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Dilution issues at Citigroup

May 5, 2008 — 6:59am ET
When banks were in a frenzy of preferred share issuance not too long ago, a few analysts raised the issue of eventual dilution. Now that Read more...

Merrill Lynch wins WSJ correction

November 29, 2007 — 7:59am ET
When the Wall Street Journal--still the paper of record in the industry--suggested Merrill Lynch was using some Enron-like techniqies to minimize writedowns, it hit like a bombshell. I imagine the... Read more...

Private equity tax battle heats up

September 7, 2007 — 6:59am ET
Many of you are following the private equity tax hike battle with obvious self-interest. With the hearings this week, the issue has really heated up. In a way, this is the result of a backlash of... Read more...

Acquisitions looking not so smart now?

August 31, 2007 — 6:59am ET
When Merrill Lynch bought First Franklin, Morgan Stanley bought Saxon Capital and Deutsche Bank bought MortgageIT, a lot of people applauded. What a great strategic move to lock in supply for their... Read more...

The big, big picture: the on-going credit crunch

August 28, 2007 — 6:59am ET
Business Week Online has weighed in with a big story on the... Read more...

Real estate deals in temporary lull?

May 29, 2007 — 8:01pm ET

The real estate deal environment was in a frenzy until the the Blackstone Group's $39 billion buyout of Read more...

Deal mania hits Europe

April 25, 2007 — 8:01pm ET

The takeover battle for ABN Amro speaks volumes about how much the thinking on mergers have changed in... Read more...

More on Citigroup's global ambitions

March 29, 2007 — 8:01pm ET

A group of executives at Citigroup are hoping to persuade CEO Charles Prince to make a bid for ABN Amro, the Dutch giant. That would be a whopper, a deal likely in the $80 billion range. It... Read more...

Blackstone already selling off assets

February 11, 2007 — 8:01pm ET

The biggest buyout (including debt assumption) in history is looking like one big exercise in... Read more...

What's fueling the buyout boom?

November 29, 2006 — 8:01pm ET

Mergers are being announced in droves, and more people expect the frenzy to continue. But there are some key... Read more...

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