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What do labor unions have against private equity?

bloggingstocks.com » BloggingStocks - Aug 27, 2008

BloggingStocks: I'm not normally one for union-bashing, but I'm puzzled by organized labor's record of private equity-bashing. The New York Post reports that the two million member Service Employees International Union …

Also tagged: labor, unions, privateequity, service employees international union, serviceemployeesinternationalunion

August: A cruel month for M&A

bloggingstocks.com » BloggingStocks - Aug 27, 2008

Filed under: Deals, Private equity, Anheuser-Busch Cos (BUD) For financial markets, August is always a slow time as Wall Streeters head for their vacations. But this year, there was more than just seasonality. Simply …

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With Intellectual Ventures, Nathan Myhrvold Out to Create “Invention Capital” Industry—and Stop Hurricanes, Malaria, and Global Warming in the Process (Part 2)

xconomy.com » Xconomy - Aug 27, 2008

people, Global Health, Invention Gregory T. Huang wrote: Yesterday, we ran the first half of a sit-down interview with Nathan Myhrvold, cofounder and CEO of Intellectual Ventures, the Bellevue, WA-based invention …

Also tagged: cancer, global warming, innovation, people, software, japan, microsoft research, healthcare, it, seattle, patents, china, asia, biotech, venture capital, intellectual property, investment, hurricanes, natural disasters, invention, malaria, invisibility, optics, geo engineering, global health, ignition partners, metamaterials, corporate research, intellectual ventures, national blog main, seattle blog main, invention capital

Obama Campaign Attacks Romney’s PE Resume

reuters.com » DealZone - Aug 26, 2008

PE Hub’s Dan Primack writes: Mitt Romney is probably just days away from being named John McCain’s running mate, and the Democrats are already taking shots based on his time running Bain Capital. During a press …

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What do labor unions have against private equity?

bloggingstocks.com » BloggingStocks - Aug 26, 2008

Filed under: Employees, Private equity I'm not normally one for union-bashing, but I'm puzzled by organized labor's record of private equity-bashing. The New York Post reports that the two million member Service …

Also tagged: labor, unions, privateequity, service employees international union, serviceemployeesinternationalunion

August a cruel month for M&A

bloggingbuyouts.com » BloggingBuyouts - Aug 26, 2008

Filed under: Deals For financial markets, August is always a slow time as Wall Streeters head for their vacations. But this year, there was more than just seasonality. Simply put, it was a very tough month for M&A …

Also tagged: ma, mergers and acquisitions, bud, privateequity, mergersandacquisitions
Citic Said to Hold Talks Over New Buyout Fund

nytimes.com » DealBook - Aug 26, 2008

Citic Capital, an investment arm of the largest Chinese financial conglomerate, is in talks with China's national pension fund to start a yuan-denominated private equity fund, Reuters reported Tuesday citing unnamed …

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Spac Signs Deal for Workflow

nytimes.com » DealBook - Aug 26, 2008

Enterprise Acquisition, a special purchase acquisition company, announced Monday that it would take a majority stake in Workflow Management for $742 million, including debt.

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