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Caregivers now in need of care

By Chelsey Franks

While the public was trained on the pending bankruptcies of the automakers, healthcare was an industry bleeding heavily.

	Analysis Off offshore By Simon Thomas of Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld
The traditional model of offshore funds, typically set up in the Cayman Islands, has recently faced unseen levels of scrutiny. As a result, the future of the so-called unregulated offshore centers has been called into question.

	Industry Insight Seller's delight By James A. Grayer And Jodi Rosensaft of Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel
Tips on selecting the right buyer for your strategic disposition.

	Judgment Call Let bylaws be bylaws By Joseph F. Bernardi Jr., Joseph J. Basile And Arthur Kimball-stanley of Weil, Gotshal & Manges
The authors discuss how to put teeth in advance notice bylaws.

	Industry Insight Closing the tough deal By Chelsea A. Grayson and Mary C. Warner, Jones Day
Terms and structures now used to get deals done are post-closing purchase price payments, earnouts, simultaneous acquisitions, rollups, payments in kind and joint ventures.

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General Motors

As expected, GM filed for Chapter 11 at 8 a.m., June 1. See highlights of The Deal's coverage of how the auto giant got here and what lies ahead.

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	Rules of the Road All in the family By Cecile Kohrs Lindell
The Obama administration's problem is how to make merger investigations more uniform within the FTC and the DOJ.

	Dealmakers Entrepreneurial acquirer By Kenneth Klee
Jim McCann of 1-800-Flowers.com likes to acquire talent, not just products.

	Postmortem Merrill's mess By Barbara Rudolph
Merrill Lynch's track record includes some of the sector's most ill-timed, ill-fated acquisitions.

	Capital Calls Governance, incentives and buyouts By David Carey
A report argues that private equity governance practice is worse than you'd think. Unfortunately, it's full of holes.

	Regulatory Path to passage By Bill McConnell and Donna Block
Despite the inevitable fighting and lobbying, much of Obama's regulatory package may well become law.

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