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Indictment is Waived in Galleon Case

By DEALBOOK on Dec 31st 2009

Anil Kumar, a former McKinsey & Company, director accused of leaking information in the Galleon Group hedge fund case, has agreed to waive indictment.

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Indictment is Waived in Galleon Case

By Zachery Kouwe on Dec 31st 2009

Anil Kumar, a former McKinsey & Company, director accused of leaking information in the Galleon Group hedge fund case, has agreed to waive indictment.

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Terra Firma’s Guy Hands Calls for Breakup of Big Banks

By Zachery Kouwe on Dec 30th 2009

Guy Hands, the founder of private equity firm Terra Firma Capital Partners, called for reinstating the Glass-Steagall Act, arguing that separating utility banking operations from high-risk investment banking is beneficial to society.

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The Deal Professor’s 2009 in Review, Part II: The Deals

By Steven M. Davidoff on Dec 30th 2009

In part II of his 2009 in review, the Deal Professor takes a look at the biggest domestic deals of the year and what they show about the new normal in mergers and acquisitions.

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The Deal Professor’s 2009 in Review, Part II: The Deals

By Steven M. Davidoff on Dec 30th 2009

In part II of his 2009 in review, the Deal Professor takes a look at the biggest domestic deals of the year and what they show about the new normal in mergers and acquisitions.

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Lehman Creditors Support Plan to Return Assets

By Zachery Kouwe on Dec 29th 2009

The administrator for Lehman Brothers in London said on Tuesday that it has received substantial support for a plan to distribute assets frozen at the former investment bank’s hedge fund unit directly to creditors by the first quarter of next year.

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Lehman Creditors Support Plan to Return Assets

By Zachery Kouwe on Dec 29th 2009

The administrator for Lehman Brothers in London said on Tuesday that it has received substantial support for a plan to distribute assets frozen at the former investment bank’s hedge fund unit directly to creditors by the first quarter of next year.

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Delaware Judge Allows Suit Against Harbinger to Proceed

By Zachery Kouwe on Dec 29th 2009

A lawsuit accusing the hedge fund Harbinger Capital Partners of receiving confidential information about a pending takeover bid has been allowed to proceed in Delaware Chancery Court.

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Delaware Judge Allows Suit Against Harbinger to Proceed

By Zachery Kouwe on Dec 29th 2009

A lawsuit accusing the hedge fund Harbinger Capital Partners of receiving confidential information about a pending takeover bid has been allowed to proceed in Delaware Chancery Court.

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The Deal Professor’s 2009 in Review, Part I: No Exit

By Steven M. Davidoff on Dec 28th 2009

In part one of his 2009 year in review, the Deal Professor examines the general trends of what he predicts will be a flatter deal-making landscape for some time to come.

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The Night Before Christmas: The Wall St. Version

By DEALBOOK on Dec 24th 2009

With the markets winding up for the Christmas holiday, we thought this poem was a fitting way to close out Wall Street’s year.

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Wall Street’s Night Before Christmas: The Wall Street Version

By ANDREWROSS SORKIN on Dec 24th 2009

With the markets winding up for the Christmas holiday, we thought this poem was a fitting way to close out Wall Street’s year.

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ABN Amro and Deutsche Close the Deal

By CHRIS V. NICHOLSON on Dec 24th 2009

After a year and a half of talks, ABN Amro and Deutsche Bank finally agreed on Wednesday to a $1 billion deal for Deutsche to buy a commercial banking unit and other parts of the business.

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Cascade Withdraws Plans for Common Stock Offering

By DEALBOOK on Dec 24th 2009

Cascade Bancorp has suspended a $93 million common stock offering, it was disclosed in an S.E.C. filing. The company also said it’s in danger of being delisted from the Nasdaq exchange, The Portland Business Journal reported.

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Telefónica Pays $207 Million for Jajah

By DEALBOOK on Dec 24th 2009

Jajah, the Internet phone company, has announced it is being acquired by Telefónica for $207 million in an all-cash transaction, The Financial Times reported.

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