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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...
SPACs coming up short?
Is it a bad sign when an investment company has a former football coach get in front investment bankers and hedge fund managers for a Read more...
Hedge funds and the Kentucky Derby
International Equine Acquisitions Holding is currently in the process of raising $100 million for a hedge fund that will buy and breed horses, according to news reports. The timing couldn't have Read more...
Blank check companies still hot
We've noted recently that blank check companies are all the rage, fueled by the involvement of Read more...
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Company News:> No acquisitions for Wachovia this year. Article> Wachovia, Visa renew partnership. Read more...
Oracle deals: No advisors
Over the years, big companies that make lots of acquisitions have tried to reduce their need for expensive advisors. Oracle is a great example. In its deal to buy BEA, it did not retain advisors, Read more...
What will the private equity guys do in 2008?
It's going to be a bad year for big deals. No one disputes that. The issue is what will all the private equity executives do with Read more...
More bearishness about Citigroup
The hits keep on coming for Citigroup. The latest: Meredith Whitney of CIBC World Markets downgraded Citigroup to underperform and said the stock will likely come under more pressure soon. Her view Read more...
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Read more... Big banks move to clean up balance sheets
One analyst has called the third-quarter the clean-up quarter. The likes of Citigroup, Bank of America and other commercially oriented banks seem to be swallowing the bitter medicine needed to get Read more...