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Bank of America Merrill Lynch exodus

[Posted on April 16, 2009 at 10:00 AM]

Since the $50 billion BofA-Merrill deal, The Deal has tracked more than 50 people heading for greener pastures. And we're talking about some serious rainmakers here.
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Dealwatch: Brewers

[Posted on June 12, 2008 at 5:18 PM]

After weeks of buzz, InBev SA said June 11 it had put forth an offer for Anheuser-Busch Cos. of $65 per share, or nearly $46.3 billion. But according to...
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Dealwatch: Clear Channel

[Posted on June 12, 2008 at 12:50 PM]

Clear Channel Communications Inc. will hold a shareholder meeting July 24 to vote on its revised, multibillon-dollar leveraged buyout by Bain Capital LLC and Thomas H. Lee Partners LP. If...
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Dealwatch: Airlines and bankruptcy

[Posted on June 11, 2008 at 9:00 AM]

It seems we've hit the latest wave of airline bankruptcies, driven by sky-high oil prices and an economic downturn. April was particularly dark and May was cloudy, but June will...
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Dealwatch: Basketball

[Posted on June 11, 2008 at 8:00 AM]

The Boston Celtics are up 2-1 over the Los Angeles Lakers in the NBA finals, but some dealmakers are looking elsewhere.
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Dealwatch: PE and VC fundraising

[Posted on June 10, 2008 at 11:34 AM]

Madrona Venture Group and Islamic Buyout Fund are the latest to announce new investment vehicles.
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Dealwatch: Baseball

[Posted on June 10, 2008 at 9:34 AM]

The books have gone out on Tribune Co.'s Chicago Cubs and we know that at least Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban is interested. Meanwhile, the state of Illinois' attempt to...
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Dealwatch: Buyouts gone bust

[Posted on June 10, 2008 at 8:42 AM]

Kicking off the week of May 12, the $1.3 billion take-private of Cumulus Media Inc. bit the dust after its would-be buyers (chairman, president and CEO Lew Dickey and Merrill...
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Dealwatch: Yahoo!

[Posted on June 9, 2008 at 2:37 PM]

A shareholder suit and a heated exchange between Yahoo! Inc. chairman Roy Bostock and activist investor Carl Icahn are the latest repercussions since Microsoft Corp. pulled its $47.5 billion bid...
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Dealwatch: PE-backed bankruptcies

[Posted on June 9, 2008 at 1:42 PM]

The credit crunch has had an impact not only on pending leveraged buyouts, but now it's affecting the portfolio companies of private equity firms. For some companies, this means write-downs...
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Dealwatch: Reed Elsevier, Reed Business Information

[Posted on June 9, 2008 at 8:00 AM]

"With its information memorandum finally set for release this week, Reed Business Information promises to give media M&A a highly anticipated reality check. But the word is RBI's Anglo-Dutch parent,...
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Dealwatch: NBC Universal

[Posted on June 6, 2008 at 4:55 PM]

It has been widely reported that General Electric Co.'s NBC Universal Inc., along with Blackstone Group LP and Bain Capital, is one of two front-runners in the auction for Landmark...
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Dealwatch: Take-Two

[Posted on June 6, 2008 at 4:00 PM]

The saga of Take-Two Interactive Software Inc. and Electronic Arts Inc.'s $2 billion bid for its rival wages on. The nagging question: Will EA raise its offer? Kicking off June,...
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