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AMZN » Topics » Our Business Could Suffer if We Are Unsuccessful in Making, Integrating, and Maintaining Acquisitions and Investments

This excerpt taken from the AMZN 10-K filed Jan 29, 2010.

Our Business Could Suffer if We Are Unsuccessful in Making, Integrating, and Maintaining Acquisitions and Investments

We have acquired and invested in a number of companies, and we may acquire or invest in or enter into joint ventures with additional companies. These transactions create risks such as:

•

disruption of our ongoing business, including loss of management focus on existing businesses;

•

problems retaining key personnel;

•

additional operating losses and expenses of the businesses we acquired or in which we invested;

•

the potential impairment of tangible assets, such as inventory, and intangible assets and goodwill acquired in the acquisitions;

•

the potential impairment of customer and other relationships of the company we acquired or in which we invested or our own customers as a result of any integration of operations;

•

the difficulty of incorporating acquired technology and rights into our offerings and unanticipated expenses related to such integration;

•

the difficulty of integrating a new company’s accounting, financial reporting, management, information, human resource and other administrative systems to permit effective management, and the lack of control if such integration is delayed or not implemented;

•

the difficulty of implementing at companies we acquire the controls, procedures and policies appropriate for a larger public company;

•

potential unknown liabilities associated with a company we acquire or in which we invest; and

•

for foreign transactions, additional risks related to the integration of operations across different cultures and languages, and the economic, political, and regulatory risks associated with specific countries.

As a result of future acquisitions or mergers, we might need to issue additional equity securities, spend our cash, or incur debt, contingent liabilities, or amortization expenses related to intangible assets, any of which could reduce our profitability and harm our business. In addition, valuations supporting our acquisitions and strategic investments could change rapidly given the current global economic climate. We could determine that such valuations have experienced impairments or other-than-temporary declines in fair value which could adversely impact our financial results.

This excerpt taken from the AMZN 10-Q filed Apr 24, 2009.

Our Business Could Suffer if We Are Unsuccessful in Making, Integrating, and Maintaining Acquisitions and Investments

We have acquired and invested in a number of companies, and we may acquire or invest in or enter into joint ventures with additional companies. These transactions create risks such as:

•

disruption of our ongoing business, including loss of management focus on existing businesses;

•

problems retaining key personnel;

•

additional operating losses and expenses of the businesses we acquired or in which we invested;

•

the potential impairment of amounts capitalized as intangible assets and goodwill as part of the acquisition;

•

the potential impairment of customer and other relationships of the company we acquired or in which we invested or our own customers as a result of any integration of operations;

•

the difficulty of incorporating acquired technology and rights into our offerings and unanticipated expenses related to such integration;

•

the difficulty of implementing at companies we acquire the controls, procedures and policies appropriate for a larger public company;

•

potential unknown liabilities associated with a company we acquire or in which we invest; and

•

These excerpts taken from the AMZN 10-K filed Jan 30, 2009.

Our Business Could Suffer if We Are Unsuccessful in Making, Integrating, and Maintaining Acquisitions and Investments

We have acquired and invested in a number of companies, and we may acquire or invest in or enter into joint ventures with additional companies. These transactions create risks such as:

•

disruption of our ongoing business, including loss of management focus on existing businesses;

•

problems retaining key personnel;

•

additional operating losses and expenses of the businesses we acquired or in which we invested;

•

the potential impairment of amounts capitalized as intangible assets and goodwill as part of the acquisition;

•

the potential impairment of customer and other relationships of the company we acquired or in which we invested or our own customers as a result of any integration of operations;

•

the difficulty of incorporating acquired technology and rights into our offerings and unanticipated expenses related to such integration;

•

the difficulty of implementing at companies we acquire the controls, procedures and policies appropriate for a larger public company;

•

potential unknown liabilities associated with a company we acquire or in which we invest; and

•

Our Business Could Suffer if We Are Unsuccessful in Making, Integrating, and Maintaining
Acquisitions and Investments

