peHUB Second Opinion 7.22
All Equity: In one of the largest deals of the year, Apax plans to take Bankrate private with all equity for $571 million. (Bloomberg) Poor Harman: Their rumoured takeover offer turned out to be fiction, which is even worse than the real offer that fell through back in ‘07. Beware unknown Mideast investors bearing big LBO premiums. (Deal Journal) Which College's Graduates Make the Most Money? Hint: It's not Harvard, Stanford, or MIT (Atlantic Monthly) Conference Call Hijinks: Do these things need security? A man posing as a Piper Jaffray analyst infiltrated Western Union's conference call and cursed at the CEO. (Bloomberg)
22 July 2009•1 min read
