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When Can an Asset Sale Become a "Merger"?
Strangely enough, when new accounting rules say it is. March 16, 2009
Merck's Maneuvers
Merck, an American drugmaker, has agreed to pay $41 billion for a rival, Schering-Plough. March 10, 2009
Deals: A Copy Cat Play with Merck in Wings
In our M&A Roundup for the week ended March 8, another solid combination of resources, energy, and pharma deals — on the eve of today's Schering-Plough announcement. March 9, 2009
Deals: They Resurface in a Global Flurry
In our M&A Roundup for the week ended March 1, values surge from the prior week, and every North American transaction but one is cross-border. March 2, 2009
Out of Its Misery: Recording Gains on Condemned Property
New light was shed on an old sore spot last week when the IRS released its newest private letter ruling on "involuntary conversions." February 24, 2009
Deals: Where Have All the Mergers Gone?
In our M&A Roundup for the week ended Feb. 22, no big deal emerges to keep weekly totals respectable, as has been the case during the general fall-off in transactions the last few months. February 23, 2009
Failed But Not Forgotten: The Sequenom Tax
Despite failing in its hostile bid to acquire EXACT Sciences, the proposed Sequenom takeover yielded a tax strategy that would have shielded shareholders from paying taxes on gains. February 19, 2009
Deals: A Week of Health and Energy
In our M&A Roundup for the week ended Feb. 15, power-related companies and firms with medical connections account for most transactions. But none tops $1 billion. February 17, 2009
Using IFRS, Daimler Pins Loss on Chrysler
Meanwhile, Chrysler plans to report in U.S. GAAP. February 17, 2009
To Make Investors Happy, Hire a Woman as CFO?
New research suggests that certain actions by companies create more shareholder value when a woman, not a man, is at the finance helm. February 9, 2009