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CFO January 1, 2004 Roy Harris	The Start of Something Big? A blockbuster fourth quarter gives even pessimists hope that M&A activity has finally turned the corner.
BusinessWeek December 6, 2004 Thornton, Arndt & Weber	Why Consumers Hate Mergers Mergers often make customers dissatisfied. And once that happens, it can take managers years to regain lost ground.
Knowledge@Wharton	M&A Activity: Back with a Whimper To some market watchers, a flurry of transactions signals a comeback for the merger and acquisition market, which has been in a slump for the past few years. But Wharton faculty and other experts say the M&A frenzy of the 1990s is unlikely to be repeated this time.
Inc. October 1, 2002 Kenneth Klee	Mergers and Accusations Yes, most mergers are misguided. But savvy investors shouldn't overlook those few companies that get them right.
CFO September 1, 2005 Kate O'Sullivan	Secrets of the M&A Masters The hard-won lessons of frequent acquirers can cut through the clutter of acquisition statistics and theory and serve as practical deal-making guidelines.
BusinessWeek December 12, 2005 Emily Thornton	Fat Merger Payouts For CEOs Top executives at companies being acquired are reaping windfalls. Whose interest is being served?
BusinessWeek February 28, 2005 David Henry	Will Dividends Drive A Slew Of New Deals How do you make a $6.7 billion deal look like a $5.3 billion bargain for shareholders? A look at the prerequisite 2003 tax cut on dividend income, and fallout from Verizon's purchase of MCI and beyond.
CFO January 1, 2006 Tim Reason	A High-water Mark? Private-equity firms boosted deal values again in 2005, but resurgent corporate buyers and higher borrowing costs may rein them in this year.
Knowledge@Wharton	Bank of America and FleetBoston: Dud Deal? It was the third largest bank merger in history, promising to create a mega-bank that would span the country. But though bank executives promise economies of scale and cross-selling opportunities, investors have not been impressed.
BusinessWeek March 1, 2004 Roger O. Crocket	How The Cingular Deal Helps Verizon By paying a premium, SBC and BellSouth could hobble themselves in a fast race
BusinessWeek February 14, 2005	CEOs Get Their Groove Back Animal spirits are infusing Corporate America once again. After years of playing defense, chief executives are back in the game. Well-stocked with solid profits and cash.
CFO January 1, 2008 Avital Louria Hahn	Lessons from Adversity The split personality of 2007 dealmaking, with its dramatic highs and lows, could teach a few things about M&A in the year ahead.
CFO January 1, 2002 Stephen Barr	Deals: They've Come Undone With buying activity sharply down, merger breakups made the biggest headlines last year.
Bank Director 1st Quarter 2009 John R. Engen	The Market for M&A in 2009: What Happens Next? With billions in government-spawned capital poised to funnel through the financial industry pipelines, many deal watchers are wondering whether such financing will pop the cork on a flood of deals -- or stall potential transactions until the outlook is clearer.
InternetNews April 1, 2005 Clint Boulton	The 411 from 451: M&As Tally $75B in Q1 2005 Private investment firms scorched the high-tech sector with torrid spending, led by the $11.3B bid for SunGuard.
BusinessWeek July 18, 2005 Steve Rosenbush	Too Much Cash, Too Little Innovation Tech giants are mostly returning money to investors or doing merger and acquisition deals
CFO June 1, 2005 Roy Harris	Holding Out for a Lower Bid As the fight for MCI shows, a top-dollar offer for a company doesn't always win. Sometimes it shouldn't.
BusinessWeek March 22, 2004 David Fairlamb	Europe: Deals Are Back In Season The strong euro and healthy profits have CEOs in a mood to go shopping
The Motley Fool December 7, 2006 Dan Caplinger	Don't Swallow the Poison Pill Corporate takeovers are often profitable for investors, so why stop them?
The Motley Fool March 16, 2005 Rich Duprey	Mergers and Acquiescence Are investors better off holding or selling their stocks that are getting acquired?
The Motley Fool November 2, 2005 Tom Taulli	Return of the Big Mergers After a long drought, M&A is back. Is that a good thing for shareholders? While it's not as exciting, maybe giving back profits to shareholders -- in dividends and buybacks -- is a better option.
