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M&A survey: PE, strategics differ on MACs (from Corporate Dealmaker)

Our contacts at Nixon Peabody LLP alerted us to a Mergermarket Group survey they commissioned, "M&A Executive Insights 2008," which showed the split between private equity execs and strategic dealmakers on the impact of the credit crunch. As you know, midmarket deals will be a driving force in 2008 --...

Posted on April 21, 2008 2:31 PM

A PE memo to the CEO (from Corporate Dealmaker)

Dealmakers know to keep a watchful eye on the management techniques of private equity firms, and you've seen posts, articles and such on the subject. Bain & Co.'s Orit Gadiesh and Hugh MacArthur decided to write a book on the subject. Their "memo to the CEO" is entitled "Lessons...

Posted on February 8, 2008 10:39 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

How due diligence got more diligent (from Corporate Dealmaker)

Dealmakers have learned to examine their targets with a thoroughness and an attention to what makes deals work that was rarely seen a decade ago.

Posted on December 15, 2007 4:08 PM

A job like no other (from Corporate Dealmaker)

By nearly any measure - qualifications needed, compensation issues, likely career path - a job in corporate development is different from other corporate gigs. There are good reasons for that.

Posted on October 15, 2007 8:00 PM

A shout-out to PE, condolence-lite (from Corporate Dealmaker)

It's hard to blame the buyout crowd for using all that cheap debt. It's also easy to be glad they'll have to stop for a while.

Posted on October 15, 2007 9:23 AM

The way they see it (from Corporate Dealmaker)

Understanding how private equity works is an increasingly important part of being a successful corporate dealmaker.

Posted on August 15, 2007 7:45 PM

Blurring the boundaries (from Corporate Dealmaker)

In China's developing dealscape, private equity, venture capital and strategic investors all compete - and cooperate - in ways not seen elsewhere.

Posted on August 15, 2007 7:41 PM

When management talks to PE (from Corporate Dealmaker)

As the imbroglio at Dow Chemical shows, executive discussions with buyout funds can lead to problems. Clarifying the rules ahead of time will help keep companies out of trouble.

Posted on August 15, 2007 7:01 PM

Trend Tracker: May-June 2007 (from Corporate Dealmaker)

Joint ventures: aluminum industry Aluminum prices are hot, up nearly 10% in the first quarter of 2007 over the same period last year. Demand in China and other emerging markets is driving prices, and companies are using JVs to access natural resources and enter foreign markets: China's Qingtongxia Aluminum...

Posted on June 15, 2007 10:11 AM