We have acquired and invested in a number of companies, and we may acquire or invest in or enter into
joint ventures with additional companies. These transactions create risks such as:

•

disruption of our ongoing business, including loss of management focus on existing businesses;

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problems retaining key personnel;

•

additional operating losses and expenses of the businesses we acquired or in which we invested;

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•

the potential impairment of amounts capitalized as intangible assets and goodwill as part of the acquisition;

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•

the potential impairment of customer and other relationships of the company we acquired or in which we invested or our own customers as a result of any integration
of operations;

•

the difficulty of incorporating acquired technology and rights into our offerings and unanticipated expenses related to such integration;

•

the difficulty of integrating a new company’s accounting, financial reporting, management, information, human resource and other administrative systems to
permit effective management, and the lack of control if such integration is delayed or not implemented;

•

the difficulty of implementing at companies we acquire the controls, procedures and policies appropriate for a larger public company;

•

potential unknown liabilities associated with a company we acquire or in which we invest; and

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•

for foreign transactions, additional risks related to the integration of operations across different cultures and languages, and the economic, political, and
regulatory risks associated with specific countries.

As a result of future acquisitions or mergers, we might need to
issue additional equity securities, spend our cash, or incur debt, contingent liabilities, or amortization expenses related to intangible assets, any of which could reduce our profitability and harm our business. In addition, valuations supporting
our acquisitions and strategic investments could change rapidly given the current global economic climate. We could determine that such valuations have experienced impairments or other-than-temporary declines in fair value which could adversely
impact our financial results.

This excerpt taken from the AMZN 10-Q filed Oct 22, 2008.

Our Business Could Suffer if We Are Unsuccessful in Making, Integrating, and Maintaining Acquisitions and Investments

We have acquired and invested in a number of companies, and we may acquire or invest in or enter into joint ventures with additional companies. These transactions create risks such as:

•

disruption of our ongoing business, including loss of management focus on existing businesses;

•

problems retaining key personnel;

•

additional operating losses and expenses of the businesses we acquired or in which we invested;

•

the potential impairment of amounts capitalized as intangible assets and goodwill as part of the acquisition;

•

the potential impairment of customer and other relationships of the company we acquired or in which we invested or our own customers as a result of any integration of operations;

•

the difficulty of incorporating acquired technology and rights into our offerings and unanticipated expenses related to such integration;

•

the difficulty of implementing at companies we acquire the controls, procedures and policies appropriate for a larger public company;

•

potential unknown liabilities associated with a company we acquire or in which we invest; and

•

As a result of future acquisitions or mergers, we might need to issue additional equity securities, spend our cash, or incur debt, contingent liabilities, or amortization expenses related to intangible assets, any of which could reduce our profitability and harm our business. In addition, due in part to the recent disruptions in the global financial markets, valuations supporting our acquisitions and strategic investments could change rapidly. We could determine that such valuations have experienced impairments or other-than-temporary declines in fair value which could adversely impact our financial results.

This excerpt taken from the AMZN 10-Q filed Jul 25, 2008.

Our Business Could Suffer if We Are Unsuccessful in Making, Integrating, and Maintaining Acquisitions and Investments

We have acquired and invested in a number of companies, and we may acquire or invest in or enter into joint ventures with additional companies. These transactions create risks such as:

•

disruption of our ongoing business, including loss of management focus on existing businesses;

•

problems retaining key personnel;

•

additional operating losses and expenses of the businesses we acquired or in which we invested;

•

the potential impairment of amounts capitalized as intangible assets as part of the acquisition;

•

the potential impairment of customer and other relationships of the company we acquired or in which we invested or our own customers as a result of any integration of operations;

•

the difficulty of incorporating acquired technology and rights into our offerings and unanticipated expenses related to such integration;

•

the difficulty of implementing at companies we acquire the controls, procedures and policies appropriate for a larger public company;

•

potential unknown liabilities associated with a company we acquire or in which we invest; and

•

Finally, as a result of future acquisitions or mergers, we might need to issue additional equity securities, spend our cash, or incur debt, contingent liabilities, or amortization expenses related to intangible assets, any of which could reduce our profitability and harm our business.

