Subscriber Content Preview | Request a free trialSearch  
  Go

Entries tagged "Warren Buffett"

You have executed a tag search on The Deal Pipeline. Below, you will find a comprehensive list of stories tagged "Warren Buffett."

12 result(s) displayed (13 - 24 of 56)


Warren Buffett's holding co. seeks ResCap probe

Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway, which owns debt issued by bankrupt loan servicer, wants an examiner appointed to look into the debtor's prepetition transactions with its parent, Ally Financial Inc., among other things. Continue reading

Posted on June 7, 2012 7:51 AM




The New York Times, Facebook and the average reader

The public editor of The New York Times waded into the swamp of the Facebook initial public offering this weekend and emerged looking soggy. Continue reading

Posted on June 4, 2012 11:51 AM




Coty withdraws Avon bid

The suitor made good on its threat to walk away from the bid if Avon did not engage in talks by its May 14 deadline Continue reading

Posted on May 15, 2012 1:09 PM




Avon will consider Coty offer

The privately held suitor, armed with financing from Berkshire Hathaway, has pledged not to go hostile with its $10.7 billion bid Continue reading

Posted on May 14, 2012 11:52 AM




With Berkshire backing, Coty boosts Avon bid

Armed with equity financing from Berkshire and debt from JP Morgan, the fragrance maker offers $10.7 billion and gives the target a May 14 deadline to come to the table. Continue reading

Posted on May 10, 2012 11:46 AM




Altor sells Meyn to Berkshire Hathaway unit

Swedish buyout firm Altor Equity Partners AB was crowing Friday, May 4, about an agreement to sell Meyn Food Processing Technology BV, its poultry processing machinery business, to Berkshire Hathaway Inc. subsidiary CTB Inc. Continue reading

Posted on May 4, 2012 2:52 PM




Facebook, Instagram and the disciplines of M&A

Like Google, Facebook has found a way to make a lot of money. But you don't have to have a full-blown bubble to lose your discipline as a buyer. You just need the sudden appearance of a lot of cash. Which is how M&A gets a bad name. Continue reading

Posted on April 11, 2012 1:04 PM




Carried interest tax to be addressed in broad bill

Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid says that the president redefined 'tax reform' in his State of the Union address. Continue reading

Posted on January 26, 2012 11:50 AM




M&A Deals of the Year: Selling off Bank of America

The megabank successfully divested more than $30 billion in assets last year at a time when big deals were scarce. Continue reading

Posted on January 20, 2012 12:00 PM




Charles Perrow and causes of the meltdown

Perrow believes the financial crisis was precipitated by 'key agents' who deliberately ignored warnings, 'created the ideologies and changed institutions, fully aware that this could harm their firms, clients and the public.' Continue reading

Posted on January 18, 2012 12:16 PM




The lighter hand of activist investors

Legendary activists like Carl Icahn often engage in very aggressive, very public tactics. The younger generation tries consensus, not conflict. Continue reading

Posted on December 9, 2011 12:00 PM




Credit raters and the conventional wisdom

There remain the expectations that credit raters should be able to see the future by analyzing the present. Continue reading

Posted on December 8, 2011 12:57 PM




Previous 1 2 3 4 5 Next

Movable Type search results powered by Fast Search



Popular tags




Movers & Shakers

Launch Movers and shakers slideshow

Todd P. Kelly joined the Dallas Office of Jones Day as a partner in the healthcare and life sciences practice. For other updates launch today's Movers & shakers slideshow.

Video

The Deal interview: Adam Max

The Jordan Co. managing director talks about manufacturing M&A with private equity senior editor Jonathan Marino. More video

Sectors