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By Ben Fidler
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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Analysis
By Michael Rudnick |
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?
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Private Equity
By Vipal Monga |
As the crisis unfolded, private equity rushed to buy battered banks, only to discover this was one club they had difficulty getting into.
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Regulatory
By Bill McConnell |
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.'
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Cover Story
By Matt Miller |
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.
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Regulatory
By William McConnell
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.
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Regulatory
By Bill McConnell |
Meet Timothy Geithner's deputy: Neal Wolin, veteran of the national security apparatus, the Treasury Department and the insurance industry.
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Regulatory
By Bill McConnell |
Jeffrey Goldstein, formerly of the World Bank, can use his skills with broken economies to help address problems in the United States.
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Regulatory
By Bill McConnell |
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.
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Dealmakers
By Vyvyan Tenorio |
Despite the recession, we found eight young PE mavens worthy of notice.
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Dealmakers
By Christine Idzelis |
Blackstone Group LP's Ivan Brockman
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Dealmakers
By Vyvyan Tenorio |
BC Partners' Justin Bateman
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