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Genachowski's nomination to FCC official

President Obama taps law school classmate Julius Genachowski as chair of the Federal Communications Commission.


Tim Geithner, lonely man

With the Treasury Department woefully understaffed, is the White House setting up the Treasury secretary to fail?


Obama nears FTC picks

If President Obama taps Jon Leibowitz as FTC chair, then Leibowitz may in turn pick Boies Schiller attorney Rich Feinstein to head the Bureau of Competition.


Geithner stays vague on PE role

Sources following the bailout say the Treasury secretary's vagueness reflects that the bailout process is still evolving as buyers have yet to emerge and negotiate with the government.


Text of Geithner's Senate testimony

The following is the text of Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner's prepared statement before Senate Banking Committee Hearing Tuesday.


Full text of Geithner's speech

The following is a video and the full text of remarks by Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner introducing the Financial Stability Plan.


Tim Geithner and the politics of TARP II

As Tim Geithner prepares to introduce the newest financial bailout scheme, a sort of TARP II, let's take a quick tour of what we know about the underlying policy debate.


Obama economic adviser bitten by tax bug

Do President Obama's nominees need a lesson in how to use Turbo Tax? Or maybe they need to hire an accountant. Out of three nominees, two have withdrawn because of tax problems.


Geithner revamps TARP transparency, lobbying rules

New Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner, who was sworn in Monday night, wasted no time getting down to work. As his first act, he issued Tuesday new transparency and lobbying rules for oversight of the Troubled Asset Relief Program. ...


Roll Call: Jan. 14, 2009

After a few days of speculation, Citigroup Inc. and Morgan Stanley officially announced their Smith Barney deal late Tuesday. While the game of speculation ended for the media, it created a new flurry of articles. Deal Journal suggests that the two firms study Wachovia Corp.'s and Prudential Financial Inc.'s ill-fated brokerage joint venture that ended with the Rock selling its stake to Wells Fargo & Co. Even before the deal's announcement, Dealscape's affiliate Corporate Dealmaker examined some of the potential integration issues facing the firms. DealZone points out that the credit crisis has forced Morgan's John Mack to dust off...


A taxing confirmation process for Geithner

A Senate hearing to confirm Timothy Geithner as secretary of the Treasury Department has been delayed until Jan. 21 after some Republicans objected to a hearing scheduled for the end of the week because of questions over the nominee's taxes and housekeeper, whose immigration papers briefly expired while working for his family. Despite the concerns brought up by Republicans, Senate Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus said on Wednesday he believed Geithner would win approval. ...


Republicans question Geithner about housekeeper, taxes

The confirmation of Treasury Secretary nominee Timothy Geithner hit a familiar hurdle as questions arose over the immigration status of a former housekeeper and whether he paid Social Security and Medicare taxes....



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Growth companies and their PE sponsors should be wary of the pitfalls that arise when they layer on tiers of preferred stock.


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Easing the stress of distressed M&A

Corporate buyers face numerous complexities when trying to identify the right moment to purchase a distressed asset.


Editor's Note

Editor's letter: Nov. 16, 2009

Beneath the veneer of Wall Streeters beats the same heart, stirred by the same determinants of behavior.



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