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Report: UBS taps Lazard

[Posted on June 25, 2008 at 10:00 AM]

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UBS, one of the banks hardest hit by the subprime meltdown, has reportedly hired Lazard to advise on a strategic review, according to a New York Post item Wednesday, driving speculation about the Swiss bank's future. ...

GM hires Citi to assist in Hummer review

[Posted on June 23, 2008 at 4:59 PM]

General Motors Corp. has hired Citigroup Inc. to help it review options for its Hummer brand, according to a Reuters report....

Just In: Advisers in Bunge's acquisition of Corn Products

[Posted on June 23, 2008 at 3:05 PM]

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We have the advisers for Bunge Ltd.'s $4.8 billion acquisition of Corn Products International Inc. For more advisers check out our story on TheDeal.com. George Weiksner, Steve Koch, Gregg Fatzinger and Reby Gulcan of Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC, and Stephen Munger, Susan Huang, Jonathan Popper and David Ciagne of Morgan Stanley are acting as financial advisers to Bunge. Bunge sought legal counsel from John Madden and Clare O'Brien of Shearman & Sterling LLP. Rick Stearns and William Gottschalk at Lazard, and Thomas Cole, Robert Verigan and John O'Hare of the law firm Sidley Austin LLP are representing Corn Products,...

PricewaterhouseCoopers midyear M&A forecast

[Posted on June 23, 2008 at 1:49 PM]

PricewaterhouseCoopers' Transaction Services group released its midyear M&A forecast on Monday with predictions of an increase in distressed M&A activity, consolidation in consumer-spending-related industries and the expectation that private equity firms will continue to branch out into new investment areas in the second half of 2008....

Report: Wachovia hires Goldman

[Posted on June 19, 2008 at 10:54 AM]

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Grappling with the subprime mortgage crisis, Wachovia Corp. is now the subject of takeover speculation....

Just In: Advisers in XTO Energy's acquisition of Hunt Petroleum

[Posted on June 10, 2008 at 5:19 PM]

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We have the advisers in XTO Energy Inc.'s $4.19 billion acquisition of Hunt Petroleum Corp. For all of the advisers that worked on this deal, check out TheDeal.com. XTO Energy received legal advice from Martin McNamara of Gibson Dunn & Crutcher LLP. Hunt Petroleum used investment bankers Brady Parish and Michael Carr of Goldman, Sachs & Co., and Rob Bilger of Tristone Capital LLC. Hunt Petroleum received legal advice from Robert Profusek, Randi Lesnick and others from Jones Day....

Soapbox: Proactive

[Posted on June 7, 2008 at 10:00 AM]

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Corporate boards of directors and management can -- and should -- be more proactive in preparing for and addressing increasing activism by shareholders....

Just In: Advisers in the Verizon Wireless-Alltel deal

[Posted on June 6, 2008 at 4:22 PM]

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We have the advisers in Verizon Wireless' $28.1 billion acquisition of rural cellular provider Alltel Corp.The financial advisers for Verizon Wireless, a joint venture of Verizon Communications Inc. and Vodafone Group plc, include investment bankers Paul J. Taubman, Ji-Yeun Lee, Robert Friedsam, Christopher Bartlett and others from Morgan Stanley; and Rick Leaman, Simon Warshaw, Christian Lesueur, Ehren Stenzler, Karim Tabet and Chris Rhee of UBS (for Vodafone). Legal advice was provided by Jeffrey J. Rosen, David A. Brittenham, Lawrence K. Cagney, Peter A. Furci and others of Debevoise & Plimpton LLP; and William Curbow, Steven Todrys and others from Simpson...

Soapbox: Riding in the side car

[Posted on June 6, 2008 at 10:30 AM]

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Key considerations for private equity fund sponsors when working with committed co-investment structures.

Just In: Advisers in Smucker's acquisition of Folgers

[Posted on June 4, 2008 at 3:36 PM]

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The Daily Deal has the advisers working on the $3.3 billion J.M. Smucker Co. acquisition of Procter & Gamble Co.'s Folgers coffee. J.M. Smucker sought financial advice from Kenneth Tuchman at Bank of America Corp. as well as William Blair & Co. Legal advice came from John Jenkins of Calfee, Halter & Griswold LLP and Kenneth Heitner of Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP. Procter & Gamble sought financial advice for Folgers from Joseph Rault, Susan Huang and Kristin Rossi of Morgan Stanley and Mary Anne Citrino and Greg Hewitt of Blackstone Group LP. Robert Profusek of Jones Day and Linda...

