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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.

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.

Crabtree & Evelyn Files For Bankruptcy

Personal care products retailer Crabtree & Evelyn Ltd. has filed for bankruptcy, citing debt pressures and the decline in consumer spending.

PE Funds Raised $76B In 2Q

Private equity fundraising improved somewhat over the second quarter as 82 buyout funds drew $76.2 billion in new commitments, according to Preqin.

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Where Goes The Neighborhood?

You're forgiven for not knowing that June is National Housing Month. After all, most of us don't want to think about our houses, or at least the price of our houses. But along come some findings this week from a group called the National Foundation for Credit Counseling with numbers that you may find revealing, if not downright scary.

Building, And Buying, A Better Bank

The co-founder of StoneCastle Partners, a Salomon vet, offers his take on PE and the art of investing in banks.

Market Is Hot For Some Law Partners

Although law firms, like investment banks, have been hit by the financial crisis and have actively been instituting layoffs, the recruitment environment for very experienced lawyers remains healthy.

Inflated Expectations

Is it just me, or is it truly ironic that as President Obama was unveiling his plans to rescue the financial services industry, the debate raged on about ... inflation?

Play Ball ... Or Ball In Play?

In the first week of June, a consortium of Chinese investors led a deal to buy a 15% stake in a Cleveland institution. Normally, this purchase might have raised concerns, as workers and local politicians sought promises that jobs would not be transferred overseas. With this deal, however, the investment is ostensibly designed to keep the employees in Cleveland -- most notably LeBron James.

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