Dealmakers 
The year in review
by Robert Teitelman, editor-in-chief, The Dealfrom The Deal.com
Money. It's so last year. But cheer up. Consider the following. So we were wrong about, well, everything: real estate, leverage, deregulation, derivatives, risk management. I mean, really, who's perfect?
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GM in bankruptcy
Bailout or not, the odds are it will happen. Here's how it will unfold. Full Article
Less brave new world
We lost five big investment banks in 2008, but how much does that really matter? Full Article
Saving Lehman
If the government had bailed out the investment bank, would anything have changed? Full Article
No protection
With markets beaten down so low, there should be opportunities galore, so why is everyone so gloomy? Full Article
Redefining the blob
At the center of the economic crisis stand the credit raters. How should they be regulated and structured? Full Article
Deal deviants
by Thomas Fedorek, FTI Consultingfrom The Deal.com
Swindles and scams abound during economic downturns. The Great Depression was a golden age of flimflam. The recessions of 1981-'82 and 1990-'91 generated a bumper crop of bunco. If history is any indication, the recession of 2008-? will see a resurgence of the very same types of fraud that stung investors in the past, along with some new variations. Here are a few that this corporate investigator expects to be seeing in the months ahe
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Pretty bubbles
The era of multimillion-dollar price tags for animals in formaldehyde and large pink poodle sculptures has ended, but what will replace it isn't yet clear. Full Article
Not even a trickle
Middle-market deal activity has precipitously fallen, but don't expect it to bounce back until the consumer does. Full Article
The last days of the moguls
As digitalization marches on, the revisionism begins as old media and its progenitors shudder. Full Article
After the storm
The future shape of the financial system remains hazy--and hugely important to the corporate world. Full Article
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Target: Abacus Group PLC (GBR) Acquirer: Electron House Overseas Ltd (GBR) |
Spread: 0.5308567% |
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Target: Abigail Adams National Bancorp Inc (USA) Acquirer: Premier Financial Bancorp Inc (USA) |
Spread: 0.0% |
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Target: ACCA Networks Co Ltd (JPN) Acquirer: eAccess Ltd (JPN) |
Spread: -99.90956% |
G7 Inflows/Outflows
U.S. budget pinch presses arms makers to cut costs
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Mounting budget pressures worsened by the global financial crisis are giving new urgency to calls for the Pentagon and its top suppliers to rein in the runaway costs of nearly every major arms program. Full Article
Reuters Conferences
| Event | Date | Location |
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| VCJ Breakfast Series: Financing the Cleantech Build-out | 13 Jan | Menlo Park, CA |
| Buyouts East and Buyouts Awards Dinner 2009 | 26 Mar | New York |
