Mergers Videos

Today's show has the guys exploring the earth-shattering news that Disney bought Marvel, on location at Midtown Comics in NYC! Be sure to comment, subscribe, and tell your friends!

Adjusting to his new law firm lifestyle, Nick experiments with lawyer humor.

What happens when a distressed buyout transaction goes bust? Thomas Califano of DLA Piper US LLP and Mark Thomas of Winston & Strawn LLP explains some of the more recent cases where strategics have attempted to walk away from distressed deals at the TMA/The Deal's Distressed Investing Conference in January.

What could an Obama administration may bring to the merger-clearance environment? In this edition of Inside The Deal, Michael Cohen, a partner at Paul Hastings explains to The Deal's Suzanne Stevens that there may be more strategic combinations than in prior years due to antitrust regulation. He also also explores the implications on the Federal Trade Commission's battle of Whole Foods Market Inc. and Wild Oats Markets Inc. integration.

December 11, 2008 - Whether you are for or against it, the merger between Northwest and Delta Airlines is happening.

In this video podcast excerpted from a presentation at a recent NAPL Top Management Conference, John Hyde, NAPL Vice President and Senior Consultant, describes the different strategic issues that arise when printing companies consider mergers and acquisitions.

June 4, 2008 - It's one thing to talk something and a whole other to take action. That's exactly why Machinists at this year's Legislative Conference took their issues to Capitol Hill, talking to all who would listen.

June 2, 2008 - IAM Members from around the country gathered in Washington D.C. to let the politicians know they aren't going to be silent on the issues that matter most.

April 29, 2008 - Last week the IAM's International President Tom Buffenbarger headed to Capitol Hill to tell Congress that the proposed merger between Northwest and Delta Airlines is going to do much more harm than good.

Dechert LLP partner Ian A. Hartman at The Deal's M&A Outlook 2008. More on Ian Hartman's appearance here.

Doug Kehring, Oracle's Senior Vice President of Corporate Development, talks with Fred about why the enterprise software industry has been consolidating, Oracle's own acquisition and integration strategy, and the role that technology can play in improving merger and acquisition success.