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Coyote ugly

Jim Balsillie made a mess of trying to use the Bankruptcy Code to move Phoenix's hockey team to Hamilton, Ontario. But in the end, there's one less deep-pocketed sports nut out there to save a wilting franchise.

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Editor's Note

Editor's letter: Nov. 2, 2009

The behavioral crowd gets its chance to define us. But if we're all irrational, who should we follow?


Regulatory

A new map?

The DOJ and FTC consider revised deal guidelines.


Industry Insight

Mezz dispenser

Recent developments in the English restructuring market may leave mezzanine lenders in the cold.


Judgment Call

Risk, reconsidered

The architecture of recent M&A deals reflects a changed environment. On the whole there has been an increased focus on risk allocation.



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Analysis

The new super-regionals

With the biggest banks busily digesting massive acquisitions and bumping up against deposit caps, midtier acquirers are gobbling up FDIC-seized banks. Haven't we seen this before?


Private Equity

Buyout blackball?

As the crisis unfolded, private equity rushed to buy battered banks, only to discover this was one club they had difficulty getting into.


Regulatory

Too big to flail

The banks are too big; the banks shouldn't gamble. There are many helpful hints about how they should be broken up and their activities curtailed, but so far, Washington's response seems to be 'subsidize, and muddle through.'


Cover Story

In search of IPOs

A surge of PE-backed offerings in September buoyed hopes that a once-vibrant market was on its way back. But fundamental changes have made the prospects, particularly for venture startups, still uncertain.


Regulatory

Bulking up at Treasury

Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner began 2009 with a skeleton crew to help him oversee the federal government's bailout until May when his chief lieutenants joined him.


Regulatory

Strong wingman

Meet Timothy Geithner's deputy: Neal Wolin, veteran of the national security apparatus, the Treasury Department and the insurance industry.


Regulatory

Reorganization man

Jeffrey Goldstein, formerly of the World Bank, can use his skills with broken economies to help address problems in the United States.


Regulatory

An eye out for ordinary people

Confirmed in May to be the Treasury Department's assistant secretary for financial institutions, Barr has spent most of his academic career examining how the financial services industry can better reach the poor and other underserved segments of society.


Dealmakers

Still movin' and shakin'

Despite the recession, we found eight young PE mavens worthy of notice.


Dealmakers

Under Western skies

Blackstone Group LP's Ivan Brockman


Dealmakers

Scrapping for deals with elegant financing ideas

BC Partners' Justin Bateman


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