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CFO July 1, 2006 Kate O'Sullivan	Rising Stakes How the strength of private equity is changing M&A for corporate buyers.
CFO April 1, 2007 Joseph McCafferty	The Buyout Binge Private-equity firms are gobbling up everything in sight. How long can it last?
CFO January 1, 2005 Tim Reason	The Answer Is Private What kind of buyers and sellers made the greatest strides in deal-making for 2004?
CFO August 1, 2005 Kate O'Sullivan	Gone Clubbing As private-equity firms band together to buy large companies, they raise the pressure on CFOs.
Financial Planning August 1, 2005 Donald Jay Korn	Private Equity Gets Liquid Buyers and sellers both can benefit from an emerging market for seasoned interests in private deals.
BusinessWeek February 27, 2006 Emily Thornton	Going Private Hotshot managers are fleeing public companies for the money, freedom, and glamour of private equity.
CFO October 1, 2009 Russ Banham	Down but Not Out M&A activity has plunged in 2009, but recent deals suggest it may be poised for a comeback.
CFO January 1, 2008 Avital Louria Hahn	Lessons from Adversity The split personality of 2007 dealmaking, with its dramatic highs and lows, could teach a few things about M&A in the year ahead.
BusinessWeek February 21, 2005 David Henry	Have Dealmakers Wised Up? Acquiring companies seem to be taking a closer look -- and paying less.
CFO July 1, 2005 Roy Harris	Soft in the Middle While blockbuster mergers and acquisitions abound, the next tier of deals shrinks a bit. That could be a good thing.
CFO February 1, 2006 Tim Reason	America for Sale Foreign firms are buying U.S. companies at the fastest clip in five years, creating concerns on Capitol Hill. Some dealmakers say Sarbanes-Oxley and other regulatory changes put U.S. companies at a disadvantage when competing with foreign buyers.
The Motley Fool November 13, 2008 Liz Peek	This Is Where Investors Are Profiting Credit markets may be tight, but some deals are still being made, and risk arbitrage investors are capitalizing on it.
The Motley Fool December 27, 2005 Tom Taulli	A Private Matter at ACS Affiliated Computer Services appears to be in play for a private-equity buyout. On the rumors of the deal, the stock increased 5% to $61. However, buying now is really a speculation.
BusinessWeek October 25, 2004 Jack Ewing	Beware Of These Buyouts Private equity firms are buying other firms' buyouts. Private equity is doing much to drive corporate restructuring in Europe. That important process, rather than recycling assets, should continue to be its focus.
The Motley Fool October 25, 2007 Todd Wenning	Take a Lesson From Private Equity Buy to hold for the long term, at the right price, with the right managers. In other words, invest in companies, don't speculate on stocks.
U.S. Banker April 2007 Lee Conrad	Financial M&A Sees Third-Highest Year on Record Mergers and acquisitions in the bank and thrift market staged a major comeback in 2006.
BusinessWeek December 4, 2006 Emily Thornton	What's Behind The Buyout Binge With stocks cheap and private equity firms flush, this boom may be a record-breaker.
U.S. Banker June 2007 Lee Conrad	M&A: Private Equity Takes Aim At Financial-IT Vendors Financial-IT companies are expected to lure a growing number of private-equity investors over the next few years.
Financial Advisor August 2007 Jeff Schlegel	Private-Equity Payout The private-equity tsunami that's sweeping the investing world isn't exactly inundating the financial advisory industry, but it is making waves.
CFO October 1, 2007 Avital Louria Hahn	Only the Strong Shall Thrive Financially sound companies find gold in credit mayhem even as weaker players fear the game is up.
BusinessWeek July 21, 2003 Geri Smith	Private Equity: Rekindling a Latin Love Affair Funds are again funneling money south, especially into Mexico
Financial Planning October 1, 2008 Stacy Schultz	The Real Deal More than half of all registered independent advisory (RIA) firms bought or considered buying another advisory firm at least once in the past two years.
CFO December 1, 2006 Roy Harris	What Lies Beneath Private-equity firms know how to make companies look good. But this buyer knows how to look more closely.
The Motley Fool April 25, 2005 Tom Taulli	Technology's Triumph on Wall Street In one week, we got two historic deals -- for the NYSE and Nasdaq. Investors, take note.
