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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...
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...
So just how profound is the ongoing slump in real estate-related securities business? Well, new deal volumes have tumbled to 10-year lows, the Financial Times reports. In some cases, business is so... Read more...
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...
Who will emerge the winners in Microsoft's hostile bid for Yahoo? Morgan Stanley's looking good. It apparently has won a lead advisory role with Microsoft. But Mr.... Read more...
We've noted the torrid pace of deals so far this year. A simple way to look at it: The value of announced deals worldwide rose to $2.88 trillion in the first half of 2007, up 55 percent from a... Read more...
No one sees Bank of America as an investment banking power. The Rorschach quick association is with retail banker, and we've been following its so-far thwarted attempts to Read more...
Wachovia isn't exactly known as a Wall Street power, but it is a top-five player in certain areas, such as real estate, CMBS and CDO underwriting. It ranks high also in the underwriting league... Read more...