May 6, 2010 - Issuers look to refinance existing debt or pay for acquisitions with convertible debt transactions.
May 6, 2010 - These clauses play an important role to bridge the gap between buyers and sellers, but there are tripwires that can sour a deal.
April 29, 2010 - Using the heft of its Canadian parent as a selling point, RBC Capital Markets is reaching out to large Wall Street customers.
April 22, 2010 - The Boston private-equity firm gambles on transaction processing companies after finding deals in banking too tricky.
April 22, 2010 - A trio of term loans and plans for three collateralized loan obligations suggest that things are getting better in the debt markets.
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.
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.
March 4, 2010 - More bankrupt companies are considering junk bonds to finance their exits, but while high-yield issues provide more flexibility and other advantages for debt-laden issuers, they are not a panacea and arent applicable to all businesses, market participants say.
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.
February 18, 2010 - Some deals have been canceled, but observers don't expect defaults to go through the roof this year.
February 18, 2010 - Winners within banking world may be decided by who has less exposure to commercial real estate debt battered by the recession.
February 18, 2010 - Bulge-bracket firms have a bigger presence than many think, and Goldman Sachs is a dominant force.
February 18, 2010 - Private-equity firms are finding a lukewarm reception from IPO investors concerned about high valuations in new offerings.
February 4, 2010 - PE firms are shopping for bite-sized acquisitions in the new post-LBO world, but will today's roll-up pan out?
January 28, 2010 - In this years roster of IDD Deal of the Year honorees, special guest participants include Congress, the FDIC, an angry public and Spider-Man.