Financial Advisor February 2006 Alan Lavine	Alive And Well The ongoing merger boom keeps feeding the risk arbitrageurs' bottom line. Financial advisors have a number of options if they want to invest clients' cash in mutual funds that could benefit from merger deals.
BusinessWeek February 14, 2005 Mara Der Hovanesian	Citi: A Whole New Playbook Citigroup CEO Chuck Prince is moving away from Sandy Weill's empire-building strategy.
BusinessWeek December 25, 2006 Joseph Weber	M&A: An Irresistible Urge To Merge The dealmakers will be working double time in '07, and in virtually every sector.
Investment Advisor June 2007 Mark Tibergien	Real Deals There's more activity than actual movement on the M&A front for financial advisory firms.
U.S. Banker September 2007 Lee Conrad	Woes Cause Gloom To Spread The mortgage problems that market prognosticators have been expecting for a couple of years are finally coming. And they've quickly soured the mood in financial services M&A.
InternetNews May 2, 2005 Colin C. Haley	Qwest Bids Bitter GoodBye to MCI Pursuit Qwest has harsh words for MCI and winning bidder Verizon as it drops its three-month pursuit.
BusinessWeek February 2, 2004 Rich Miller	Commentary: Business Burns Rubber Finally, execs are ramping up capital spending and M&A deals. Will jobs be next?
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BusinessWeek April 5, 2004 Louis Lavelle	The CEOs' Gravy Train May Be Drying Up Finally, boards are reining in executive pay and tying it more to performance.
HBS Working Knowledge April 5, 2004 Jim Heskett	Should We Brace Ourselves for Another Era of M&A Value Destruction? Research tells us that the short-term value in an acquisition accrues primarily to shareholders of acquired companies. On the other hand, short-term value is more often destroyed than created for shareholders of acquiring organizations.
HBS Working Knowledge November 15, 2004 Harding & Rovit	Writing a Credible Investment Thesis Every deal your company proposes to do---big or small, strategic or tactical---should start with a clear statement how that particular deal would create value for your company. A credible investment thesis should describe a concrete benefit, rather than a vaguely stated strategic value.
U.S. Banker March 2002 John Hackett	Bottom Falls Out Investment bankers had to find other things to keep them busy in the second half of the year, as the bank and thrift M&A market virtually collapsed...
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InternetNews February 25, 2005 Colin C. Haley	And Then There Were Two in Telecom? The long-awaited telecom industry consolidation is here, and it's changing everything.
InternetNews September 1, 2005 Colin C. Haley	MCI-Verizon Merger Vote Set MCI shareholders will weigh in on Verizon's acquisition offer next month.
U.S. Banker April 2004 Michael Dumiak	Culture Clash Nearly a decade after the last merger wave, dealers sharpen their pencils in the wake of an economic downturn and look to make combinations. Is that really such a good idea?
U.S. Banker November 2009	Consolidation Will Happen, But It Will Take a While There s little debate that the industry needs to shrink, but are enough buyers out there willing and able to swallow 1,500 to 3,000 banks?
The Motley Fool June 20, 2005 Richard Gibbons	Think Like a Dealmaker Acquisitions can be great for investors. Here's how to identify acquisition targets before deals are announced.
U.S. Banker March 2003 Michael Sisk	Ranking the Top M&A Advisors Competition is fierce in the down economy. Sandler O'Neill did 24 deals, but Goldman's two deals were far larger. Boards of Directors are seeking out investment bankers earlier when thinking about a merger and demanding more from them.
InternetNews February 14, 2005 Jim Wagner	Verizon Makes Move On MCI Following the SBC-AT&T mega-merger blueprint, Verizon aims for a global enterprise reach in a deal worth $6.7 billion.
The Motley Fool November 15, 2005 Stephen D. Simpson	Guidant, J&J Kiss and Make Up The two companies hammered out a revised merger agreement that continues J&J's buyout of Guidant, but at a lower price. So what does this mean for the med-tech space, assuming that this deal actually goes through? Investors, take note.
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CFO February 1, 2006 Tim Reason	America for Sale Foreign firms are buying U.S. companies at the fastest clip in five years, creating concerns on Capitol Hill. Some dealmakers say Sarbanes-Oxley and other regulatory changes put U.S. companies at a disadvantage when competing with foreign buyers.
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