AOL–Time Warner merger
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The AOL–Time Warner merger was a landmark 2000 corporate deal that combined internet giant AOL with media conglomerate Time Warner, later becoming infamous as one of the most disastrous mergers in business history.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| AOL Time Warner | 2 |
| AOL–Time Warner merger canonical | 2 |
| AOL was later spun off from Time Warner | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Target entity: AOL–Time Warner merger Context triple: [Steve Case, notableWork, AOL–Time Warner merger]
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A.
Time Warner
Time Warner was a major American media and entertainment conglomerate known for owning prominent film, television, and publishing assets such as Warner Bros., HBO, and CNN.
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B.
AOL
AOL is a pioneering American internet and online services company best known for popularizing dial-up access and email in the 1990s and early 2000s.
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C.
Metromedia
Metromedia was a major American media company that owned a group of independent television and radio stations, many of which later formed the core of the Fox Broadcasting Company.
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D.
Netscape Communications Corporation
Netscape Communications Corporation was a pioneering web browser company of the 1990s whose Netscape Navigator played a central role in the early popularization of the World Wide Web.
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E.
Turner Broadcasting System
Turner Broadcasting System is a major American media company best known for operating cable television networks such as CNN, TBS, and TNT.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: AOL–Time Warner merger Target entity description: The AOL–Time Warner merger was a landmark 2000 corporate deal that combined internet giant AOL with media conglomerate Time Warner, later becoming infamous as one of the most disastrous mergers in business history.
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A.
Time Warner
Time Warner was a major American media and entertainment conglomerate known for owning prominent film, television, and publishing assets such as Warner Bros., HBO, and CNN.
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B.
AOL
AOL is a pioneering American internet and online services company best known for popularizing dial-up access and email in the 1990s and early 2000s.
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C.
Metromedia
Metromedia was a major American media company that owned a group of independent television and radio stations, many of which later formed the core of the Fox Broadcasting Company.
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D.
Netscape Communications Corporation
Netscape Communications Corporation was a pioneering web browser company of the 1990s whose Netscape Navigator played a central role in the early popularization of the World Wide Web.
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E.
Turner Broadcasting System
Turner Broadcasting System is a major American media company best known for operating cable television networks such as CNN, TBS, and TNT.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (52)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
M&A deal
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business transaction ⓘ corporate merger ⓘ |
| acquirer | AOL ⓘ |
| announcedBy |
Gerald Levin
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Steve Case ⓘ |
| announcedOn | 2000-01-10 ⓘ |
| AOLCEOAtAnnouncement | Steve Case ⓘ |
| AOLFounder | Steve Case ⓘ |
| AOLHeadquartersAtDeal | Dulles, Virginia ⓘ |
| AOLSpinOffYear | 2009 ⓘ |
| AOLStakeInCombinedCompany | 55 percent ⓘ |
| approvedBy |
Federal Communications Commission
ⓘ
surface form:
U.S. Federal Communications Commission
Federal Trade Commission ⓘ
surface form:
U.S. Federal Trade Commission
|
| completedOn | 2001-01-11 ⓘ |
| considered |
one of the most disastrous mergers in business history
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symbol of dot-com bubble excess ⓘ |
| createdEntity |
AOL–Time Warner merger
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
AOL Time Warner
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| criticizedFor |
overestimated synergies
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overvaluation of AOL stock ⓘ poor integration planning ⓘ |
| dealType | stock-for-stock merger ⓘ |
| dealValueCurrency |
US dollar
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surface form:
USD
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| dealValueUSD | 164000000000 ⓘ |
| goodwillImpairment2002USD | 54000000000 ⓘ |
| hasParticipant |
AOL
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Time Warner ⓘ |
| headquartersOfCombinedCompany | New York City ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance | largest merger in U.S. corporate history at the time of announcement ⓘ |
| industry |
internet
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media ⓘ telecommunications ⓘ |
| laterNameOfCombinedCompany | Time Warner ⓘ |
| legalStructure | AOL issued shares to Time Warner shareholders ⓘ |
| longTermOutcome |
AOL–Time Warner merger
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
AOL was later spun off from Time Warner
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| motivatedBy |
convergence of media and internet
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synergies between content and distribution ⓘ |
| postMergerCEO | Richard Parsons ⓘ |
| postMergerCEOChange | Gerald Levin resigned 2002 ⓘ |
| postMergerCompanyReportedLoss | over 99000000000 USD in 2002 ⓘ |
| regulator |
Federal Communications Commission
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surface form:
U.S. Federal Communications Commission
Federal Trade Commission ⓘ
surface form:
U.S. Federal Trade Commission
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| resultedIn |
culture clash between AOL and Time Warner
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large shareholder value destruction ⓘ management turmoil ⓘ massive goodwill write-downs ⓘ regulatory scrutiny of media consolidation ⓘ |
| target | Time Warner ⓘ |
| TimeWarnerCEOAtAnnouncement | Gerald Levin ⓘ |
| TimeWarnerHeadquartersAtDeal | New York City ⓘ |
| TimeWarnerStakeInCombinedCompany | 45 percent ⓘ |
| tookPlaceDuring | dot-com bubble ⓘ |
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Subject: AOL–Time Warner merger Description of subject: The AOL–Time Warner merger was a landmark 2000 corporate deal that combined internet giant AOL with media conglomerate Time Warner, later becoming infamous as one of the most disastrous mergers in business history.
Referenced by (5)
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