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In the latest high-profile takeover deal to fall victim to the credit crunch, Cerberus Capital Management is seeking to renegotiate its leveraged buyout of America’s largest equipment... 2007-11-26

A swathe of major U.S. IPOs worth at least $4.1 billion have faltered, been postponed or even pulled entirely amid heightened stock market volatility.

Two executives at dental companies formerly owned by Sentinel Capital Partners were crucial in helping the private equity firm’s recent acquisition of ReachOut Healthcare. Paul... 2007-11-26

Oak Hill Capital Partners and other interested buyers persuaded The Carlyle Group to sell Firth Rixson rather than take it public.

A group of current and former senior Street officials are preparing to launch a boutique bank offering private banking and investment management.

Big boy letters will not protect a firm from insider trading enforcement actions by the Securities and Exchange Commission, according to Doug Scheidt, associate director in the agency's... 2007-11-19

Special purpose acquisition companies, or SPACs, have quietly claimed a large chunk of the initial public offerings market, accounting for 23% of all IPOs and raising $8 billion so... 2007-11-12

Sovereign investment funds from emerging markets are set to become a more formidable force in global mergers and acquisitions.

Retailers and other companies that rely on consumer spending could see increased merger and acquisition activity if sales don't pick up.

CCMP Capital Advisors, the former buyout arm of JPMorgan, is lining up institutional investors to buy some of its deal-related debt before it approaches banks for financing.