Matt Porzio, Intralinks vice president of M&A strategy, weighs in on the Justice Department's suit against AT&T, and shares his outlook
on dealmaking in 2018.
Amid that backdrop, a number of industry watchers have called
on dealmaking as a solution, Kraft Heinz is at the center of this speculation after its $ 143 billion merger bid for Unilever (ul), the European maker of Lipton teas and Hellmann's mayo, was rebuffed.
Not exact matches
As we've written before, the competition is forcing PE firms to get creative in their
dealmaking, with more add -
on deals, carve - outs, and an increased interest in new sectors like technology.
«For the supermajors, the U.S. shales may be just the portfolio medicine needed to repair short -, mid - or long - term portfolio damage as a result of the last several years of severe exploration cutbacks,» Brian Lidsky, managing director at PLS, said in a briefing
on 2017
dealmaking.
But two energy deals
on Tuesday, particularly the one for the Keystone Pipeline, seem to suggest that President Trump may have forgotten
dealmaking prowess back at Trump Tower.
But the serial acquirers that defined the last decade of specialty pharma
dealmaking — Teva Pharmaceuticals, Valeant Pharmaceuticals, and Endo International — are no longer in the position to take
on bigger deals, as they're all saddled with too much debt.
Simon, a real estate giant with headquarters in Indianapolis, has relied
on aggressive
dealmaking and savvy property management to bolster its position as the largest U.S. operator and developer of shopping malls.
More than $ 50 billion worth of takeovers were being lined up
on Wednesday, in a final flurry of
dealmaking that saw global volumes exceed $ 1.2 trillion in a record - breaking quarter.
Dealmaking was still brisk last year, just
on the more modest end of the scale.
Goldman Sachs Group Inc. is embarking
on its biggest cost - cutting push in years as it tries to weather a slump in trading and
dealmaking, according to two people with knowledge of the effort.
Son and Trump also spent some time
on Monday complimenting one another's
dealmaking ability.
Both parties say the complex
dealmaking that united the five - member Independent Democratic Conference with Republicans in New York means we won't necessarily know which party has won control
on election night.
A former top aide to Gov. Andrew Cuomo was convicted
on corruption charges Tuesday at a trial that further exposed the state capital's culture of backroom
dealmaking.
But neither the New York State Senate's nor the Governor's version of the budget included such a package, and in the final furious hours of
dealmaking yesterday, a Catskill Park line item was left
on the cutting room floor.
«Three men in a room behind closed doors
dealmaking on the budget... It is entirely unconstitutional,» Sassower said.
Percoco was convicted
on corruption charges at a trial that further exposed the state capital's culture of backroom
dealmaking.
Cruise closed his deal to reprise Ethan Hunt in September after some cut - throat
dealmaking halted preproduction
on the Paramount / Skydance production.
The firm's presence
on some of Korea's most exciting onshore M&A and IPO deals in 2016 has also pushed it to new
dealmaking heights.
Experts offer their takes
on the developing
dealmaking environment in the early days of the Trump Administration.
You'll need to hire a real estate agent (again), pay them commission, list your house back
on the market, go through the whole meet - and - greet / accept bids /
dealmaking process, and wrap up the rigamarole of selling and paying escrow, moving and closing fees.
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«Although the deal size is relatively small, it again demonstrates Kimco's opportunistic
dealmaking ability,» said Salomon Smith Barney analyst Jonathon Litt in a written report
on the transaction yesterday.
(Bloomberg)-- China is planning sweeping curbs
on its companies» overseas acquisitions, including barring most foreign investments of $ 10 billion or more, people with knowledge of the matter said, as it seeks to tame a record
dealmaking...
HNA has been under pressure to reverse a multibillion - dollar buying spree since the Chinese government last year started to crack down
on overseas
dealmaking.
Gray will assume the role as president and chief operating officer while James, a
dealmaking legend who came to the firm in 2002 after a career
on Wall Street and was named president in 2006, will become executive vice chairman.
Most real estate podcasts seem to focus
on quick profits, no money needed
dealmaking.
Apparently, the commercial real estate securities markets are running
on all cylinders as
dealmaking continues at a frantic pace.
And so the families turned to Lindsay Goldberg, a now - $ 13 billion private equity firm that focuses
on deals with family - owned businesses, to put up the majority of the cash necessary to fund the entity and provide
dealmaking expertise.