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Dealwatch: Cleantech

[Posted on February 29, 2008 at 7:00 AM]

VCs pumped a record $3 billion into 221 cleantech deals in 2007 a 43% increase in dollars over 2006, according to new data out Feb. 29 from Dow Jones' VentureSource.
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Dealwatch: Univision

[Posted on February 28, 2008 at 3:05 PM]

Nearly eight months after reports of a possible sale of its music business in an effort to trim debt, Univision Communications Inc. will sell its music division to Universal Music
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Dealwatch: Banks, write-downs and the CEO shuffle

[Posted on February 21, 2008 at 12:55 PM]

As credit market turmoil began to unfold over the summer, The Deal's Vipal Monga Aug. 9 wondered just how bad things would be for Wall Street's banks....
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Dealwatch: Pfizer

[Posted on February 21, 2008 at 8:00 AM]

Pfizer Inc. unveiled plans Feb. 20 for a $195 million deal for Encysive Pharmaceutical Inc. to bolster its offerings targeting high blood pressure. The target in July said it had
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Dealwatch: Kraft Foods

[Posted on February 15, 2008 at 12:34 PM]

Warren Buffett is the latest confirmed investor to set his sights on Kraft Foods Inc. His Omaha-based Berkshire Hathaway Inc. bought 132.4 million shares of Northfield, Ill.-based Kraft, representing an
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Dealwatch: Home furnishing retailers

[Posted on February 5, 2008 at 2:24 PM]

The home furnishing retail sector is experiencing an extreme makeover of sorts with a rise in bankruptcy filings. Fortunoff Fine Jewelry & Silverware LLC, Wickes Furniture Co. and Wickes Holding
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Dealwatch: Unilever

[Posted on February 5, 2008 at 10:30 AM]

The latest move in Unilever plc's corporate rejiggering came Feb. 4, when the foods group unveiled plans to buy Russia's top ice cream manufacturer Inmarko for undisclosed terms to
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