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Are we in for more sponsor PIPEs?

November 19, 2008 — 12:18pm ET | By Jim Kim
The private equity industry unfortunately has a long history of train wrecks when it comes to private investments in public entities (PIPEs). The most recent: TPG Capital's $1.35 billion loss on its... Read more...

Who really is the banker of the year?

October 28, 2008 — 8:45am ET | By Jim Kim
The American Banker has announced its banker of the year: Bank of America CEO Ken Lewis. Now some of you might argue that this would have been a good year to simply not give an award. Others might... Read more...

How will banks use their new capital?

October 15, 2008 — 1:57pm ET | By Jim Kim
The banks that received federal money in the first tranche were pretty much told not to sit on it. They have to deploy it somehow. So that raises the question: How? You would have to think all of... Read more...

Wachovia in talks with Citigroup

September 28, 2008 — 9:08am ET | By Jim Kim
There's been a lot of nervousness about Wachovia of late. The bank's CDS spreads have been rising, which is really pressuring its stock. With the ghost of Washington Mutual hovering near, there is a... Read more...

Possible deals abound involving big-name banks

September 17, 2008 — 5:52pm ET | By Jim Kim
If you're an investment bank, the stable deposits of a commercial bank, even an ailing one, look pretty attractive right now. Even before the news hit that Morgan Stanley was in talks with Wachovia,... Read more...

The biggest deal makers on Wall Street?

September 17, 2008 — 1:42pm ET | By Jim Kim
Who are the biggest deal makers on Wall Street right now? Not Goldman Sachs. Not Morgan Stanley. Try federal regulators, like Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson and New York Fed Bank head Tim Geithner.... Read more...

WaMu no longer in need of capital?

August 7, 2008 — 5:09pm ET | By Jim Kim
Thanks to Merrill Lynch's John Thain (fairly or not), people tend to be skeptical when they hear from CEOs that their bank's capital ratios look good. So what should one think of rumor-battered Read more...

What's Jamie Dimon waiting for?

July 30, 2008 — 1:39pm ET | By Jim Kim
Most people assume the cagey Jamie Dimon is angling to make another purchase, specifically one to build the retail-bank side of the firm. The rumors are heavy regarding several companies, notably... Read more...

Bad bank news is all relative

July 23, 2008 — 7:09am ET | By Jim Kim
When is bad news really good news? When the bad news is not nearly as bad as expected, notes the New York Times. You could almost feel the relief wash over the markets as many top banks (excepting Read more...

Labor unions vs. Wall Street

July 21, 2008 — 1:29pm ET | By Jim Kim
Labor unions have stepped up on a lot of shareholder-interest issues over the past few years. We're now seeing them pressing top banks in several areas. The latest: the American Federation of State,... Read more...
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