BusinessWeek May 30, 2005 Ian Rowley	Japan: Let's Not Make A Deal Despite a few big transactions, private-equity buyouts by foreigners are scarce in Japan.
The Motley Fool May 23, 2007 Tom Taulli	Dueling Fools: Private Equity Bear Rebuttal Huge amounts of private equity could mean big problems for investors.
CFO May 1, 2007 Lori Calabro	Merrill Lynch's Jeffrey Edwards After 20 years with the Wall Street giant, Edwards remains a firm believer in the value of long-term investing and diversification.
Inc. July 1, 2002 Jill Andresky Fraser	Capital: State of the Union Searching for growth capital? Don't be intimidated by this unexpected -- but nevertheless burgeoning -- source of private-equity financing.
CFO September 1, 2010 Vincent Ryan	Becoming Attractions Private-equity firms are hunting for deals once again, making it an opportune time to sell. Will CFOs and their executive management teams forge sensible deals if buyout firms begin to swamp them with offers?
The Motley Fool August 17, 2007 Brian Lawler	The Perfect Pharma Acquisition The pharmaceutical industry has been busy consolidating in the past year. With so much buying and selling going on, here is speculation on what would constitute the perfect pharma acquisition.
CFO June 1, 2008 Rob Garver	Pressure from Above With new deals falling off, private-equity firms are hovering over portfolio-company CFOs like never before.
CFO January 1, 2004 Roy Harris	The Start of Something Big? A blockbuster fourth quarter gives even pessimists hope that M&A activity has finally turned the corner.
CFO May 1, 2005 Don Durfee	Putting Property First As money continues to pour into corporate real estate, more dealmakers are finding ways to cash in.
The Motley Fool September 9, 2005 Rich Smith	Hertz So Good Ford's rental unit looks to fetch a nice price. But other problems will still plague the automaker. Investors, take note.
CFO March 1, 2005 Don Durfee	A Question of Value Over 20 years, technology and technique have greatly improved the ability to price targets accurately for a merger.
CFO September 1, 2005 Kate O'Sullivan	Secrets of the M&A Masters The hard-won lessons of frequent acquirers can cut through the clutter of acquisition statistics and theory and serve as practical deal-making guidelines.
BusinessWeek May 8, 2006 Mara Der Hovanesian	Handicapping The LBO Stakes Private-equity firms are eyeing companies with flat stock prices, low earnings valuations, and heavy debt. Here's who is on one analyst's list.
CFO September 1, 2008 Kate O'Sullivan	Let Us Now Praise Private Equity Buyout bosses manage companies that outperform their publicly traded peers on key measures of growth. And they don't do it just by cutting costs.
CFO December 1, 2007 Vincent Ryan	Down but Not Out Private equity may have lost some of its leverage, but it's still a force for companies looking to buy, sell, or just attract capital.
The Motley Fool September 7, 2006 Aswath Damodaran	The Return of Leveraged Buyouts Investors, get up to speed on this resurgent financial trend. Several key consequences for investors, positive and negative, emerge from these buyouts.
Investment Advisor June 2007 Mark Tibergien	Real Deals There's more activity than actual movement on the M&A front for financial advisory firms.
CFO October 1, 2007 Karen M. Kroll	No Big Deal The credit crunch may have knocked the blockbuster out of favor, but middle-market M&A remains quite healthy.
BusinessWeek March 13, 2006 Farzad & Barrett	Cendant's Credibility Problem Why the travel and real estate conglomerate's plan to revive its stock has fallen flat on the Street.
BusinessWeek September 11, 2006 Peter Burrows	The LBO Gang Storms The Valley High-powered private-equity players are talking frustrated techies into the idea of going private - and making billions.
The Motley Fool September 25, 2006 Alex Dumortier	Beware of "Quick-Flip" IPOs Investors, IPOs on the heels of leveraged buyouts = risky business.
CFO June 1, 2008 Kate O'Sullivan	Time to Buy Economic gloom abounds these days, but there is one ray of sunshine: the mergers-and-acquisitions market.
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CFO September 1, 2006 Kate O'Sullivan	Private Club Opportunity is knocking for CFOs who have the skills that private-equity firms demand.
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