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Entries tagged "Cerberus"

Sticking with Nardelli

Bob Nardelli ran Chrysler for Cerberus. Now he's overseeing operations of other Cerberus portfolio companies.

Car chase

An ambitious turnaround ploy at Chrysler turns to colossal travesty for Cerberus. The private equity shop has taken big hits on its investments in Chrysler and GMAC.

The future and other problems

The good news: Private equity is sitting on billions in investor capital. The bad news: It faces masses of maturing debt, some dicey investments and great uncertainty.

Chrysler

June 10: After the Supreme Court clears the way, Chrysler LLC-Fiat SpA closes. Deal contributor Eric B. Fisher examines lessons learned from Chrysler in: When hedge funds go to bankruptcy court.

Rigors of rehab

The market for debtor-in-possession loans is alive, but it's expensive, picky and creditor-friendly -- yet DIPs are needed more than ever before.

All that glitters

As some private equity players are drawn to distressed debt plays, LPs worry about the expertise and conflicts.

A look back

In which we reappraise Deals of the Year from a very different time. How bad was the ABN-Amro deal?

Exit papers

When Mars signed a deal to buy Wrigley, it reserved the right to skip out. That has since become the industry standard.

Don't bank on it

What private equity firms need to know before investing in financial institutions.

Belly up to the bar

The number of private equity portfolio companies that have crashed and sometimes burned keeps mounting.

Buyouts gone bust

Hexion-Huntsman is the latest buyout gone bust and comes days after the BCE deal fell apart. Here's a look at a year's worth of stalled take-privates.

GM in bankruptcy

Bailout or not, the odds are it will happen. Here's how it will unfold.

No protection

With markets beaten down so low, there should be opportunities galore for PE, so why is everyone so gloomy?

Folly-la-la-la

We're rolling out the Barrel Awards for private equity's notable--if dubious--achievements this year.

Twisted sisters

As the bankruptcy courts wade through the mortgage industry's debris, they're discovering a complex web of entangled ownership systems and withered obligations. It could take years before the true extent of the damage is known.

The hit list

A look at the 10 biggest buyout deals of the golden age reveals a few are suffering, but more are doing just fine -- for now.

M&A: What next?

On a new Wall Street, M&A faces a radically changed landscape full of possibility and peril.

Tell it to the judge

Consider this legal remedy for poor sales.

Riders on the storm

When Cerberus bought GMAC, it was flying high, but soaring gas prices, a stumbling economy and a troubled housing market are threatening the firm's image as a master of tricky bailouts.

Turning the tide

Sellers may value reverse breakup fees as conditional put options for buyers, but how?

Deals gone bad

PE acquisitions that have failed in the past year illustrate the need for clear drafting of merger agreements.

URI vs. Cerberus

URI tested the bounds of merger agreements and laid the grounds for change.

Cerberus hits turbulence

Early this month, ACE's Class B shares were trading about 30% below their 52-week high last November, and at roughly half their 2005 price....