While one grocery store merger, though closed, is still the subject of a Federal Trade Commission challenge, another has the agency's blessing and is on track to close in early
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Dubai International Capital LLC said Nov. 26 it had made a "substantial investment" in Japanese electronics powerhouse Sony Corp., its latest high-profile target. The deal follows news Nov. 5 the
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Richard Branson's latest endeavor, to rescue embattled British mortgage lender Northern Rock plc, moved a step forward Nov. 26 as the target named a Branson-led consortium its preferred suitor, but
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AOL LLC said Nov. 12 it had acquired Yedda Inc., which runs a Q&A Web site, for undisclosed terms, just days after unveiling plans to acquire content-targeting online advertising company
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Famed distressed investor Wilbur Ross sat down with The Deal assistant managing editor John Morris at the M&A Outlook 2008 conference at the Ritz-Carlton Battery Park, New York City, Wednesday
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David Rubenstein, the co-founder and managing director of the Carlyle Group, sat down with The Deal's David Carey this morning to discuss some of the key issues facing private
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If the good times are over for most dealmakers, another topic of discussion at Wednesday's M&A Outlook 2008 conference at the Ritz-Carlton Battery Park, New York City, then the good
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Energy has long been one of the largest concerns of the global economy, and with oil prices soaring, unrest in the Middle East and the rise of China, the importance
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As deals continue to stall and even crumble, it's no surprise that people are wondering whether the good times will continue to roll in 2008....
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After a long period of soaring M&A activity, particularly in private equity, dealmaking has run into significant headwinds from the blow-up of the subprime market and the resulting credit
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The rival suitors in the increasingly ill-tempered bidding for Resolution plc continue to pull out all the stops to ensure their offers triumph. Scotland’s Standard Life plc is reportedly revisiting
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With $75 billion under management and a roster of Washington insiders in its ranks, co-founder and managing director David Rubenstein has helped make the Carlyle Group an elite private equity
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Chrysler LLC had long appeared as if it were driving up a dead-end, but after a private equity buyout, investors are shaking things up to turn it around. The company said Nov.
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