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M&A

C.P. Eaton Expands Ranks

March 11, 2010 - C.P. Eaton Partners hired Loren Boston, a fundraising veteran and former global head of origination for Bank of America Merrill Lynch's private-equity funds group, as part of the advisory firm's efforts to grab market share from larger rivals.

How Courts See the 'Just Say No’ Defense

March 11, 2010 - Tactics like the poison pill are rarely used but can be employed by a target board to get a better offer or a white-knight suitor.

Scoping the Tech Horizon

March 4, 2010 - For all the bullishness over tech M&A, no one seems ready to proclaim the market fully open, nor does anyone predict another banner year like 2007, when $193 billion of tech transactions were completed.

Agribusiness Banking Crops Up Anew on Wall Street

March 4, 2010 - Investment bankers have found that, at a time when food commodity prices are above historical levels, interest is heightened in cross-border transactions among agribusiness companies.

A Consumer Sector with a Healthy M&A Appetite

March 4, 2010 - Food-and-beverage companies are seeking both product growth and distribution efficiency through acquisitions.

Arriving in Familiar Territory

March 4, 2010 - Shannon Lowry Nagle’s first day as a partner in Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson’s bankruptcy and restructuring practice may have been this week, but she’s no stranger to Fried Frank partners such as Gary Kaplan and Brad Eric Scheler.

PE’s New Deal Flavor: Joint Ventures

March 4, 2010 - With debt financing still tough to come by, private-equity investors are teaming up with deep-pocketed corporations to find new transactions and help finance their deals.

Bidders on Failed Banks Share Keys to Winning

February 25, 2010 - The right recipe to successfully acquiring a troubled competitor includes having pros well-schooled with the bidding process.

Innocents Abroad

February 25, 2010 - Expansion overseas helps some firms follow clients overseas, but cross-border transactions can be tricky

Bankrupt REIT to Try Unusual Stock Offering

February 18, 2010 - Simon Property's unsolicited offer could boost demand for bankrupt mall REIT's equity sale.

Who Will Lead the Regional Pack?

February 18, 2010 - Winners within banking world may be decided by who has less exposure to commercial real estate debt battered by the recession.

Jefferies Chases Consumer M&A

February 18, 2010 - M&A veteran Nigel Bell recently joined Jefferies & Co. as a managing director as part of its expanded focus on consumer products.

Guess Who's Come to the Middle Market?

February 18, 2010 - Bulge-bracket firms have a bigger presence than many think, and Goldman Sachs is a dominant force.

IPO Buyers Get Picky

February 18, 2010 - Private-equity firms are finding a lukewarm reception from IPO investors concerned about high valuations in new offerings.

U.S. Players Fret as EU Eyes PE Limits

February 11, 2010 - Proposed EU regulations have U.S. private-equity players buzzing. Most private-equity players acknowledge that if the rules to restrict the use of leverage are enacted, their own activities abroad will be crimped. They also fear that U.S. regulators may follow suit — raising a host of other concerns.