This excerpt taken from the AMZN 10-Q filed Apr 25, 2008.

Our Business Could Suffer if We Are Unsuccessful in Making, Integrating, and Maintaining Acquisitions and Investments

We have acquired and invested in a number of companies, and we may acquire or invest in or enter into joint ventures with additional companies. These transactions create risks such as:

•

disruption of our ongoing business, including loss of management focus on existing businesses;

•

problems retaining key personnel;

•

additional operating losses and expenses of the businesses we acquired or in which we invested;

•

the potential impairment of amounts capitalized as intangible assets as part of the acquisition;

•

the potential impairment of customer and other relationships of the company we acquired or in which we invested or our own customers as a result of any integration of operations;

•

the difficulty of incorporating acquired technology and rights into our offerings and unanticipated expenses related to such integration;

•

the difficulty of implementing at companies we acquire the controls, procedures and policies appropriate for a larger public company;

•

potential unknown liabilities associated with a company we acquire or in which we invest; and

•

This excerpt taken from the AMZN 10-K filed Feb 11, 2008.

Our Business Could Suffer if We Are Unsuccessful in Making, Integrating, and Maintaining Acquisitions and Investments

We have acquired and invested in a number of companies, and we may acquire or invest in or enter into joint ventures with additional companies. These transactions create risks such as:

•

disruption of our ongoing business, including loss of management focus on existing businesses;

•

problems retaining key personnel;

•

additional operating losses and expenses of the businesses we acquired or in which we invested;

•

the potential impairment of amounts capitalized as intangible assets as part of the acquisition;

•

the potential impairment of customer and other relationships of the company we acquired or in which we invested or our own customers as a result of any integration of operations;

•

the difficulty of incorporating acquired technology and rights into our offerings and unanticipated expenses related to such integration;

•

the difficulty of implementing at companies we acquire the controls, procedures and policies appropriate for a larger public company;

•

potential unknown liabilities associated with a company we acquire or in which we invest; and

•

This excerpt taken from the AMZN 10-Q filed Oct 25, 2007.

Our Business Could Suffer if We Are Unsuccessful in Making, Integrating, and Maintaining Acquisitions and Investments

We have acquired and invested in a number of companies, and we may acquire or invest in or enter into joint ventures with additional companies. These transactions create risks such as:

•

disruption of our ongoing business, including loss of management focus on existing businesses;

•

problems retaining key personnel;

•

additional operating losses and expenses of the businesses we acquired or in which we invested;

•

the potential impairment of amounts capitalized as intangible assets as part of the acquisition;

•

the potential impairment of customer and other relationships of the company we acquired or in which we invested or our own customers as a result of any integration of operations;

•

the difficulty of incorporating acquired technology and rights into our offerings and unanticipated expenses related to such integration;

•

the difficulty of implementing at companies we acquire the controls, procedures and policies appropriate for a larger public company;

•

potential unknown liabilities associated with a company we acquire or in which we invest; and

•

This excerpt taken from the AMZN 10-Q filed Jul 26, 2007.

Our Business Could Suffer if We Are Unsuccessful in Making, Integrating, and Maintaining Acquisitions and Investments

We have acquired and invested in a number of companies, and we may acquire or invest in or enter into joint ventures with additional companies. These transactions create risks such as:

•

disruption of our ongoing business, including loss of management focus on existing businesses;

•

problems retaining key personnel;

•

additional operating losses and expenses of the businesses we acquired or in which we invested;

•

the potential impairment of amounts capitalized as intangible assets as part of the acquisition;

•

the potential impairment of customer and other relationships of the company we acquired or in which we invested or our own customers as a result of any integration of operations;

•

the difficulty of incorporating acquired technology and rights into our offerings and unanticipated expenses related to such integration;

•

the difficulty of implementing at companies we acquire the controls, procedures and policies appropriate for a larger public company;

•

potential unknown liabilities associated with a company we acquire or in which we invest; and

•

This excerpt taken from the AMZN 10-Q filed Apr 26, 2007.

