to Mattel was made recently, one of the people said. The terms of any possible deal couldn’t be learned, and the approach may go nowhere.
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Flashwave wrote:Nah, if Hasbro goes after Mattel, my money on the first crossover is Transformers Hotwheels cars
SW's SilverHammer wrote:Eat my ass funpub.
Burn wrote:And this is for taking Nemesis Maximo seriously.
*high fives Silly in the face*
carytheone wrote:I can't be assed to do any better right now.
Mattel has informed Hasbro its proposal undervalues the company and does not take sufficiently into account the potential for regulators to reject the deal based on antitrust concerns, the sources said.
Mattel’s rebuttal indicates that Margaret Georgiadis, who took over as the company’s chief executive in February, is seeking to drive a hard bargain in negotiations with Hasbro, even though Mattel’s stock has significantly underperformed that of Hasbro in the last year.
Rated X wrote:Our governments anti-trust laws are flawed. I get that a "monopoly" has been considered a bad thing since the industrial revolution. But on the other hand, when your dealing with that kind of money, the buyers are very limited. If someone whats to sell, that should be their right. Imagine the government told you you couldnt sell your house because the ONLY guy willing to buy it already owns 100 houses. Thats not my concern if I NEED to sell. The government should have to find you a buyer if they are going to reject a sale. Forcing someone to keep a company that they dont want to own anymore seems a bit un-American in my opinion.
kurthy wrote:Rated X wrote:Our governments anti-trust laws are flawed. I get that a "monopoly" has been considered a bad thing since the industrial revolution. But on the other hand, when your dealing with that kind of money, the buyers are very limited. If someone whats to sell, that should be their right. Imagine the government told you you couldnt sell your house because the ONLY guy willing to buy it already owns 100 houses. Thats not my concern if I NEED to sell. The government should have to find you a buyer if they are going to reject a sale. Forcing someone to keep a company that they dont want to own anymore seems a bit un-American in my opinion.
I'm going to go with antitrust laws as a good thing. Hasbro having a good 75% of all the toy aisles is not something I want to see. Who else would compete with them, Bandai and Lego? Hasbro would be able to do what they want with TRU and they'd have a really strong bargaining position with Walmart and Target to set prices.
Seibertron wrote:I don't see how Hasbro and Mattel merging would create a monopoly. When I go to the main Toy Fair at the Javits Center every year, I'm reminded how incredibly small the world of Hasbro and Mattel truly are in the toy industry. I've wanted to see what Hasbro could do with Masters of the Universe and see what Mattel could do with G.I. Joe, it seems like a merger would be the best way to see both of those brands become all that they can. I'd love to see this happen!
kurthy wrote:Hasbro would be able to do what they want with TRU and they'd have a really strong bargaining position with Walmart and Target to set prices.
Black Hat wrote:Especially given Di$ney's large amount of control over Hasbro these days.
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