tag:www.thedeal.com,2007-08-28:/dealscape//29 2009-11-09T23:13:10Z Movable Type Pro 4.23-en tag:www.thedeal.com,2009:/dealscape//29.31586 2009-11-09T22:38:02Z 2009-11-09T23:13:10Z Olaf de Senerpont Domis http://techconfidential.com/money-out/blog/ European antitrust regulators issue objections to Oracle's Sun bid; Oracle bites right back. http://www.thedeal.com/dealscape/2009/11/oracle_to_ec_get_ready_for_a_f.php tag:www.thedeal.com,2009:/dealscape//29.31580 2009-11-09T22:30:53Z 2009-11-09T21:55:18Z Neil Buchalter Despite banking regulators' reluctance to allow private equity firms controlling positions in the nations' banks, buyout shops continue to seek ways into the sector. Case in point: Apollo Management... http://www.thedeal.com/dealscape/2009/11/apollo_explores_possibility_of.php tag:www.thedeal.com,2009:/dealscape//29.31578 2009-11-09T22:09:00Z 2009-11-09T22:23:38Z Sara Behunek http://www.thedeal.com/dealscape J.P. Morgan, which posted impressive third-quarter earnings, has lifted a salary freeze implemented last year and will start matching 401(k) contributions. http://www.thedeal.com/dealscape/2009/11/jp_morgan_lifts_salary_freeze.php tag:www.thedeal.com,2009:/dealscape//29.31555 2009-11-09T22:08:22Z 2009-11-09T22:28:05Z George White A look at the news moving deal-related stocks including Kraft Foods, Cadbury, Clearwire, Sprint Nextel and others. http://www.thedeal.com/dealscape/2009/11/kft_cby_axa_noc_ge_cmcsa_clwr.php tag:www.thedeal.com,2009:/dealscape//29.31570 2009-11-09T21:00:27Z 2009-11-09T18:06:04Z Neil Buchalter Enzon Pharmaceuticals Inc. agreed Monday to sell its drug business to a unit of Italian drug company Sigma-Tau SpA for about $327 million to focus on its pipeline and technology platforms. The... http://www.thedeal.com/dealscape/2009/11/enzon_to_sell_unit_to_sigma-ta.php tag:www.thedeal.com,2009:/dealscape//29.31574 2009-11-09T20:18:00Z 2009-11-09T20:49:56Z Sara Behunek http://www.thedeal.com/dealscape Ongoing reports of scandal in the hedge fund industry are giving investors 'general fatigue,' says senior analyst Denise Valentine of Aite Group. http://www.thedeal.com/dealscape/2009/11/will_scandal_deal_blow_to_hedg.php tag:www.thedeal.com,2009:/dealscape//29.31569 2009-11-09T20:00:25Z 2009-11-09T18:04:55Z Neil Buchalter For weeks there have been rumblings that cable operator Comcast Corp. is preparing to buy a controlling stake in General Electric Corp.'s NBC Universal unit. That deal may be getting closer now that... http://www.thedeal.com/dealscape/2009/11/ge_comcast_nearer_to_nbc_deal.php tag:www.thedeal.com,2009:/dealscape//29.31572 2009-11-09T19:51:05Z 2009-11-09T19:51:19Z Maria Woehr http://www.thedeal.com/dealscape Sullivan & Cromwell managing partner Rodgin Cohen says that one of the myths of the Great Recession is that the abolition of Glass-Steagall was responsible for the financial crisis. http://www.thedeal.com/dealscape/2009/11/sullivan_cromwells_cohen.php tag:www.thedeal.com,2009:/dealscape//29.31567 2009-11-09T19:00:08Z 2009-11-09T17:53:27Z Neil Buchalter Taking advantage of a rejuvenated private equity market, defense contractor Northrop Grumman Corp. on Monday announced a $1.65 billion deal to sell its Tasc consulting unit to General Atlantic LLC... http://www.thedeal.com/dealscape/2009/11/kkr_general_atlantic_snare_nor.php tag:www.thedeal.com,2009:/dealscape//29.31568 2009-11-09T18:34:00Z 2009-11-09T18:35:04Z Matthew Wurtzel http://dealscape.thedealblogs.com/ For Rupert Murdoch, new media has not been so kind to News Corp. MySpace continues to drag down the media conglomerate. http://www.thedeal.com/dealscape/2009/11/myspace_drags_down_news_corp.php tag:www.thedeal.com,2009:/dealscape//29.31565 2009-11-09T18:06:57Z 2009-11-09T18:06:07Z Maria Woehr http://www.thedeal.com/dealscape The latest financial institutions that are reportedly hiring include TowerBrook Capital Partners, Edward Jones, Raymond James and Deutsche Bank. http://www.thedeal.com/dealscape/2009/11/hiring_duetsche_bank_towerbrook_and_more.php tag:www.thedeal.com,2009:/dealscape//29.31566 2009-11-09T18:00:42Z 2009-11-09T17:52:33Z Neil Buchalter Kraft Foods Inc. on Monday launched a hostile bid for Cadbury plc, aggressively priced with no sweetener to a $16.3 billion proposal. The target swiftly rejected the offer as derisory. After more... http://www.thedeal.com/dealscape/2009/11/kraft_launches_hostile_bid_for.php tag:www.thedeal.com,2009:/dealscape//29.31562 2009-11-09T17:18:21Z 2009-11-09T17:18:33Z Matthew Wurtzel http://dealscape.thedealblogs.com/ British baby products maker Maclaren is facing a massive recall on its leading product, strollers. The last time it faced a challenge, it stumbled into receivership. http://www.thedeal.com/dealscape/2009/11/maclaren_riding_into_receivers.php tag:www.thedeal.com,2009:/dealscape//29.31558 2009-11-09T16:39:56Z 2009-11-09T16:04:18Z Maria Woehr http://www.thedeal.com/dealscape The Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. shut down five banks on Friday, bringing the total number of bank failures this year to 120. http://www.thedeal.com/dealscape/2009/11/bank_failures_reach_120.php tag:www.thedeal.com,2009:/dealscape//29.31515 2009-11-09T16:19:07Z 2009-11-09T15:59:38Z Matthew Wurtzel http://dealscape.thedealblogs.com/ Only the Oracle of Omaha Warren Buffett can bet on coal and electric cars without looking dirty. http://www.thedeal.com/dealscape/2009/11/berkshire_hathaway_the_new_hal.php