Chidem Kurdas
Two ambitious merger & acquisition attempts (more…)
Archive for the ‘Mergers & Acquisitions’ Category
M and A After Deals Fail
June 3, 2014More Regulation; Fewer Firms
March 20, 2014Chidem Kurdas
Financial crises almost invariably (more…)
Risk-On Boosts Event Investing
March 12, 2014Chidem Kurdas
Betting on corporate mergers, acquisitions, bankruptcies and (more…)
Event Investing amid Washington Uncertainty
October 7, 2013Chidem Kurdas
The federal government shutdown and looming debt ceiling (more…)
Rwanda as Bellwether
May 9, 2013Chidem Kurdas
Two weeks ago investors placed $3 billion (more…)
Caxton Bets on Airline Merger
March 7, 2013Chidem Kurdas
Will the savings from the proposed merger of US Airways with American Airlines be enough to significantly lift profits? New Caxton chief (more…)
AQR on Acquisition Spree
February 14, 2013AQR Capital, a behemoth with $70.7 billion (more…)
Shipping Races Against Time
September 26, 2011Global slowdown is another blow to shipping, still suffering from the downturn caused by the Great Recession. On the other hand, investors are attracted by low prices and see opportunities in the industry’s expected consolidation. Some hedge funds look to get into deals while others seek distressed assets.
Analysts discussed the prospects at a Capital Link Forum (more…)
Cerberus Chief Gets Grifols Stock
August 23, 2011Having sold an interest in Talecris Biotherapeutics to Grifols SA, a Spanish company with worldwide biopharmaceutical and other medical businesses, Cerberus Capital (more…)
Closed Centaurus Fund’s Upside
March 30, 2011In the middle of the financial meltdown in December 2008, Centaurus Alpha Fund went down like so many other funds. Investors rejected the management’s lockup proposal and so the firm decided to close the fund. Selling the assets in the portfolio and returning the money to investors took years. Meanwhile, of course, markets recovered. (more…)
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