M&A Data

Walter Kortschak, a managing partner at Summit Partners, said the first thing he would change about the Sarbanes Oxley Act is its requirement that the majority of a company's board... 2005-05-09

Valuations of venture capital-backed mergers and acquisitions rose 45% from the fourth quarter of 2004 to $4.2 billion in the first quarter, the highest level since 2001 according... 2005-05-09

Turnaround specialists, private equity and hedge fund professionals, investment bankers and lawyers gathered at the W Hotel in Union Square in New York City last Tuesday to discuss... 2005-02-21

FLYi Inc., which operates low-fare airline Independence Air and is currently undergoing a restructuring, is believed to be talking with former partner United Airlines, Harvey Miller,... 2005-02-21

Small middle market companies are sometimes heading into bankruptcy to effect a sale rather than improve their financial structure, restructuring professionals told CFW.

Turnaround firms are increasingly looking to set up shop in Europe or partner with entities across the Atlantic.

Out of court restructurings picked up significantly last year but they'll probably start to taper off at the end of this year as money becomes more restricted and some underperformers... 2005-02-21

The W clearly isn't the place to go load up your belly. An attendee strolling in late to lunch thought the main course of pasta and grilled vegetables might have been the appetizer.

Newport Beach, Calif.-based turnaround firm ALTMA Group is considering opening an office in China, mainly due to the restructuring opportunities in the manufacturing sector in the... 2005-02-21

Hedge funds and buyout firms have been stepping on each other's turf. And when private equity players at the conference were heard complaining or sniping, their most common target... 2005-01-31