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Opel workers not likely to get their 'AG' status (from Corporate Dealmaker)

Opel workers want GM to give them more power by changing the European automaker's incorporation status from 'GmbH' to 'AG.' But GM is not likely to comply.

Posted on November 13, 2009 12:13 PM

Linklaters' Schmidt on Pfizer-Wyeth review (from Corporate Dealmaker)

The approval by U.S. antitrust regulators of Pfizer Inc.'s (NYSE:PFE) acquisition of Wyeth is an outlier of how merger reviews will be conducted under the Obama administration. That's according to Jeffrey Schmidt, a partner with Linklaters and a former director of the Federal Trade Commission's office of competition under President...

Posted on November 6, 2009 3:50 PM

Linklaters' Schmidt on antitrust merger reviews (from Corporate Dealmaker)

Candidate Barack Obama talked plenty during last year's presidential campaign about the need for more aggressive antitrust merger reviews. Have the Federal Trade Commission and the Department of Justice delivered? We put the question to Jeffrey Schmidt, a partner in the New York office of Linklaters and a former director...

Posted on November 5, 2009 6:29 AM

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