Merger Videos

Nov. 18 (Bloomberg) -- Pavel Savor, a professor at the University of Pennsylvania's Wharton School of Business, talks with Bloomberg's Mark Crumpton about the outlook for private equity investment. The California Public Employees' Retirement System doled out 62 percent less cash to buyout companies in the first seven months of the year and pressed for fee cuts as firms, including Apollo Management LP, struggled to revive dealmaking. Bloomberg's Jonathan Keehner also speaks. (Source: Bloomberg)

The M&A landscape has changed dramatically since the rules governing merger reviews were adopted in 1992. that's one reason why the U.S. Department of Justice and the Federal Trade Commission are reviewing the Horizontal Merger Guidelines. As Michael Cohen, an antitrust partner with Paul, Hastings, Janofsky & Walker LLP, writes in the current issue of The Deal magazine, "the guidelines attempt to give corporations and counsel transparency and predictability regarding merger clearance." In this edition of Inside the Deal, Cohen says, unfortunately, the guidelines in their current form make those objectives difficult to achieve.See the video below or download it at iTunes. - Suzanne Stevens

The residents of Seattle Grace and Mercy West vie for their careers.

As we head into the deepest recession since the 14th century, a new report published today by the Mutual Agony Foundation reveals an unprecedented level of cooperation between employers and staff in solving financial, and personal, problems together. The recent situation at BA where almost 7,000 workers agreed to participate in the company s work for free initiative is just one example of the solidarity workers are showing employers. Now BA has announced it will build upon its success and merge with Honda to form a new super company known as Bonding plc. But how have these breakthroughs been achieved? Our WORLDbytes reporters were granted exclusive access to film a town hall staff meeting at the newly formed recession-proof, super company to find out.

In this video, I give my thoughts on the FriendFeed / Facebook merger. I realize this happened quite a few weeks ago (08/12), but my thoughts pretty much remain the same. I'm catching up on posting videos and I apologize for the delay

* 40% of TV stations to switch to digital next week. * Intel to spend $7 billion to upgrade factory technology. * Sirius XM hires bankruptcy advisors. * Live Nation, Ticketmaster sign merger. * SAG, AMPTP to resume negotiations next week. Read more at http://www.ShellyPalmer.com

* 40% of TV stations to switch to digital next week. * Intel to spend $7 billion to upgrade factory technology. * Sirius XM hires bankruptcy advisors. * Live Nation, Ticketmaster sign merger. * SAG, AMPTP to resume negotiations next week. Read more at http://www.ShellyPalmer.com

* FCC Chairman says interference not an issue. * Disney profits slip, restructuring business. * Ticketmaster and Live Nation may merge. * Plus, today's consulting question, "Did YouTube and Warner Bros really take down a video of a little girl playing and singing Winter Wonderland? Shelly has the answer on today's MediaBytes. Read more at http://www.ShellyPalmer.com

* FCC Chairman says interference not an issue. * Disney profits slip, restructuring business. * Ticketmaster and Live Nation may merge. * Plus, today's consulting question, "Did YouTube and Warner Bros really take down a video of a little girl playing and singing Winter Wonderland? Shelly has the answer on today's MediaBytes. Read more at http://www.ShellyPalmer.com