Entries tagged "Decade of The Deal"

Where's the dealmaker now: Thomas H. Lee

In 1999, Thomas H. Lee's eponymous firm, launched in 1974, was well on its way to becoming the top player in the buyout industry. But Lee is no longer there.

Where's the dealmaker now: Leon Black

Leon Black of Apollo was certainly not a nobody back in 1999, but he wasn't the mogul with the multibillion dollar global private equity and hedge fund empire that he is today.

Decade of The Deal: Kindler & shareholder activism

Morgan Stanley's Rob Kindler on proof that activist shareholders can force transactions that are good for the long-term health of buyer and seller.

Happy birthday to The Deal

While much of the world remembers Sept. 15 as the day Lehman Brothers filed for bankruptcy, Tuesday marks the 10th anniversary of our launch here at The Deal.

Harvey Pitt recalls 9/11: Decade of The Deal

Then SEC chairman Harvey Pitt looks back on September 11, 2001. Pitt's efforts to bring New York's financial exchanges back to life after the terrorist attacks remain a solid accomplishment.

Decade of The Deal: Arthur Andersen's spectacular fall

In this installment of Decade of the Deal Gerald Urich recalls the mood at Hershey as it became apparent its longtime auditor, Arthur Andersen, may not survive.

Martha Stewart back in the saddle solo

Internet ad pioneer Wenda Harris Millard is stepping down as co-CEO of Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia and joining media rep firm Media Link.

When Ahold challenged WebVan

At the height of the dot-com boom, online grocers were the first to get into financial trouble. Peapod took refuge in a sale to Royal Ahold, while better known rival, WebVan, flamed out.

The rise and fall of European private equity

In the last decade, private equity flourished in Europe until the credit crisis. The Deal's John Morris takes a look back on some of the continent's seminal deals.

When A-Rod became the $252M man

It may not have been the largest deal we covered in 2000, but the $252 million signing of Alex Rodriguez by the Tom Hicks-owned Texas Rangers is still one of the most memorable from that year.

Ted Turner's sex life, re-evaluated

Few mergers have frothed up the waters like America Online-Time Warner in 2000. Dealmakers and analysts fell over themselves praising or damning the deal, depending on their persuasion.

Decade of The Deal debuts

Hard to believe, but we've been at this for 10 years. When we launched The Daily Deal newspaper (and the attendant thedailydeal.com) on Sept. 15, 1999, M&A was surging, private equity was in ascendance, and the IPO markets churned out paper millionaires by the day. While other news outlets (from our ink-stained competitors to those newfangled tools of the time: Web sites) all covered bits and pieces of the proceedings, we were the only publication then trying to ascribe unifying themes to what we defined as the Deal Economy. ...

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