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DealBook - 6 hours ago
It’s no surprise that the volume of deals announced so far this year is down significantly. Thanks, credit crunch. But a trend has developed in energy mergers and acquisitions that has bankers in Houston, New York and …
Also tagged: mergers and acquisitions, bp, main topics, energy utilities
DealBook - 6 hours ago
It is slow, folks. The United States market this week was notable for a lack of activity, and I am now past six feet on my multicolor paper-clip chain. And so, instead of a filler for this post-Labor-Day Friday, I …
Also tagged: cvs, mergers and acquisitions, alcatel, main topics, basic industries, deal professor
DealBook - 9 hours ago
Goldman Sachs isn’t so bullish on the Thundering Herd anymore. Analysts at Goldman have downgraded Merrill Lynch’s stock to “sell” and added their crosstown rival to the firm’s “conviction sell” list. In a report …
Also tagged: financial services, investment banking, merrill lynch, main topics
DealBook - 10 hours ago
Shares of UST, which makes the smokeless tobacco brands Skoal and Copenhagen, surged 24 percent after the opening bell on Friday. Investors were reacting to a report by Andrew Ross Sorkin of The New York Times, which …
Also tagged: mergers and acquisitions, consumer goods, main topics
DealBook - 13 hours ago
Altria Group is in advanced talks to buy UST, the maker of the popular Skoal and Copenhagen smokeless tobacco brands, for more than $10 billion, The New York Times’ Andrew Ross Sorkin and Andrew Martin reported, citing …
Also tagged: mergers and acquisitions, altria group, consumer goods, main topics, by industry
DealBook - Sep 4, 2008
The The ongoing struggles of Ford, General Motors and Chrysler aren’t making Mel Karmazin’s job any easier. As head of the newly merged Sirius XM Radio, Mr. Karmazin faces the task of integrating two companies and …
Also tagged: media, sirius satellite radio, mergers and acquisitions, xm satellite radio, main topics
DealBook - Sep 4, 2008
Stephen A. Feinberg, one of the country’s most powerful and secretive financiers, hoped to make a fortune out of the detritus of the American auto industry. Instead, The New York Times’ Michael J. de la Merced and …
Also tagged: general motors, chrysler, daimlerchrysler, private equity, ford motor, cerberus capital management, main topics, by industry, airlines autos
DealBook - Sep 4, 2008
In a year or so, it may not be necessary to move all the way to Dubai to own a piece of the emirate’s ostentatious man-made, palm-shaped islands. You may be able to buy shares of Nakheel, the state-sponsored developer …
Also tagged: real estate, main topics, i p o offerings
DealBook - Sep 4, 2008
A court battle is brewing over the always-sensitive issue of bonuses for executives at bankrupt companies. Boscov’s, a family-owned department store chain that filed for Chapter 11 protection in early August, has asked …
Also tagged: legal, main topics, retail leisure
DealBook - Sep 4, 2008
The ongoing struggles of Ford, General Motors and Chrysler aren’t making Mel Karmazin’s job any easier. As head of the newly merged Sirius XM Radio, Mr. Karmazin faces the task of integrating two companies and finding …
Also tagged: media, sirius satellite radio, mergers and acquisitions, xm satellite radio, main topics