Private Equity
1 min read · 01 October 2009
1 min read · 01 October 2009
1 min read · 01 October 2009
1 min read · 01 October 2009
1 min read · 01 October 2009
1 min read · 01 October 2009
1 min read · 01 October 2009
Here are some potential target ideas, rumored or official, to jumpstart your deal pipeline. Our sources are various news reports and the Buyouts “Seeking Buyers” list. For prior lists, see below, and send any additions my way. Astrotech Corp, which owns and operates spacecraft pre-launch facilities, said it is exploring strategic alternatives, including a possible sale, sending its shares up as much as 75 percent. (Reuters) Publicly traded Baxter International Inc. is seen by some as a likely acquisition target, especially after Abbott Laboratories and Johnson & Johnson boosted their vaccines pipelines. (Dealscape, Barrons, ONN.tv) Fitness machine maker Nautilus is selling its commercial business unit. (AP)
3 min read · 01 October 2009
Zombie Companies: Companies owned by private equity firms, particularly the number two or three in their sector, are at risk of becoming zombie companies because of their high debt levels and the lack of interest in such firms from equity investors. (Dealzone) MBA Pay: Riches for Some, Not All: Schools publish average salary figures that suggest most grads will reap rich rewards, but for many the "average" is a distant dream (BW) A for Effort/F For Execution: Every buyout firm wants to do loan-to-owns these days, but not many have. (Reuters) (PS Here's some good advice on how one firm made it work.) Icahn To The Rescue: Apollo-backed Realogy is a fixer-upper, and Carl Icahn has tapped Carl Icahn to help it pay down some of its debt. (NY Post) Yesterday we mentioned the NY Mag Expose on the finance blog, Zero Hedge. Today Felix Salmon talked to the author about the backlash he's received for his relatively innocuous but interesting story. (Reuters)
2 min read · 30 September 2009
3 min read · 30 September 2009
