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Finmeccanica Surveys U.S. Landscape

May 13, 2008

Analysts believe the Italian defense company's $5.2 billion deal for DRS Technologies could spark more M&A among mid-cap defense names, with foreign buyers potentially driving activity.

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MacFadyen: Due Diligence
As the credit markets struggle to regain their feet, it can be hard to smile through the rainstorm. Still, l believe a good soak can wash the toxins out.

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Talking Shop
Stephen Gaines, of KPMG Corporate Finance, dropped by to discuss who holds the power in M&A — these days; strategic buyers or PE.

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Current Issue

May 2008

This month, M&A counts down our deals of the year, the LBO world swims in a glass half full, our roundtable diagnoses health care, Canada adjusts to new realities, the National Lampoon buys funny, a play is made for Flavor Flav and more.

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M&A Lifestyle

Technology Deal of the Year
Like the high-stakes world of feature films, the video game industry isn't for the feint of heart — unless you really know what you're doing. Just ask Elevation Partners.

Q&A / Interviews

Michael Gibbons, Road Warrior
He logged over three hundred thousand miles in the air last year, but the Brown Gibbons Lang & Co. chairman still manages to make his family a priority.

Roundtables

Side Effects May Include...
Regulatory uncertainty, financing issues and rising costs are among the factors health care dealmakers must contend with in this increasingly complex field.

Latest News

China-Based Banks Largely Escape Quake

May 13, 2008 – Investment banks in China aren't reporting any serious disruptions from Monday's 7.9-magnitude earthquake, which so far has claimed an estimated 13,000 lives.

Legatum, Omidyar Launch Microfinance Fund

May 13, 2008 – Dubai's Legatum Capital teamed with Omidyar Network to launch a $40 million fund that will target microfinance organizations, which offer small loans to poor borrowers.

Next for Fremont General: Bankruptcy Filing

May 13, 2008 – Add Fremont General to the list of bankruptcies. The California lender says it can't file the financials required for its asset sale to CapitalSource, a sale mandated by the FDIC.

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Features

Mid-Market Deal of the Year

May 2008 – Just when the entire world thought PE was dead, TPG came through with a $450 million deal for Midwest.

Lower Mid-Market Deal of the Year

May 2008 – When the rest of the market saw no price as too high, the buyers of Topps deserve credit for refusing to be pressured into a higher bid.

Small-Cap Deal of the Year

May 2008 – How does a micro-cap fund target a global franchise in a growing market? Let Riverside demonstrate.

Industrials Deal of the Year

May 2008 – The sale and acquisition of RathGibson, by Castle Harlan and DLJ Merchant Banking, respectively, demonstrated one of the few times both sides can claim true victory.

Media Deal of the Year

May 2008 – A social networking site with a business plan and profits? That's novel. The story of how Mediabistro's Laurel Touby, feather boa in tow, found her perfect suitor.

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