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Verizon's valuation discipline shows trend among strategics (from Corporate Dealmaker)

Give Ivan Seidenberg and his team at Verizon Communications Inc. credit. Though Alltell Corp. was highly attractive as an addition to Verizon Wireless, they also had a well calibrated sense of what the company is actually worth to them and their shareholders. So last year, when debt-fueled private equity buyers...

Posted on June 6, 2008 11:03 AM

Verizon Wireless-Alltel talks spotlight power shift (from Corporate Dealmaker)

On the possibility of Verizon Wireless buying Alltel Corp. from its private equity owners (of seven months) for $27 billion: This is further proof, if any were needed, of the advantage that strategic acquirers with strong balance sheets enjoy over financial ones in the current credit-constrained environment. A big reason...

Posted on June 5, 2008 9:48 AM