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Auction Rate Securities Hamper Deals

July 23, 2008

The once-liquid tool is challenging investments ranging from NFL stadium constructions to already-completed M&A, forcing management and buyers back to the bargaining table before arbitrators.

The Watercooler

Blogs and Commentary


Holman: Solutions for Family Businesses
Family business owners can be a downright difficult lot, especially when it comes to selling their own companies.

Podcasts


Talking Shop
Stephen Gaines, of KPMG Corporate Finance, dropped by to discuss who holds the power in M&A — these days; strategic buyers or PE.

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Current Issue

New Money

This month M&A explores how Advent will manage to keep its mid-market focus. Our roundtable maps out potential strategies for auctions, and a feature covering the gaming space identifies what's driving M&A in the sector.

Current Issue

M&A Lifestyle

Was Nas Right?
Within days of each other, Death Row and TVT Records were sold out of bankruptcy, suggesting hard times for the rap business.

Q&A / Interviews

A Conversation on China
The Jordan Co.'s Thomas Quinn talks about how his firm established a presence in China and the draws that brought his firm there in the first place.

Roundtables

Surviving Auctions
Navigating the auction process has become nearly as important to dealmakers as negotiating the deal. Top pros to share their best practices.

Latest News

Former Tyco Exec Jumps To Dechert

July 23, 2008 – William Lytton, Tyco’s former chief legal officer and a former counselor to Ronald Reagan, has joined Dechert.

Former Bear Exec Marano Named ResCap CEO

July 23, 2008 – Marano was appointed to the ResCap board as non-executive chairman in April 2008 just as he joined Cerberus as a managing director.

SemGroup Bankrupt, Prepares Asset Sale

July 23, 2008 – An oil trading company files for Chapter 11 protection after backing a fall in crude oil prices.

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Features

New Money

July, 2008 – Advent International defies the conventional wisdom that suggests its new $10.4 billion fund will alter the firm's proven formula. Managing partners David Mussafer and Steve Tadler (pictured above, left to right) explain how.

Out of the Spotlight

July, 2008 – Hedge funds were among the primary drivers of the M&A boom. Today, they remain active, but their roles aren't as prominent as they were 18 months ago.

Are Dividend Recaps Really Benign?

July, 2008 – Martin Fridson unveiled a new study that dispels doubts about potential credit problems associated with dividend-yielding recapitalizations.

A Good Gamble?

July, 2008 – A few notable bankruptcies in the gaming space have distressed buyers thinking opportunity.

Study: Reviewing the Merger Review Process

July, 2008 – An attorney from the Department of Justice released a 219-page research paper identifying various pitfalls in antitrust regulation

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