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Bank Technology News
November 2005
John Adams |
M&As: IT Firms Expand to Woo, Wow Banking Clients Looking to greatly expand their capabilities in financial services, many technology companies have been on a buying spree. Financial institutions are choosing to focus their efforts on compliance and strategically focused IT investments.   |
Bank Systems & Technology
August 6, 2007
Nancy Feig |
Fiserv Acquisition of Checkfree Expands its Core Offering The move will elevate Fiserv to the level of its closest competitor, banking and payments technology provider Metavante, giving banks another one-stop vendor for an end-to-end core banking solution. |
The Motley Fool
May 21, 2007
Tom Taulli |
ADS Is Private Equity's Plaything The financial processor was an ideal buyout target, and the deal making may have just started. Investors, take note. |
BusinessWeek
May 16, 2005
Justin Hibbard |
Tech: The Allure Of The Mature Now, as private-equity firms amass huge war chests and scour Corporate America for deals, the tech sector has landed in the crosshairs of some of the largest buyout shops in the world. |
The Motley Fool
March 29, 2005
Tom Taulli |
Barbarians at SunGard The data systems company is going private in a megadeal. Is there a conflict at the top? Bottom line: current shareholders of SunGard don't reap a whole lot of benefit from this deal. |
Financial Advisor
May 2008
Rebecca Pomering |
Adding New Owners Internal transition is the desired growth plan and succession plan for the vast majority of advisors and good planning, strategic thinking and thoughtful implementation will allow many to enact a transaction that ensures the desired outcomes for their staff, their clients and themselves. |
Bank Systems & Technology
April 1, 2009
Maria Bruno-Britz |
Fidelity National to Acquire Metavante Fidelity National Information Services plans to create a single provider of payments and financial core processing services. |
Bank Systems & Technology
December 4, 2007
Nancy Feig |
Fiserv Completes Acquisition of CheckFree Under terms of the transaction, Fiserv acquired CheckFree for approximately $4.4 billion in cash, or $48 per share. |
Real Estate Portfolio
Nov/Dec 2004
Courtney Darby |
Outside the Box Equity REITS explore structured finance opportunities as mortgage REITs welcome the competition. |
The Motley Fool
April 21, 2008
Tim Beyers |
Pop! There Goes the Private Equity Bubble Venture capital groups aren't investing as much as before. Uh-oh. |
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. |
CFO
September 1, 2009
Vincent Ryan |
Stock Answers Secondary stock offerings are back in vogue, with a few twists. |
The Motley Fool
November 16, 2011
Tamara Rutter |
A Growth Stock Worth the Risk Why recurring revenue streams could render big returns for Fisery. |
The Motley Fool
February 28, 2008
Morgan Housel |
Blackstone's Bankless Future What a difference a year has made in the private equity business. |
Investment Advisor
April 2008
Jeff Joseph |
Private Equity Pedigree = Persistent Positive Returns Private equity firms may be struggling with the credit crunch, but they're here to stay. |
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. |
The Motley Fool
April 25, 2005
Tom Taulli |
Silicon Valley Bank's Diversified Success A comeback in M&A and venture capital financings should bode well for the bank that once specialized in tech start-ups. Investors, take note. |
Bank Technology News
May 2009
Rebecca Sausner |
All the Core Action's With The Vendors The core banking market was shaken up dramatically last month when Fidelity National Information Services announced plans to buy Metavante, increasing the likelihood of further vendor consolidation |
Bank Technology News
August 2007
Glen Fest |
Mergers: Conflicts Becoming A Core Reality Fiserv's buy of CheckFree could spark challenges in banks' vendor management. |
Real Estate Portfolio
Jul/Aug 2001
Charles Lockwood |
Discretionary Funds: Little-known Equity Capital Source Over the next decade, top-quality public and private real estate developers and owners will be relying more and more on an expanding primary equity capital tool: discretionary funds... |
The Motley Fool
May 25, 2007
Emil Lee |
Fool on the Street: Marshall & Ilsley's Hidden Treasure? The Midwest bank's Metavante spinoff is worth a look from investors. |
U.S. Banker
August 2008
Michael Sisk |
Banking's Private Equity Conundrum Despite the gnashing of teeth among regulators that private equity shops are secretive and will wreak havoc if let loose on the banking industry, it's a bit ironic how opaque the regulatory process itself is. |
Bank Technology News
May 2001
Patricia A. Murphy |
Tech Company Buoyed by Paper Fiserv may be a data processor at heart, but now it plans to start handling cash for U.S. banks... |
The Motley Fool
October 17, 2006
Tom Taulli |
Open Solutions Is Going Dot-Com This nice growth business that provides software to financial institutions is so nice that two top private equity firms will buy it out. Investors, take note. |
The Motley Fool
October 14, 2009
Matt Koppenheffer |
Does This Really Spell Doom for the Market? Private equity giant Blackstone is selling investments; does that mean you should run for the hills? |
Financial Advisor
March 2007
Marla Brill |
Ground Floor Heats Up Private equity and IPOs are staging a huge comeback. But should financial advisors jump in? |
Insurance & Technology
August 6, 2008
Anthony O'Donnell |
Fiserv/Trident IV Deal Demonstrates Investor Confidence in Insurance Tech Spending "Some investors still believe there are brighter days ahead," comments Donald Light, a Silicon Valley-based analyst with Celent. |
BusinessWeek
August 13, 2009
Frederik Balfour |
China's Homegrown Private Equity New tax laws and a little help from the government in Beijing are giving domestic private equity firms a big boost against foreign players. |
Real Estate Portfolio
Nov/Dec 2001
Fick & Mitsoff |
Capital Balancing Act: Preferred vs. Common Stock Because every REIT has unique characteristics and investment opportunities, there is no formula that applies in every situation... |
Bank Technology News
August 2007
John Adams |
Tech Companies From payments to core processing to Web banking, advances have always relied on innovative platforms. These firms stood out in the race to enable an unprecedented modernization in financial services. |
The Motley Fool
July 18, 2007
Ryan Fuhrmann |
More M&A for M&I Marshall & Ilsley's got plenty of merger-and-acquisition activity ahead. Better yet, an upcoming spinoff may interest certain value investors. |
U.S. Banker
September 2007
Glen Fest |
Merger Mania: Fiserv-CheckFree Deal Shakes Up Industry Will Fiserv's proposed purchase of CheckFree spur new options for competitors? |
The Motley Fool
August 27, 2007
Tom Taulli |
Tech Data Mixes It Up The tech distributor reaps the benefits from key changes to its margins. After a choppy year, shares jumped 16% to $39.50. |
BusinessWeek
November 19, 2009
Maria Bartiromo |
Steve Schwarzman Starts Warming Up The author talks to Blackstone's Steve Schwarzman about the state of the private equity market, changes on Wall Street, and the outlook for various types of investments. |
U.S. Banker
August 2008
Michael Sisk |
The Next Frontier: Rights Issues? Bankers may want to take a closer look at a capital raising technique that's popular in Europe but virtually unheard of stateside: "rights issues." |
The Motley Fool
May 30, 2006
Tom Taulli |
Are Tech Buyouts the Next Big Thing? Private equity funds have a treasure chest of cash. Does this bode well for the tech industry? While there are strong players in big tech, a buyout should be a possible bonus, not a driving factor, when deciding whether to buy the stock. |
