M&A

Banking & Capital Markets

Bye-Bye Bankers?

The credit crunch was supposed to have ended with the global financial crisis. But favorable terms seem to have vanished for good.
Banking & Capital Markets

Consolation Prizes

If you love a deal, let it go; part of it may come back to you. Just ask Park Place Entertainment and Comcast.
M&A

Rational Exuberance?

Gentler treatment by credit-rating agencies suggests that M&A activity has grown saner.
M&A

Mergers, Acquisitions and Shell Games

Reverse mergers are making a comeback, but so are the scam artists that peddle them.
M&A

Draining the Pool

An end to pooling-of-interest accounting and less time to write off goodwill could slow down mergers-and-acquisitions activity.
Banking & Capital Markets

Fixed-Asset Fix at Fruit of the Loom and Others

With mergers creating more unwanted property, finance executives must come up with creative ways of unloading it.
M&A

Acquiring By the Book

Through well-planned, midsized mergers, Textron paves the way for profitable growth.
M&A

Mergers and Acquisitions: Sultans of Swap

Was last year a record for mergers? Did Maris's home-run mark fall?
M&A

Twin Peaks, Federal-Mogul

Federal-Mogul's ambitious goals conflict: grow to $10 billion and regain investment-grade status.
M&A

Bell Atlantic Calling the Right Exchange

Bell Atlantic notes offer a blueprint for monetizing noncore assets without a pooling mess.
Banking & Capital Markets

Hear No Fraud, See No Fraud, Speak No Fraud

The Cendant fiasco shows that in high-profile M&A's, due diligence takes a back seat.
M&A

Japanese Jitters

As the bank crisis filters down to U.S. units, investment-grade lending suffers.
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