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PE Portfolios Take Center Stage

Private equity firms are taking strong measures to improve the operations and performance of their portfolio companies, according to a survey conducted by McGladrey Capital Markets.

FDIC's Failed-Bank Bid Plan Blasted

A Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. plan to place new restrictions on private equity firms seeking to buy failed banks is facing strong opposition from fellow bank regulators and could temporarily freeze all private equity activity in bank acquisitions.

Silly Stunts Are Serious For Banks

What does it take to get the attention of JPMorgan Chase these days? Little plastic sharks, apparently.

Corporate Default Rate Reaches 9.2%

The U.S. speculative-grade corporate default rate reached 9.16% in June, a year-to-date high, according to a report issued by Standard & Poor’s Thursday. Another 18 companies defaulted last month, bringing the yearly total to 119.

Assured Cements Hold On Monoline Industry

Assured Guaranty Ltd. completed its $822.1 million purchase of Financial Security Assurance Holdings Ltd. yesterday, creating a dominant bond insurer in a decimated industry.

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Eyes On The Prize

To many, the deal market may seem a modern take on Samuel Beckett's 'Waiting for Godot.' Buyers and sellers continually wait for a sign that business has stabilized. For the deal community, the identity of Godot may as well be 'visibility,' and in its absence, few have any solutions other than to merely wait.

Changing Of The Hedgies Guard

It's no longer just the brand-name hedge funds that win out. Indeed, it's the emerging hedge fund manager talent that shows promise of greater returns, while hedge funds with fewer assets under management offer something else fund of fund managers long for -- the ability to adapt quickly.

If At First You Don't Succeed...

Eighteen months ago, few sellers in the midst of a sales process would put much thought into a possible 'Plan B.' If a deal fell through, advisers could merely go to the next bidder in line and forfeit little in the way of a premium. However, these days if one buyer bails, it's possible, or even likely, that no one else is waiting in line to pick up the pieces.

Plenty of Qatalysts For Tech

Qatalyst Group's newest partner, Ian MacLeod, talks to IDD about consolidation in the technology sector.

Lights, Camera ... Inaction!

With estimated attendance off as much as 30%, there was plenty for filmmakers to grouse about at the Cannes Film Festival this spring. Amid the celebrities and paparazzi, entertainment executives decried the lack of funding that will make otherwise viable pictures likely cinematic flops.

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