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John Hudson

Head of Consumer & Healthcare Investment Banking

Firm: Wachovia

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By now, it's a well-worn tale, this one relayed by an investment banker: A private equity firm in the process of acquiring a company in a deal that would normally take six months will now spend a year hoping to get it done. But at least they're trying. Extended deal time frames and the falloff by private equity firms in buying companies have been the hallmark of the first half of this year, and while industry participants predict a slight uptick, overall not much will change in the remaining six months of the year. Regardless, Wall Street banks, which have laid off thousands of bankers due to the market slowdown, will continue to feel pressure in their M&A business the remainder of the year.