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In stark comparison to the current dearth of opportunities for private equity in the US and Europe, there is still plenty of scope for major returns in emerging markets infrastructure,... 2008-12-02

If this keeps up, this publication might need a new name: Government Financing Weekly. After seeing its share price decline by nearly 95% from its 2006 peak, Citigroup last weekend... 2008-11-28

As the doom and gloom persists in the US automotive sector, Motown's Big Three - General Motors (GM), Ford and Chrysler - have gone cap in hand to the government in search of a bailout.... 2008-11-20

The US government's ability to shock has apparently gone out of the window. Hank Paulson recanted on the central purpose of the Troubled Asset Recovery Plan (TARP): using $700bn (actually,... 2008-11-18

The battle to control the US wireless market continued on November 10 when AT&T, the largest mobile operator in the US, announcement that it would acquire Centennial Communications... 2008-11-10

In what will be a severe blow to Chrysler, General Motors' confirmed on November 7 that it was pulling out of ongoing merger talks, in a bid to focus on saving its own existing operations.... 2008-11-10

As global demand destruction sends oil plummeting, possibly to as low as US$50/bbl according to our sister publication Emerging Markets Monitor, how will M&A in the energy sector... 2008-10-22

In a sign of possible further consolidation in the industry, semiconductor groups Microchip Technology and ON Semiconductor have made an unsolicited, US$2.3bn joint bid for rival... 2008-10-13

Demonstrating the importance that big pharma is placing on a strong pipeline as it heads into the patent cliff, Eli Lilly has gazumped rival suitor Bristol-Myers Squibb (BMS) with... 2008-10-07

The credit crunch claimed its latest victim on October 1, when global diversified mining group Xstrata dropped its planned US$10bn takeover bid for platinum producer Lonmin, citing... 2008-10-01