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11-10-2017, 07:00 PM
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Location: Cybertron, Ontario
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Hasbro in Merger Talks with Mattel
The Wall Street Journal (paywall) is reporting via undisclosed sources that Hasbro has been in talks to take over / merge with Mattel.* This has been rumored before but apparently has fired back up recently.* No specifics, costs, or process have been revealed at this time.* Shares for Mattel are up on the news.* Hasbro is currently worth near 11 billion, while Mattel is worth 5 billion.* The merger would put Barbie, Transformers, Nerf and Hot Wheels under one roof, not to mention licenses for both DC and Marvel, creating a truly dominant market player.* Let us » Continue Reading.
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11-10-2017, 07:10 PM
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Re: Hasbro in Merger Talks with Mattel
if this goes through, there will be no company that can come close to competing with this giant.
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11-10-2017, 07:50 PM
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Re: Hasbro in Merger Talks with Mattel
Very interesting.
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11-10-2017, 07:56 PM
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Re: Hasbro in Merger Talks with Mattel
Last two bastions of mainstream plastic crack.
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11-10-2017, 08:07 PM
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Location: GrandValley Ont
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Re: Hasbro in Merger Talks with Mattel
Walmart of the toy business
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11-10-2017, 09:00 PM
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Re: Hasbro in Merger Talks with Mattel
That would be interesting, they might have some issues from competition authorities in many countries...its like less than a dozen people would control a large portion of the toy market..then again, maybe they will create their own retail branch?
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11-11-2017, 12:42 AM
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Re: Hasbro in Merger Talks with Mattel
That would be interesting for the MOTU license. Would love to see a 3-3/4 figures. They'd scale better beside Castle Greyskull...on the outside I mean.
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11-11-2017, 04:23 PM
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Re: Hasbro in Merger Talks with Mattel
I wonder if a government body would step in the quash this? Such a merger would be too big of a monopoly on the rest of the market, which might mean unfair business practices something-or-another....no?
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11-11-2017, 05:35 PM
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Re: Hasbro in Merger Talks with Mattel
Make America Monopoly Again?
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11-11-2017, 06:37 PM
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Re: Hasbro in Merger Talks with Mattel
Till all are one!
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