How did Taiwan’s Bora Pharmaceuticals acquire an American company twice its size?
Bora Pharmaceuticals has leveraged six acquisitions over nine years to emerge as Taiwan’s largest pharmaceuticals company by production volume, with revenue approaching NT$10 billion. How have they made their acquisitions so successful and profitable?
Taiwan’s ‘hidden champions’ battle to level up
Numerous “hidden champion” companies in Germany have been part of a large wave of acquisitions by Chinese companies. German management guru and author Hermann Simon cites four necessary capabilities, spelling out the message that “little giant” Taiwan must level up if it is to have a future.
How AWSC got its groove back and secured orders from SpaceX
Semiconductor foundry company AWSC got its start relying on orders from a single major account, but this left it vulnerable to competition from WIN Semiconductors Corp. It wasn't until Sino-American Silicon Products Inc. became its biggest shareholder that AWSC got its groove back and became a supplier for Elon Musk's SpaceX.
Pelosi’s Taiwan visit was a US-made crisis
Pelosi's visit to Taiwan was said to be the fourth Taiwan Strait crisis since 1949, and it was ironically triggered by the United States. What is really alarming is that it may not be the last.