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- M&As Rebound As Financial And Strategic Buyers Return. Kraft, Ira J. // Business Journal (Central New York);4/2/2004, Vol. 18 Issue 14, p13
The deal days are back. So say investment bankers and financial pundits in the United States. The statistics seem to agree. After a slow start in 2003, the number of U.S. merger and acquisition M & A transactions rose 9.4 percent over the previous year to 8,131, according to Thomson Financial...
- FDIC Strikes a Balance in Final PE Deal Guidelines. Adler, Joe // Mergers & Acquisitions Report;8/31/2009, Vol. 22 Issue 35, p15
The article deals with the final guidelines issued by the U.S. Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. (FDIC) board which introduced restrictions on private-equity investors that buy failing banks. The FDIC has also decided to extend a program that offers a blanket guarantee for non-interest-bearing...
- Banking on America. Tomlinson, Richard // Fortune International (Europe);11/24/2003, Vol. 148 Issue 11, p72
The article analyzes the implications for investors of the Bank of America-FleetBoston Financial merger. Bank of America's surprise announcement in late October that it was buying FleetBoston Financial for $48 billion in stock--a hefty 40% premium over Fleet's share price--represents more than...
- Banking on a buying binge. Boorstin, Julia // Fortune;11/24/2003, Vol. 148 Issue 11, p244
The article analyzes the implications for investors of the Bank of America-FleetBoston Financial merger. Bank of America's surprise announcement in late October that it was buying FleetBoston Financial for $48 billion in stock--a hefty 40% premium over Fleet's share price--represents more than...
- Roundtable: M&A Drivers, And Brakes. // American Banker;8/25/2005, Vol. 170 Issue 164, p1
Introduces a roundtable discussion of forthcoming mergers and acquisitions by a group of professionals gathered by "American Banker." Overview of topics addressed in the discussion, including buyers' appetite for deposits to fund loan growth and sellers' increased motivation in the face of a...
- The urge to merge: What's an investor to do? Roy, Kenneth // BusinessWest;Nov95, Vol. 12 Issue 7, p47
Focuses on the impact of corporate mergers in the United States on individual investor. Factors propelling mergers; Opportunities for investors.
- Providian Has Deal for Argentina Operations . // American Banker;3/8/2002, Vol. 167 Issue 46, p20
Focuses on the agreement between Providian Financial Corp. and a local investor group in Buenos Aires in selling the Argentine operations of Providian. Terms of the agreement; Gain expectation of Providian on the sale; Approval from the Argentina bank regulatory authorities on the deal.
- Investors and the problem with acquisitions. McCreight, John A. // Pensions & Investments;2/17/1997, Vol. 25 Issue 4, p10
Opinion. Comments on how investors should view problems which are normally associated when one company acquires another. Why most acquisitions fail to meet expectations; Outline of some problems caused during acquisitions; Need for an increase in the probability of an acquisition's success;...
- Graft in Business1 III: Bonuses, Corporation Juggling and Banks as Pawns. Flynn, John T. // New Republic;8/19/31, Vol. 68 Issue 872, p14
Focuses on the corporate evils of bonuses, corporation juggling and pawning of banks in the U.S. Failure of the effort of the Bethlehem Steel Corp. to absorb the Youngstown Sheet and Tube Co.; Thwarting of the plans of Beethlem by Cyrus K. Eaton, Cleveland, Ohio, banker; Revelation of Eaton's...
