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.
January 28, 2010 - Selling off the bankrupt Nortel's assets has been anything but a simple, straightforward affair for Lazard.
January 28, 2010 - A veteran dealmaker, who built his own firm while major competitors were reeling, now has some advice for Wall Street.
January 28, 2010 - The Internet retailer expanded its retail reach by purchasing an apparel site specializing in footwear.
January 28, 2010 - A marriage between the entertainment titans Disney and Marvel has proved a smash hit with the investment community.
January 28, 2010 - Coming to agreements over earnouts can be pretty difficult and they often are abandoned before they are implemented.