Posted on October 16, 2008 at 8:58 AM
Filed under: Acquisitions | Corporate Dealmaker Forum | Corporate Strategy
Tagged: Joy Global , M&A , Tom Walton

Are private equity firms the enemy of corporate dealmakers? Absolutely not, says Tom Walton, vice president of corporate development for the mining equipment maker Joy Global Inc. Still, Walton told Corporate Dealmaker's Suzanne Stevens at the recent CD Forum in New York that an us-against-them mentality is why we don't...  Continue reading

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Posted on October 15, 2008 at 1:11 PM
Filed under: Acquisitions | Corporate Dealmaker Forum | Corporate Strategy | Deal International | Integration
Tagged: Bruce Boden , M&A , Nokia

M&A may have slowed, but deals are getting done. Corporate Dealmaker's Suzanne Stevens caught up with Bruce Bowden, global head of M&A for Nokia Oyj, at the CD Forum conference in New York to discuss selling big deals to nervous executives and boards. When buying your way into a...  Continue reading

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Posted on October 2, 2008 at 6:54 PM
Filed under: CD Community | Corporate Dealmaker Forum | Corporate Strategy | Crisis On Wall Street | People | Trends
Tagged: CD Forum 2008 , Robert J. Shapiro , Sonecon

Times are tough; credit is squeezed; small businesses are squeezed; banks have failed and are seeking quick tie-ups; bankers are positioning for new gigs; and the $700 billion U.S. bailout plan -- loaded with more tax cuts and other "sweeteners"-- is about to make its way to the House, again,...  Continue reading

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Posted on October 2, 2008 at 6:27 PM
Filed under: Corporate Dealmaker Forum | Crisis On Wall Street | Deal International
Tagged: bailout , Benake , Paulson , Robert J. Shapiro , Under Secretary of Commerce

Robert J. Shapiro, former under secretary of commerce, U.S. Commerce Department, senior fellow, Progressive Policy Institute and co-founder and chairman of Sonecon LLC, spoke at the Corporate Dealmaker Forum on globalization and the U.S. political economy. Shapiro had some dire predictions for the extent of the credit crunch. The crisis,...  Continue reading

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Posted on October 2, 2008 at 6:08 PM
Filed under: Corporate Dealmaker Forum
Tagged: dealmaking , investmentb banking , M&A

During the Corporate Dealmaker Forum, on extreme dealmaking, the panelists discussed career moves from investment banking to corporate development. The panelists included: Kenneth Kharbanda, SVP of mergers and acquisitions at AOL LLC; Joy Shih, director of Corporate Development and M&A with Motorola Inc.; and Philip Brandes, a partner at Mayer...  Continue reading

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Posted on October 2, 2008 at 4:42 PM
Filed under: Acquisitions | Corporate Dealmaker Forum | Deal International | Integration
Tagged: integration , Kanders & Co. , Latham & Watkins , LexisNexis Group , M&A , Nokia

Some of the most challenging deals are the ones done to move an acquirer into an entirely new business. Corporate Dealmaker Forum panelists Bruce Bowden, VP and global head of M&A at Nokia Oyj; Antonio Del Pino, a partner with Latham & Watkins LLP; and Gary Julien, Kanders &...  Continue reading

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Posted on October 2, 2008 at 3:53 PM
Filed under: Corporate Dealmaker Forum | Corporate Strategy | Growth Strategy
Tagged: M&A , New Silk Route Growth Capital , Parag Saxena , Vedanta Capital

Parag Saxena, the co-founder of Vedanta Capital and New Silk Route Growth Capital, sat down with The Deal's Matt Miller at the Corporate Dealmaker Forum Thursday afternoon to discuss dealmaking in India. "If you're going into a part of the Indian market that you don't know, the local commercial banker...  Continue reading

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Posted on October 2, 2008 at 3:49 PM
Filed under: Acquisitions | CD Community | Corporate Dealmaker Forum | Deal International | People | Trends
Tagged: AIG Investments , Brazil , CD Forum 2008 , Marcelo Aguiar

The post-lunch focus at CD Forum is on why we're seeing a surge of foreign direct investment into Latin America's largest economy. Brazil has a cache of deposits that miners, steelmakers and alternative energy producers alike are very interested in. Here's a look at some deals we...  Continue reading

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Posted on October 2, 2008 at 3:22 PM
Filed under: Acquisitions | Corporate Dealmaker Forum | Deal International | Growth Strategy
Tagged: acquisitions , dealmaking , foreign investment , Luis Castellanos-Torres , M&A , Wal-Mart Stores

Wal-Mart Stores Inc.'s senior director of M&A, Luis Castellanos-Torres, spoke on the ins and outs of dealmaking at the Corporate Dealmaker Forum on Thursday. With China attracting $84 billion in foreign investment, Castellanos-Torres said that having a strong presence in China is very important for Wal-Mart from an acquisitions prospective....  Continue reading

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Posted on October 2, 2008 at 3:18 PM
Filed under: Acquisitions | Best Practices | Corporate Dealmaker Forum
Tagged: Credit , Federal Reserve , James Grant

James Grant, the editor of Grant's Interest Rate Observer, brought his trademark humor combined with dire warning to his keynote speech at the Corporate Dealmaker Forum on Thursday. "Credit is no longer a wave, it's an iceberg," Grant said. "Things are awful, yet there are no defaults ... yet." Still...  Continue reading

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