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Editor's Note

Editor's letter: Nov. 16, 2009

Beneath the veneer of Wall Streeters beats the same heart, stirred by the same determinants of behavior.


Regulatory

Of politics and pay

How to fix executive compensation rules without breaking the companies.


Industry Insight

Before the honeymoon ends

Thinking differently about conflict resolution.


Judgment Call

The price of R&D

FAS 141(R): A new source of shareholder litigation against innovation-driven companies?



Entries tagged "Sun Microsystems"

Risk arbitrage: Nov. 2, 2009

A look at Sun Microsystems-Oracle, Sprint Nextel iPCS and Verenex-Libyan Investment Authority.


Lost in the cloud

Like many new technologies, cloud computing generates hype, derision and, for some, revenue. How big is it going to get, and when will IT departments view it as a truly viable option?


Scenes from the slowdown

M&A activity may have stalled during the first half of the year, but deal lawyers still had plenty to talk about.


Risk arbitrage: Aug. 10, 2009

Oracle's proposed $7.4 billion acquisition of Sun is on track for summer close; Addax Petroleum's $8.5 billion purchase by Sinopec also nears close and more.


Reviving a legend

After winning Silicon Graphics out of bankruptcy, Rackable Systems has its work cut out for it. Competition from the likes of Hewlett-Packard, IBM and Sun Microsystems made existence tough for SGI, and the combined company will have its hands full.


Route 128 revisited

Despite a recession and the vagaries of science and technology, Boston's high-tech corridor continues to thrive. Not that there aren't concerns and anxieties.


Movers & shakers: April 9, 2009

The Swiss Federal Council nominated vice president Philipp Hildebrand as president of the Swiss National Bank, effective Jan. 1, 2010. He will replace a retiring...


Manifest destiny?

For some companies, a recession is a terrible thing to waste.


Silver linings

Despite a sour M&A climate, firms that advise sale-minded, venture-backed companies are in the sweet spot.


A middle-market oasis

In tough financing markets, the Small Business Administration's debenture program suddenly looks awfully appealing.


Earning their keep

Tech corporate development pros keep buying, but pick their spots.


Plant eaters

Startup Qteros turns to germs for low-carbon ethanol, and KKR gets sunstroke.


Brockman goes to Blackstone

Ivan Brockman moves to Blackstone with plans to open its new Silicon Valley office.



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