A top Wall Street lawyer, he worked on some of the biggest corporate mergers in history, including KKR’s takeover of Nabisco in 1989. He also served in the Carter administration and in city government.
Category: Mergers, Acquisitions and Divestitures
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Yale’s Endowment Selling Private Equity Stakes as Trump Targets Ivies
The university is selling multiple stakes in private-equity funds as the industry struggles and Trump targets Ivy-League Institutions.
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Disney Takes Full Control of Hulu for Billions Less Than Comcast Wanted
Disney said it had agreed to add $439 million to what it had already paid for the streaming service. Comcast had wanted $5 billion more.
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Elon Musk Returns to His Tech Empire, Fighting Questions of Inattention
As Mr. Musk steps away from Washington, he faces concerns over his prolonged absence from his businesses including Tesla, SpaceX, xAI and X.
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The Judge’s Data Dilemma in the Google Search Case
The question is how to fix Google’s monopoly. Is an order to force it to share data the solution?
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Is Nippon Steel Finally About to Land U.S. Steel?
A planned merger of the Japanese and American giants, announced in 2023, has traveled through an election, two presidents and strong union opposition.
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Rhode, Hailey Bieber’s Beauty Brand, Sells in Billion-Dollar Deal
E.L.F. Beauty acquired Mrs. Bieber’s cosmetics brand for $800 million in cash and stock upfront, with another $200 million contingent on future growth.
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United Airlines Will Return to JFK Through a Deal With JetBlue
The partnership comes after Newark airport, where United has a big hub, suffered long delays because of air traffic control problems.
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One Way to Sell Beer in Britain? Buy Into a Soccer Team.
An American microbrewery has made inroads in English pubs with a novel marketing strategy.
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The Allure (and Complications) of “Golden Shares”
The White House would like some control of U.S. Steel if it approves its sale to Nippon Steel. Such deals could alter foreign investment in the United States.
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A New Super-Group of Creative Talent
The Independents has acquired more than a dozen companies in the last two years. The result is a conglomerate that has never before existed in fashion.