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The Un-Deal of the Century 30 Sep 2010 | 01:45 am
Liquidity goes down, prices go down – it isn’t a direct relationship, but it’s pretty close. The standard line is, if buyers have restricted access to capital, then only cash buyers are really in the ...
Blockbuster Bankruptcy – Educational Endeavors 20 Sep 2010 | 04:18 pm
And by Educational Endeavor, I am not referring to the bankruptcy of Blockbuster as providing that education . . . that’s really a pretty ordinary death from within. Instead it is a point of light, a ...
Blockbuster Bankruptcy – Option the RE 18 Sep 2010 | 07:38 am
In the Blockbuster bankruptcy saga, the company formerly known as BBI has been shedding top staff in an effort to shift focus from an operator to a fighter fighting for its life. While shedding staff ...
Blockbuster Bankruptcy – Inventory 10 Sep 2010 | 03:00 am
Today’s thought for Blockbuster: reduce the cost of inventory. A reader sent his thoughts on the demise of Blockbuster, and summed it up as misunderstanding the customer – ironic given Blockbuster’s ...
BBI Bites the Dust – The Roll to Bankruptcy 1 Sep 2010 | 06:54 am
Blockbuster is unofficially, officially bust. This is no surprise to those who have watched from the sidelines as Blockbuster slid from a prominent Brand with bite to a Brand that no one understands. ...
Dry Powder to Drive Second Half of 2010 18 Aug 2010 | 01:12 am
With unprecedented levels of cash on the balance sheets of corporate America and dry powder in the private equity world, family owned businesses and PE management teams are likely to sell en masse bef...
Manufacturing Constraints – Boeing 17 Aug 2010 | 01:29 am
Expecting an increase in orders for both 737 and 777s next year, Boeing would like to increase sales…. An increase in orders for Boeing is typically an increase in orders for Airbus, their main compe...
Texas Wins Again 16 Aug 2010 | 02:19 am
The Wall Street Journal reported success for Victoria, Texas this week. Caterpillar Inc., the world’s largest manufacturer of construction equipment announced plans to build a new facility in Victoria...
Good versus Evil – How to Boost Deal Value 13 Aug 2010 | 01:13 am
The value of a deal can be as much about marketing as the financials. As recently put forth in an article about smart marketing – no massively successful campaign happens without tension. Them versus ...
Going Native – The Joy of SOX 12 Aug 2010 | 01:19 am
So far in 2010 we have seen a dramatic increase in the number of shop-to-shop deals and private equity firms pulling public companies out of the public realm. What better timing? With SOX costs still...
