September 2007

Posted on September 28, 2007 at 2:09 PM
Filed under: CD Community

A group of dealmakers from the corporate, private equity and legal worlds will explore the current M&A market in a panel titled "A New Financial Landscape: Strategic, Private Equity & Hedge Funds" at the CD Forum this Tuesday, Oct. 2, in New York. Panelists Charles Simmons, VP of corporate...  Continue reading

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Posted on September 28, 2007 at 12:43 PM
Filed under: Movers & Shakers

EraGen BioSciences Inc., a venture-backed molecular diagnostics company, recently appointed L. Miguel Blanc as vice president of corporate development. Blanc was most recently manager of global business development for General Electric Co.'s $15 billion healthcare unit. There, he handled mergers and acquisitions, technology licensing and strategic collaborations for its...  Continue reading

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Posted on September 27, 2007 at 4:11 PM
Filed under: CD Community

Anyone who works in corporate development knows that the job is unlike any other in the executive suite. It's also one of the least mapped in terms of compensation, career path, job responsibilities and other variables. That's starting to change, though, as transactions have gained unprecedented importance as an...  Continue reading

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Posted on September 27, 2007 at 1:20 PM
Filed under: Corporate Strategy | Joint Ventures and Alliances

Time Warner Inc.'s Warner Bros. Entertainment is co-financing a billion dollar venture with state-controlled Aldar Properties in the United Arab Emirates to create a theme park and hotel. The deal also calls for a pact with Abu Dhabi Media Co., in which the two firms will inject $250 million...  Continue reading

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Posted on September 27, 2007 at 12:43 PM
Filed under: Research and development

KPMG International just released a study that mines the details of M&A transactions that increased shareholder value. KPMG, along with University of Chicago Graduate School of Business professor Steven Kaplan, analyzed 510 corporate deals announced from 2000 to 2004. Among the findings: Cash was king. Cash acquisitions by companies...  Continue reading

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Posted on September 27, 2007 at 7:43 AM
Filed under: Corporate Strategy

Liberty Media CEO Greg Maffei keynoted the Denver Dealmaker’s Forum Wednesday with an account of his efforts to transform the company from a sprawling collection of  assets assembled by cable pioneer John Malone to a real operating company. The forum was organized by Corporate Dealmaker and the Denver ACG....  Continue reading

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Posted on September 26, 2007 at 3:21 PM
Filed under: Research and development

Executive search firm Heidrick & Struggles and the Economist Intelligence Unit have put together the "first ever" global talent index, or GTI. The study garners insight into a number of industries, including technology, industrial, life sciences and more. It also looks at the global pool of talent and asks...  Continue reading

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Posted on September 26, 2007 at 11:15 AM
Filed under: CD Community | Trends

Robert F. Bruner is dean of the University of Virginia Darden School of Business and an accomplished author — he's written 19 books, including the top-selling "Applied Mergers & Acquisitions" and "Deals from Hell." His latest work shows that in addition to being a prolific wordsmith, he also has...  Continue reading

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Posted on September 25, 2007 at 4:33 PM
Filed under: CD Community

For the third panel of the Dealmaker's Forum in Denver on Wednesday, Sept. 26, panelists will discuss private equity as an engine for organic growth, not just a takeover machine. Among the guests tackling the growth equity issue will be principal Spencer Neumann of Summit Partners, which was the...  Continue reading

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Posted on September 25, 2007 at 3:39 PM
Filed under: Acquisitions | Trends

Strategic buyers are returning to the market in force after being outbid and crowded out by private equity buyers since 2004. However, strategic buyers will be more selective than private equity buyers and won’t pay the premiums and multiples that sellers have come to expect. Moreover, strategic transactions will...  Continue reading

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