Proxy firms back Restoration buyout

[Posted on June 3, 2008 at 9:14 AM]

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Restoration Hardware Inc. said Monday two proxy advisories had recommended shareholders vote in favor of the company's proposed Catterton Partners-led $4.50 per share buyout. Meanwhile, a shareholder class action seeking an injunction against the deal looms....

Q&A with Houlihan Lokey execs: Good news, bad news

[Posted on May 30, 2008 at 8:23 AM]

A conversation with Minnneapolis-based Houlihan Lokey executives Jeffrey Werbalowsky and Scott Richardson.

Bankruptcy feature: Momentum play

[Posted on May 30, 2008 at 7:58 AM]

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Some law and advisory firms bolstered their ranks well before the bankruptcy boom, but others are now playing catch-up.

Auction Block League Tables: Lehman taps the oil craze

[Posted on May 27, 2008 at 11:46 AM]

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Stratospheric (and rising) energy prices continue to drive auction activity, with oil and gas explorers seeking to cash in while the going is good. That trend held true last week, with Encore Acquisition Corp. hiring Lehman Brothers Inc. to explore a sale....

Just In: Advisers on Time Warner Cable spinoff

[Posted on May 21, 2008 at 12:19 PM]

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The Daily Deal has the advisers working on Time Warner Inc.'s spinoff of Time Warner Cable Inc....

Just In: Advisers on CBS-Cnet

[Posted on May 15, 2008 at 2:15 PM]

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CBS Corp. on Thursday said it would pay $11.50 per share or nearly $1.8 billion for Cnet Networks Inc., news that caused the target's flagging share price to trade almost that high by midafternoon. Several advisers weighed in. Here are a few:...

Just In: Advisers in Finmeccanica's acquisition of DRS

[Posted on May 13, 2008 at 4:39 PM]

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Italian arms manufacturer Finmeccanica SpA will acquire DRS Technologies Inc., a U.S.-based military electronics company, for $5.2 billion. We have the advisers that worked on the deal....

Just In: Advisers on HP-EDS

[Posted on May 13, 2008 at 10:46 AM]

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Hewlett-Packard Co. unveiled plans Tuesday to acquire Electronic Data Systems Corp. for $13.9 billion. A host of advisers weighed in. Here are a few:...

Just In: Advisers in Cablevision's acquisition of Newsday

[Posted on May 12, 2008 at 4:02 PM]

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Cablevision Systems Corp. agreed to acquire a 97% stake in Newsday Media Group from the Tribune Co. for $650 million. Here are some highlights of the deal: Cablevision hired investment bankers Stefan Selig, James McVeigh, Scott Seaton and Richard Casavechia of Banc of America Securities LLC and also bankers from Merrill Lynch & Co. The law firms working on behalf of Cablevision were Hughes Hubbard & Reed LLP and Sullivan & Cromwell LLP. The target hired Christina Moore of Citigroup Global Markets Inc. as its investment banker. Law firms McDermott Will & Emery, Sidley Austin LLP and Janofsky & Walker...

Auction Block League Table: Revenge of the white shoes?

[Posted on May 12, 2008 at 11:49 AM]

As we saw last week, the big Street firms at the top of the table are beginning to get a little crowded by sector-focused boutiques. This is particularly true for firms that specialize in sectors with healthy dealflow -- middle-market companies focused on energy and raw materials, to name one prominent example....

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Report: UBS taps Lazard

GM hires Citi to assist in Hummer review

Just In: Advisers in Bunge's acquisition of Corn Products

PricewaterhouseCoopers midyear M&A forecast

Report: Wachovia hires Goldman

Just In: Advisers in XTO Energy's acquisition of Hunt Petroleum

Soapbox: Proactive

Just In: Advisers in the Verizon Wireless-Alltel deal

Soapbox: Riding in the side car

Just In: Advisers in Smucker's acquisition of Folgers

Proxy firms back Restoration buyout

Q&A with Houlihan Lokey execs: Good news, bad news

Bankruptcy feature: Momentum play

Auction Block League Tables: Lehman taps the oil craze

Just In: Advisers on Time Warner Cable spinoff

Just In: Advisers on CBS-Cnet

Just In: Advisers in Finmeccanica's acquisition of DRS

Just In: Advisers on HP-EDS

Just In: Advisers in Cablevision's acquisition of Newsday

Auction Block League Table: Revenge of the white shoes?

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