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BusinessWeek February 27, 2006 Jane Sasseen |
Buyout Mania's Mountain Of Debt Is there a bubble brewing in the buyout business? |
Entrepreneur September 2003 C.J. Prince |
Got Leverage? If you're ready to sell, you've got the upper hand. Large buyout firms will be looking to entrepreneurs. |
Inc. December 1, 2009 Norm Brodsky |
The Days of Cheap Capital Are Gone for Good The deal you put together in 2007 is no longer feasible today. Here's why. |
The Motley Fool November 27, 2006 David Lee Smith |
A Media Whirlwind in Review Investors, it's been an eventful year for the nation's traditional media companies. The trends that emerged this year will probably only intensify in 2007. |
BusinessWeek February 26, 2007 Matthew Goldstein |
Hedge Funds Jump Into Private Equity Eager to boost performance, hedge funds are entering the market at a risky moment. |
Knowledge@Wharton |
Is It Time to Get Rid of EBITDA? The latest target of corporate reformers may not be a company or even an individual. Instead it is a concept, EBITDA, that may have been indirectly responsible for at least some of the corporate carcasses now littering the landscape. |
The Motley Fool December 15, 2006 Dan Caplinger |
The Lure of Private Equity The fact that private equity deals have become commonplace shows that private equity provides benefits to investors as well as to companies and their corporate managers. |
The Motley Fool November 15, 2006 Matt Koppenheffer |
The Softer Side of Private Equity Today, leveraged buyout shops have reincarnated themselves under the uber-generic "private equity" moniker and in the past couple years have started a full frontal assault on the public markets. What does it mean for every-day investors? |
The Motley Fool October 17, 2006 Tom Taulli |
Open Solutions Is Going Dot-Com This nice growth business that provides software to financial institutions is so nice that two top private equity firms will buy it out. Investors, take note. |
The Motley Fool July 24, 2007 David Lee Smith |
GM's Divorce From Allison Gets a Flat The General Motors deal to arrange a leveraged buyout of its Allison Transmission division is delayed as the private equity group has trouble finding financing. Its one of many deals disrupted as investors grow increasingly wary of private equity deals. |
Knowledge@Wharton February 12, 2003 |
Hard Days and Sleepless Nights for Private Equity Firms Today's business environment is similar in ways to the early 1990s when private equity firms rose up to restructure mountains of bad debt and went on to cash out in the ensuing bull market. But while opportunities exist, it is harder to make deals work than it was a decade ago. |
BusinessWeek November 19, 2009 Maria Bartiromo |
Steve Schwarzman Starts Warming Up The author talks to Blackstone's Steve Schwarzman about the state of the private equity market, changes on Wall Street, and the outlook for various types of investments. |
National Real Estate Investor September 1, 2005 Matt Hudgins |
Q & A An interview with Jeff Johnson, executive vice president and chief investment officer of Equity Office Properties on what's driving the company's past year's surge in sales and acquisitions. |
National Real Estate Investor May 1, 2003 Beth Mattson-Teig |
Will the Buying Frenzy in Retail Real Estate Continue? While other sectors in commercial real estate saw transaction volume sink last year, anybody in the retail end of the business will tell you that 2002 was a banner year. |
The Motley Fool July 3, 2007 Dave Mock |
Bell Canada's Big Buyout Bid The bid for the Canadian telecom is the biggest to date, and could get bigger. Shareholder and regulatory approvals still have to be worked through, so the deal is far from done. |
The Motley Fool April 30, 2009 Alex Dumortier |
The Leverage Isn't Where You Think $2.16 trillion -- that's the aggregate amount of net debt on the balance sheets of the companies in the S&P 500 (ex-financials) at the end of 2008. |
The Motley Fool September 22, 2006 Stephen Ellis |
Is Finish Line Finished? A hedge fund believes the company can best serve shareholders by selling out. |
The Motley Fool November 9, 2007 Tom Taulli |
Perficient on the Prowl The software consulting firm continues to grow revenue and earnings nicely with strategic acquisitions. |
Commercial Investment Real Estate Jan/Feb 2011 Kenneth P. Riggs Jr. |
2011 Forecast Preview Predictions and trends for the economy, capital markets, property sectors, and investment in the real estate arena in the coming year. |
BusinessWeek July 2, 2007 Maria Bartiromo |
Bashing Private Equity Congress is contemplating tax changes that would have a significant impact on private equity profits, and criticism of the buyout juggernaut is gaining ground in both the U.S. and Europe. |
