Dealbook
"Commentary on deals and the dealmakers behind them." This is a continuously updated site providing legal and mergers & acquisitions news.
Author: Andrew Ross Sorkin edits Dealbook and is also writes a weekly Dealbook column at the New York Times.
Blawg Related Categories: Mergers & Acquisitions • Trials & Litigation • Legal News Publication
Recent Posts from Dealbook
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Morgan Stanley’s Rescue Efforts
The new Bell Canada deal agreement, which keeps alive the largest private equity deal in history, owes its origins to several parties, principally to Providence Equity Partners‘ Jonathan Nelson and Citigroup’s Chad Leat. But…
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Tallying the Buyout Survivors and Casualties
For Canadians, the Fourth of July is just an ordinary day. But shareholders in Bell Canada are likely to celebrate all the same, as the takeover of the country’s largest telecom seems likely to go…
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Bell Canada Reaches New Buyout Agreement
Bell Canada announced it has renegotiated its deal to sell itself to a consortium of investors for about $50 billion, marking the end of months-long saga over the fate of the largest buyout in…
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The Buyout Boom’s Last Big Deal
It’s time to celebrate the first anniversary of the last gasp of the buyout boom. On July 3, 2007, just as New York’s financial elite were packing up early and heading to their summer…
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Hedge Fund Felon Appears in Court
Samuel Israel III, one-time hedge fund swindler and erstwhile camper, faced a fresh charge of bail jumping on Thursday and was ordered to jail immediately,a day after his mother persuaded him to end a…
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Where Airlines Might Go Next for Cash — or Not
This holiday weekend, many travelers will get a first-hand look at the extreme measures that airlines are taking to raise revenue, cut costs and just remain in the air in these times of mind-bogglingly…
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What is Facebook Worth? (Part 37)
From our colleagues at Bits: There has been some speculation recently about what is being called an “internal Facebook” valuation – a value the company has assigned to its own common stock that is…
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Despite New Fame, Job Hunt Continues for Ex-Banker
Last week DealBook met Joshua Persky, an out-of-work investment banker, who had become so frustrated in his six-month job search that he decided to get a little creative. He stood on a street corner…
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Penn National Deal Falls Apart
Penn National Gaming said Thursday that it has terminated its $6.1 billion sale to two private equity firms, after agreeing that completing the deal would not be possible without a lengthy litigation process. Under…
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Sam Israel’s Short, Strange Camping Trip
Samuel Israel III, the fugitive hedge fund fraudster, was on the phone with his mother just before turning himself in to the police on Wednesday. It was just one of the many bizarre aspects…