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Richard Bove sticking to his guns on Lehman Brothers

September 1, 2008 — 7:24am ET | By Jim Kim
Ladenburg Thalmann analyst Richard Bove is sticking to his guns on Lehman Brothers. He made headlines--again--not too long ago for his buy recommendation, which was driven by his belief that a... Read more...

Citigroup wins PA turnpike auction

May 20, 2008 — 6:59am ET
We've noted that private equity firms were gung-ho to get into infrastructure projects. The latest sign: Citi Infrastructure... Read more...

JP Morgan to buy Bear Stearns

March 17, 2008 — 7:59am ET
Two dollars a share. Hard to believe. But that shows you the extent to which Bear Stearns really was on the brink. It was a frenetic weekend of activity. CNBC reported early that JC Flowers and Read more...

Morgan Stanley advising unsolicited bids

March 4, 2008 — 7:59am ET
The Bear Hug is back, thanks in large part to Morgan Stanley. The New York Times notes three instances of unsolicited bids. Microsoft's... Read more...

Primer: auction rate bonds

February 20, 2008 — 7:59am ET
The New York Times explains that the auction rate market was invented by a Lehman banker in 1984. "The idea was to issue long-term securities that could pay their buyers interest rates only a little... Read more...

Goldman Sachs to the rescue?

January 18, 2008 — 7:59am ET
The travails of Northern Rock, the ailing British bank, have been big news in the U.K. Taking center stage in the drama: Goldman Sachs. After... Read more...

Tide turning toward ICE in takeover battle?

July 5, 2007 — 8:01pm ET

It looks like the Intercontinental Exchange may be building even more momentum in its bid to buy the... Read more...

Do takeover defenses lead to higher bids?

April 30, 2007 — 8:01pm ET

The Financial Times has an interesting take on the battle for ABN Amro. It sees the... Read more...

Hot competition to buy Mumbai brokerage

April 29, 2007 — 8:01pm ET

Among the bidders for an apparently hot brokerage company are Goldman Sachs, Citigroup, The... Read more...

Staple financing an issue in Tribune deal?

April 8, 2007 — 8:01pm ET

The practice known as "staple financing" features a single bank advising a target but also offering financing to the buyer. That puts the banks on both sides and would seem to be an obvious... Read more...

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