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ACG branching out to China (from Corporate Dealmaker)

Chinese dealmakers looking to connect with fellow M&A professionals now have a new way to do it, with the opening of an Association for Corporate Growth chapter in Tianjin. ACG China will also operate in Beijing, Hong Kong, Shanghai and other major cities as membership grows.Harris Smith (pictured), ACG...

Posted on June 12, 2009 2:48 PM

Creative deal structures breathe life into debt-challenged transactions (from Corporate Dealmaker)

In the absence of credit, dealmakers are increasingly turning to alternative deal structures to carry transactions forward. Paul Beecy (pictured), a tax partner in the transaction advisory practice at Grant Thornton LLP, says his clients are using preferred investments that mimic debt to keep alive deals that might otherwise collapse....

Posted on December 9, 2008 1:13 PM

Inside The Deal: Grant Thornton's Beecy on cross-border M&A (from Corporate Dealmaker)

Paul Beecy, a tax partner at Grant Thornton LLP, was a speaker on a cross-border deal panel at The Deal's M&A Outlook 2009 conference. In this edition of Inside The Deal, Beecy speaks with The Deal's Suzanne Stevens on inbound investments and creative deal structures due to a lack...

Posted on December 1, 2008 4:26 PM

How credit crunch and dollar affect cross-border deals (from Corporate Dealmaker)

Speaking at The Deal's M&A Outlook 2009 conference in New York Tuesday, senior writer Matt Miller said: "I think you'd all agree the liquidity crisis is pretty much universal. With the ability to raise debt so impaired, what has been the creative response for those who want to get deals...

Posted on November 11, 2008 1:45 PM

End of cross-border deals? More like a pause (from Corporate Dealmaker)

With the current economic turmoil and countries focusing on rebuilding or fortifying, The Deal's Matt Miller asked at The Deal's M&A Outlook 2009 conference whether this is the end of cross-border deals.Steven Baronoff, managing director and head of global M&A at Merrill Lynch & Co., noted that "CEO confidence...

Posted on November 11, 2008 1:30 PM

M&A Outlook: Deal trends in emerging markets (from Corporate Dealmaker)

The second big panel of The Deal's M&A Outlook 2009 conference on Tuesday focused on deal activity in emerging markets. Multinational corporations continue to expand their customer base and maximize operations, with India being a prime draw of late. On stage were:Moderator: Matt Miller, a senior writer of The...

Posted on November 11, 2008 1:23 PM