Our Business Could Suffer if We Are Unsuccessful in Making, Integrating, and Maintaining Acquisitions and Investments

We have acquired and invested in a number of companies, and we may acquire or invest in or enter into joint ventures with additional companies. These transactions create risks such as:

•

disruption of our ongoing business, including loss of management focus on existing businesses;

•

problems retaining key personnel;

•

additional operating losses and expenses of the businesses we acquired or in which we invested;

•

the potential impairment of amounts capitalized as intangible assets as part of the acquisition;

•

the potential impairment of customer and other relationships of the company we acquired or in which we invested or our own customers as a result of any integration of operations;

•

the difficulty of incorporating acquired technology and rights into our offerings and unanticipated expenses related to such integration;

•

the difficulty of implementing at companies we acquire the controls, procedures and policies appropriate for a larger public company;

•

potential unknown liabilities associated with a company we acquire or in which we invest; and

•

This excerpt taken from the AMZN 10-K filed Feb 16, 2007.

Our Business Could Suffer if We Are Unsuccessful in Making, Integrating, and Maintaining Acquisitions and Investments

We have acquired and invested in a number of companies, and we may acquire or invest in or enter into joint ventures with additional companies. These transactions create risks such as:

•

disruption of our ongoing business, including loss of management focus on existing businesses;

•

problems retaining key personnel;

•

additional operating losses and expenses of the businesses we acquired or in which we invested;

•

the potential impairment of amounts capitalized as intangible assets as part of the acquisition;

•

the potential impairment of customer and other relationships of the company we acquired or in which we invested or our own customers as a result of any integration of operations;

•

the difficulty of incorporating acquired technology and rights into our offerings and unanticipated expenses related to such integration;

•

the difficulty of implementing at companies we acquire the controls, procedures and policies appropriate for a larger public company;

•

potential unknown liabilities associated with a company we acquire or in which we invest; and

•

This excerpt taken from the AMZN 10-Q filed Oct 26, 2006.

Our Business Could Suffer if We Are Unsuccessful in Making, Integrating, and Maintaining Acquisitions and Investments

We have acquired and invested in a number of companies, and we may acquire or invest in (such as through joint ventures or other business combinations) additional companies. Acquisitions and investments create risks such as:

•

disruption of our ongoing business, including loss of management focus on existing businesses;

•

problems retaining key technical and managerial personnel, resulting from, among other factors, changes in compensation, responsibilities, reporting relationships, future prospects, and the direction of the business;

•

additional operating losses and expenses of the businesses we acquired or in which we invested;

•

the potential impairment of amounts capitalized as intangible assets as part of the acquisition;

•

the potential impairment of customer and other relationships of the company we acquired or in which we invested or our own customers as a result of any integration of operations;

•

the difficulty of incorporating acquired technology and rights into our offerings and unanticipated expenses related to such integration;

•

the difficulty of implementing controls, procedures and policies appropriate for a larger public company at companies that prior to acquisition or investment had lacked such controls, procedures and policies;

•

potential unknown liabilities associated with a company we acquire or in which we invest; and

•

for foreign acquisitions and investments, additional risks related to the integration of operations across different cultures and languages, currency risks, and the particular economic, political, and regulatory risks associated with specific countries.

This excerpt taken from the AMZN 10-Q filed Jul 27, 2006.

Our Business Could Suffer if We Are Unsuccessful in Making, Integrating, and Maintaining Acquisitions and Investments

•

disruption of our ongoing business, including loss of management focus on existing businesses;

•

additional operating losses and expenses of the businesses we acquired or in which we invested;

•

the potential impairment of amounts capitalized as intangible assets as part of the acquisition;

•

the potential impairment of customer and other relationships of the company we acquired or in which we invested or our own customers as a result of any integration of operations;

•

the difficulty of incorporating acquired technology and rights into our offerings and unanticipated expenses related to such integration;

•

potential unknown liabilities associated with a company we acquire or in which we invest; and

•

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