CFO May 1, 2007 Lori Calabro |
Merrill Lynch's Jeffrey Edwards After 20 years with the Wall Street giant, Edwards remains a firm believer in the value of long-term investing and diversification. |
The Motley Fool June 18, 2009 Matt Koppenheffer |
Your Bankruptcy Preparedness Kit You don't want to end up owning the next headline-making bankruptcy, so here are three strategies to avoid that fate. |
The Motley Fool May 30, 2006 Tom Taulli |
Are Tech Buyouts the Next Big Thing? Private equity funds have a treasure chest of cash. Does this bode well for the tech industry? While there are strong players in big tech, a buyout should be a possible bonus, not a driving factor, when deciding whether to buy the stock. |
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. |
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. |
The Motley Fool August 2, 2007 Tom Taulli |
China's Private Equity Dynasty? In the past, Chinese government regulation has prevented foreign private equity firms from buying companies, however, China now apparently recognizes the need for a domestic private equity industry. |
InternetNews March 6, 2008 |
Ziff Davis Media Files For Bankruptcy Protection Slumping print business and lingering debt leave Ziff Davis Media no other options. |
Inc. April 2006 |
Recap Renaissance Thanks to heated competition in the private equity market, now may be the ideal time to recapitalize. |
Financial Planning May 1, 2005 Glenn G. Kautt |
What Are You Worth? Regarding owners of investment advisory firms, for sellers, it's back to the future, but for buyers, it's here and now. |
Financial Advisor April 2008 Evan Simonoff |
The Big Chill While the financial advisor community and their clients have avoided most of the mortgage-related problems, advisory firms' merger and acquisition activity is suddenly becoming a victim of fixed-income market paralysis. |
Inc. November 1, 2000 Ilan Mochari |
How to Take Stock If you're thinking about taking equity instead of cash as payment for services, here's a checklist of things to consider... |
The Motley Fool February 4, 2004 Jeff Hwang |
Like Harrah's or Hate It When all is said and done, there are some things to like about the stock of Harrah's Entertainment. |
The Motley Fool October 7, 2010 Tim Hanson |
Where the Bargains Are Now Savvy international investors may want to reconsider where they're looking for ideas. |
The Motley Fool November 13, 2008 Liz Peek |
This Is Where Investors Are Profiting Credit markets may be tight, but some deals are still being made, and risk arbitrage investors are capitalizing on it. |
The Motley Fool February 27, 2007 Emil Lee |
Is U.S. Concrete Still Solid? Should this one be in your portfolio mix? U.S. Concrete is a strong candidate for further due diligence -- and the answer seems to be a resounding yes. |
The Motley Fool June 2, 2005 Timothy M. Otte |
Neiman's Goes Out in Style Neiman Marcus' $5.1 billion price tag sheds light on other retail valuations. |
The Motley Fool October 31, 2007 Tom Taulli |
Is Tech Ready to Go Deal-Crazy? Over the past couple of months, tech companies such as SAP, McAfee, Microsoft, and Oracle have made some interesting M&A deals. Is this the start of a major trend? |
The Motley Fool May 9, 2007 Emil Lee |
Innkeepers USA Goes Out With a Bang The hotel REIT takeout target posts a strong first quarter before going private. |
The Motley Fool December 3, 2004 Jeff Hwang |
It's Getting Hot Out There Mandalay's Las Vegas Strip properties once again provide record results. Net income jumped 65.3% to $67.1 million, or $0.99 per share, beating the analyst estimate by $0.11 per share. |
BusinessWeek October 8, 2007 Matthew Goldstein |
Private Equity's Public Moves With big buyouts in the doldrums, firms are picking up small pieces of companies. |
Financial Advisor February 2006 Gail Liberman |
Burning Down The House? Although home equity lines of credit are a useful financial planning tool, a growing chorus of experts is concerned that consumers could be overextending themselves as rates rise. |
CFO September 1, 2007 Vincent Ryan |
Premiums Without Peril While bidding high to beat rivals for a target can be an acquirer's undoing, some have developed valuation tools to help them safely offer more. |
CFO March 1, 2009 Vincent Ryan |
Sweating over Equity Paying off debt by giving lenders a piece of the company may be a last resort, but it can provide a glimmer of hope for a restructuring. |
The Motley Fool August 29, 2007 Tom Taulli |
Private Equity's Nuclear Winter The Home Depot supply unit transaction is an example of what is happening in the private equity game. Lean times have arrived for Wall Street dealmakers, with private equity firms abandoning current deals and becoming gun-shy for future ones. |