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ACG InterGrowth: Laffer vs. Sperling in economist smackdown (from Corporate Dealmaker)

It was former Clinton economic adviser Gene Sperling versus Reaganite Arthur Laffer at a plenary session here in Orlando, Fla., Thursday morning, in a matchup that left the very large audience entertained and maybe even a little enlightened. The exchange ended with performers from Cirque de Soleil capering onstage...

Posted on April 10, 2008 11:55 AM

ACG InterGrowth: Vernon Jordan on politics, civility and regulation (from Corporate Dealmaker)

Power broker Vernon Jordan kicked off the ACG InterGrowth meeting with a speech billed as an insider's perspective on the presidential race and candidates. So it was. And as befits a really accomplished insider, he delivered a talk that mixed charm with history (both personal and national) and even...

Posted on April 9, 2008 3:57 PM

Greetings from sunny Orlando, Fla. (from Corporate Dealmaker)

On the one hand, I'm in one of the states hardest hit by the collapse in the housing market. Cabbies have been heard to mutter about a falloff in the convention business. On the other hand, passengers still applaud when planes land at Orlando International, and at the huge Fairfield...

Posted on April 9, 2008 11:18 AM

Live blogging from Orlando begins Wednesday (from Corporate Dealmaker)

Corporate Dealmaker editor Ken Klee is on his way down to Florida for ACG InterGrowth. In addition to giving a strategic take on private equity as a panelist on Wednesday, he will be blogging from sessions throughout the conference. For example, Klee will tune in to a Thursday morning...

Posted on April 8, 2008 3:19 PM

Network Appliance highlighted at ACG conference (from Corporate Dealmaker)

In between the 5K run, tennis and golf games in Orlando, Fla., at ACG InterGrowth's middle-market summit, Silicon Valley storage software maker Network Appliance Inc. will step up to the podium to receive ACG's Outstanding Corporate Growth Award. In...

Posted on April 7, 2008 4:55 PM

Omnicare's Christine Arakelian on integration (from Corporate Dealmaker)

Christine Arakelian, Omnicare Inc.'s vice president of business development, spoke about the importance of integration at The Deal's Healthcare Dealmaking Symposium. "Integration is front and center in any deal of significance for the company," she said, and went on discuss the various ways that...

Posted on April 2, 2008 4:16 PM

Healthcare Symposium 2008: Corporate Dealmaker panelists (from Corporate Dealmaker)

At The Deal's Healthcare Dealmaking Symposium on March 19, CD editor Ken Klee will moderate a panel including corporate development pros working in the field. Attendees will hear insights from Christine Arakelian, vice president of...

Posted on March 13, 2008 9:46 AM

Healthcare Symposium 2008: BGL M&A report sets stage (from Corporate Dealmaker)

On March 19, The Deal will be hosting a Healthcare Dealmaking Symposium, monitoring the current pace of healthcare M&A deals and developing an outlook for 2008. Fittingly, Brown Gibbons Lang & Co. just issued their quarterly newsletter, BGL...

Posted on March 10, 2008 4:14 PM

Talking dealmaking in Houston (from Corporate Dealmaker)

There was lots of talk of busted deals, tight credit markets and ethical issues during an acquisition and divestiture panel at the 30th annual Corporate Counsel Institute in Houston on Thursday. Keith Fullenweider, a corporate partner at Vinson & Elkins LLP who moderated the panel, has had some experience: He...

Posted on February 8, 2008 11:01 AM

Advantage: Strategics (from Corporate Dealmaker)

The word from our big October conference is that the credit crunch now sidelining PE does indeed create opportunities for corporate buyers. Still, there's no turning back the clock on the changes of the last few years.

Posted on December 15, 2007 5:00 PM