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Recent M&A Posts

Tech M&A, IPO markets are hardly healthy yet

[Posted on July 3, 2009 at 8:15 AM]

A drop-off in average deal size in June proves we aren't out of the woods yet.
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Auction for AIG investments unit stalls

[Posted on July 2, 2009 at 12:54 PM]

Efforts to sell American International Group's asset management business have stalled after another week of negotiating.
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Lear near Ch. 11 filing as markets go green

[Posted on July 1, 2009 at 5:35 PM]

The Dow increased 57.06, or 0.68%, to 8,504.76 while the Nasdaq inched up 10.68, or .58%, to 1,845.72.
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FDIC to announce new rules for PE buyers

[Posted on July 1, 2009 at 4:28 PM]

The federal agency is expected to release new guidelines for PE firms buying banks.
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Citigroup sells NikkoCiti Trust

[Posted on July 1, 2009 at 11:45 AM]

Citigroup continues to slim down by selling NikkoCiti Trust and Banking to Nomura Trust & Banking.
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Quincy Jones may resuscitate Vibe

[Posted on July 1, 2009 at 11:30 AM]

Quincy Jones wants to buy the recently defunct Vibe magazine, a publication he co-founded nearly 16 years ago.
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BofA's auctions receive mixed interest

[Posted on July 1, 2009 at 10:44 AM]

So far bids for Bank of America's Columbia Management are lower than expected, but interest in the First Republic auction remains high.
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Finance Layoffs: Wells Fargo and more

[Posted on July 1, 2009 at 9:27 AM]

The latest rumors and reports of layoffs are at Wells Fargo, Chrysler Financial and Pamrapo Savings Bank/BCB Community Bank.
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Stocks fall as consumers lose confidence

[Posted on June 30, 2009 at 5:49 PM]

The Dow finished down 82.38, or 0.97%, to 8,447 while the Nasdaq fell 9.02, or .49%, to 1,835.04.
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Mergers & acquisitions (& data breaches)

[Posted on June 30, 2009 at 4:25 PM]

The Verizon Business Risk Team looks at the risks for cybercrime or other data breaches that M&A partners face.
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The Pirate Bay sells out, goes legit

[Posted on June 30, 2009 at 4:00 PM]

Swedish software company Global Gaming Factory shocked the tech world when it announced an agreement to buy file-sharing service The Pirate Bay.
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Buyers may avoid AIG's ILF after plane crash

[Posted on June 30, 2009 at 2:55 PM]

AIG's International Leasing Finance unit may have a harder time coming off the auction block after one of its planes crashed into the Indian Ocean.
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AIG elects new directors

[Posted on June 30, 2009 at 11:31 AM]

American International Group shareholders got to vent frustration and elect a new slate of directors at the insurer's annual shareholder meeting.
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