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February 6, 2012

Past issues

January 23, 2011

What a topsy-turvy, rumbly-tumbly year 2011 turned out to be -- and The Deal magazine takes a look at the M&A Deals of the Year in uncertain times. Also, Edgar Bronfman Jr. sits down for his first interview since selling Warner Music.

December 12, 2011

Just when you thought it was safe to go back in the water, suddenly it was 2011 -- and The Deal magazine looks back at all the twists and turns of dealmaking. Also in this issue, dealmakers pay back as social entrepreneurs.

November 28, 2011

'What worrying wall of debt?' The Deal magazine asks. Oh, right, there it is. Plus, the Windy City offers up its own particular brand of private equity, while, farther afield, Big Oil makes a play in Kurdistan.

November 14, 2011

The Deal magazine tracks down the in-house corporate dealmakers from the top American companies and takes a voyage around the world to explore the valleys and peaks of the travel industry.

October 31, 2011

The Deal magazine goes back to school and offers a full report on the business of education.

October 17, 2011

The Deal magazine goes looking for trolls and geeks, and the middle market shows its ups and downs in a trying economy.

October 3, 2011

Who are the private equity movers and shakers to keep an eye on, and how does Ralph de la Torre look to transform managed care?

September 19, 2011

The Deal magazine honors this year's Most Admired Corporate Dealmakers and takes a close look at the ups and downs of Wall Street compensation.

September 5, 2011

The interview issue asks all the pertinent questions to six experts in their respective fields, while the market for multiple sclerosis therapies provides an evocative case study on dealmaking.

July 25, 2011

The Deal magazine gets up close and personal with faces of the middle market and charts the new hits of the music business as it shifts away from label dominance.

June 27, 2011

Despite trying financial times, the spotlight shines on the private equity deals of the year that were deftly executed and held to the principle of creating value.

Women as corp board directors

Paul Hastings partner Tara Giunta speaks about the dearth of female board members in corporate America.

Cleary Gottlieb's Greene on Europe's banks

Cleary Gottlieb's senior counsel Edward Greene on Europe, Dodd-Frank and bank M&A.

Dealmakers

Movers & shakers: Icebreaker's Caroline Hamilton

Icebreaker's founder and managing director offers a unique venture financing to music artists when she's not trekking to one of the poles.

Movers & shakers: J.P. Morgan's Marc Granetz

The former Credit Suisse investment banker gives up dealmaking to join J.P. Morgan in a strategic role.

Movers & shakers: Latham & Watkins' Al Pfeiffer Jr.

The attorney who defended Lundbeck in an antitrust case contends that price increases would have happened with or without the company's acquisition of NeoProfen.

The rise of China's appeal for U.S. buyers

U.S. companies have been slow to buy in the Middle Kingdom, but some say that's about to change.

Thomas Nielsen: RealNetworks' patent treasure

A deal with Intel that includes 190 patents and 170 patent applications will net Nielsen's company $120 million.

Stephen Hester: RBS's chief executive gives back

An avoidable row over the compensation of the Royal Bank CEO has left him, the bank's board and Prime Minister Cameron diminished and humiliated.

Deal diary: Feb. 6, 2012

New hires at both Kirkland and Dewey & LeBouef pay off, and Apache remains faithful to Goldman.

Pen & Inc.: Mark Zuckerberg

One of the least-famous figures around is about to go public, and so is his company.

Features

AMR and the return of the bare-knuckled bankruptcy

Now that AMR has filed, the airline is flying straight into considerable turbulence, with union negotiations, pension battles and a myriad of thorny issues to resolve.

Reader's Digest under fire

A group of hedge funds staged an insurrection at Reader's Digest, tossing out the board and losing CEO Mary Berner a week later. Then it got complicated.

Washington gridlock and dealmaking

A bitter election season is under way, and Washington will become even more stopped up than ever. Nevertheless, expect some real movement on a variety of issues affecting deals.

Herb Fritch takes aim at medical inflation

The HealthSpring executive believes he has the managed-care model that can really restrain costs.

Commentary

Reuters, the magazine

Despite anti-elitist murmurings, the electronic news service embraces Davos as an opportunity to use its stable of name journalists to test a proof-of-concept magazine. No, it's not called Portfolio.

Transactions: Feb. 6, 2012

Enough with the talking point. There are real questions worth asking about private equity.

Chancellor Leo Strine tackles confis

Confidentiality agreements factor prominently in Martin Marietta-Vulcan and Westlake Chemical-Georgia Gulf, offering a rare glimpse at the drafting issues involved.

Fed's OK of Green Dot may mean opportunity

Nonfinancial institutions might be in line to buy banks if the purchase of Bonneville Bancorp offers any guidance.

PE's secondary sales now acceptable

These sales are now accepted as an invaluable tool not just for disposing unwanted assets or raising cash, but for managing investment portfolios.

How the EU economy could impact M&A and investments

If the euro crisis gets worse, the economic climate in U.S. and China will rapidly deteriorate, but some recent changes could ameliorate the situation.

Delaware offers guidance on divestitures

Buyers and sellers should be mindful of the Delaware Supreme Court regarding Liberty Media on whether a shareholder vote or lender consent would be required to approve such divestitures.

Assured Guaranty's impact on the securities industry

If the decision leads to substantially greater litigation, the ruling may cause securities advisers to reconsider their strategies and follow more conservative investment approaches.