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Just how interested is Fortress in M&A?

Competing reports go head-to-head over Fortress' acquisition appetite.


Video: More strategics invest in distressed assets

Rothchild's David Resnick discusses distressed investing opportunities for strategic acquirers.


Video: Meredith Corp's Zieser on distressed media deals

In this edition of Inside The Deal, Meredith chief development officer John Zieser talks to The Deal's Suzanne Stevens about distress deals in the media industry.


Creating a market for the TARP program

At the Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association's Summit on the Troubled Asset Relief Program Monday afternoon, L. William Seidman, former chairman of the FDIC and the Resolution Trust Corp., talked about creating a market for assets that no one wants to buy. "Creating a market is painful," Seidman said, referring to the RTC program he ran that was created to deal with the S&L crisis. ...


TMA dispatch: Distressed investing beyond spam and candles

One message rang clear at the two plenary sessions on distressed investing at the second day of the Turnaround Management Association annual convention in New Orleans: Those funds that have money and stayed on the sidelines during the frenzy the last few years have little competition for deals these days, and there are some grand buying opportunities to take advantage of. ...


Colin Powell kicks off TMA convention

The main day of the Turnaround Management Association's 2008 annual convention kicked off in New Orleans with a near hour-long keynote address from former General and Secretary of State Colin Powell. In a blue tie, white shirt and dark suit, Powell spoke of the essential role of the organization in troubled times, as it's the turnaround specialists, financial advisers, restructuring attorneys, auctioneers, judges and others that help it deal with distress and survive....


Asia predicted to attract $10B in distressed asset funds

The much anticipated flood of distressed assets may not be coming from the credit crunch-afflicted U.S. and Europe, but rather from Asia. ...


HRJ Capital closes $195M distressed fund-of-funds

Like 20 years ago, Ronnie Lott and Harris Barton are on a tear, a fundraising tear that is. The former San Francisco 49ers private equity firm, HRJ Capital, has closed three different funds-of-funds devoted to three different investment areas since February. The latest is a $195 million distressed investing fund announced Monday. The capital is already fully committed to U.S. and international private equity funds that invest in distressed debt, restructuring, turnaround and special situation deals. ...



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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.


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Editor's letter: Nov. 16, 2009

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