Verizon: Ivan idea for you

Should Ivan Seidenberg be kicking himself? A little over a year ago, the Verizon chief had what looked like a golden opportunity to take full control of Verizon Wireless. The cell-phone unit’s other owner, Britain’s Vodafone, was under pressure to return cash to shareholders and its chief Arun Sarin was on shaky ground. A juicy offer to buy the 45% of Verizon Wireless that Vodafone didn’t own would have been difficult for Sarin to refuse. One of his biggest shareholders, Standard Life, even cal...