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All-stock deals to make a return?
We speculated recently that all-stock deals may make a return. The idea is that financed deals will be difficult in this environment. But some Read more...
Media leaks negatively affect potential deals
Leaking to the media, especially the Wall Street Journal, about possible deals is a grand tradition on Wall Street. Many a reporter have made their reputations via deal talk. For bankers, the goal is Read more...
JPMorgan Chase slashes investment banking execs
CNBC reports that JPMorgan Chase has axed a lot of investment bankers, reflecting the realities of the market. About 200 executives were cut. Read more...
Icahn now main player in Microsoft-Yahoo drama
The key man in the still unfolding Microsoft-Yahoo pas de deux is not Steve Ballmer, not Jerry Yang, or even Eric Schmidt. It's investor activist Carl Icahn. The New York Times notes that while he Read more...
Bank merger deals not likely
At a time when banks need huge capital injections, there's always a renewed focus on costs and efficiencies. You might have thought that such an environment would be ideal for some strategic mergers, Read more...
Microsoft to the rescue of Yahoo?
We noted not too long ago that it might not be wise to assume that the Microsoft-Yahoo dance was completely over. Ever since Jerry Yang and company spurned Steve Ballmer and company, Yahoo Read more...
H-P deal pushes JPMorgan to top of table
After the Microsoft-Yahoo nondeal rewrote the league tables for the year, here comes another big technology deal with big implications for the standings. The New York Times notes that Read more...
Odd challenge to Yahoo board
Since Microsoft's play for Yahoo fell apart, shareholders of Yahoo have voiced displeasure. Several hedge funds have suggested that the board was nothing short of derelict. A suit on behalf of a Read more...
Microsoft-Yahoo deal implosion reorders league tables
Microsoft's decision to walk away from a much-hoped-for Yahoo deal definitely will have an impact on the league tables, Financial News Online notes. Microsoft had retained Morgan Stanley and the Read more...