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Time to crack down on expense report fudging?
When times get tough, employees react in different ways. Some get super productive in hopes of appeasing the layoff gods. Others start cutting corners, like shaving some cash from their expense account.
ABC News offers an interesting piece that makes it clear that a lot of people think
The meaning of the First Data battle
The news that Kohlberg Kravis Roberts has summoned top bankers from the likes of Goldman Sachs and Citigroup to talk about First Data is not a surprise. We've said it all along, all eyes are on this deal (along with TXU ). Earlier, there was a concerted effort it seems to spin the Home Depo
Home Depot deal still raising brows
At the peak of the hedge fund activism and private equity bubble, a lot of companies were basically forced to ponder all kinds of strategic moves to help ensure that they weren't targeted. One method was to sell off pieces and use the proceeds to buy back stock. When it comes to the Home Depot s
Home Depot showing the way out?
So this is how it's going to be? All-nighters. Calls accepted on the golf course. Blackberry-sent emails at 5 AM. These weren't analyst drones. According to The New York Times , these were the top guys at the firms re-negotiating the Home Depot Supply unit deal. In the end, the sale price dropp
Fate of big deals up in the air
Will we see some radical re-valuing of sponsor-driven deals? Or even cancellations? That would be huge news. We just might. For the moment, all eyes remain on Home Depot. According to Dow Jones , negotiations are underway between the private equity buyers --Clayton, Dubilier & Rice, Bain
