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Corporate dealmakers: Life in a cold climate (from Corporate Dealmaker)

Like the M&A environment itself, corporate development jobs have always been cyclical. But the profession has never seen a down cycle like this one, which is producing myriad responses for previously acquisitive companies and a variety of experiences for corporate development executives. We explore both in Life in a cold...

Posted on July 8, 2009 10:19 AM

The growing field of executive recruitment outsourcing sparks deal (from Corporate Dealmaker)

With all the layoffs on Wall Street this year, we've been talking regularly with executive recruiter Randy Gulian (pictured), president and founder of InSearch Worldwide. Check out what Gulian had to say about whose hiring and what they're paying here, and about investment bankers making the switch to corporate development...

Posted on October 16, 2008 11:47 AM

Alcoa shakes up its senior deal team (from Corporate Dealmaker)

Aluminum giant Alcoa Inc. has shuffled its deal team. Kurt Waldo, who as deputy general counsel oversaw legal M&A and divestiture work, has been promoted to vice president and general counsel. Jake Siewert (pictured), meanwhile, has been named vice president of business development and public strategy, and will oversee M&A.Like...

Posted on September 25, 2008 11:30 AM

Corporate development careers: Thoughts on deals from a serial acquirer (from Corporate Dealmaker)

With private equity sidelined, the environment for strategic acquirers hasn't been this favorable in years -- and Eaton Corp. is taking full advantage. Over the past 18 months, the diversified industrial manufacturer has spent $4.25 billion on 14 acquisitions, adding $2.5 billion in revenue to the balance sheet. Being fiscally healthy...

Posted on September 11, 2008 8:06 AM

Corporate development careers: Who's hiring and what do they pay? (from Corporate Dealmaker)

Corporate development careers is a favorite topic of ours, so whenever we hit upon some interesting data - even if it's anecdotal - that adds to our understanding of the field, we're quick to pass it along. The latest comes from Randy Gulian, president of InSearch Worldwide, which provides traditional executive...

Posted on August 21, 2008 11:02 AM

Corporate strategy gets formalized at another company (from Corporate Dealmaker)

When we saw recently that the European bank UniCredit Group had created a formal strategy and business development department to focus on M&A, our interest was piqued. Why? Because we are on a quest to map the field of corporate development. And while it seems every company approaches corp dev...

Posted on August 12, 2008 8:07 AM