Monday, October 08, 2007

Mergers & Acquisitions Institute: The party isn't over for everyone

October 5 - Dealscape Blog (The Deal) - There's been an elephant in the room at the Mergers & Acquisitions Institute in Dallas, and that, of course, is the fact that big private equity deals have virtually vanished after the credit crunch brought on by the subprime mortgage implosion.

Panelists referred to it in their remarks on Thursday — the famed return of the corporate buyer now that private equity firms can't borrow cheaply, deal multiples coming down, the emergence of more stock deals — and there was a lot of chatter about it at the cocktail reception Thursday night. Read More.

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