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alan j. smith

M&A: Negotiating the Deal: The merging of two companies is much like a marriage. Once you've found your target company, or potential spouse, it's time to negotiate. M&A facilitator, Alan J. Smith, talks us through the transaction phase of Mergers and Acquisitions, highlighting the financial and relationship aspects. For...; Tags: M&A, Mergers & Acquisitions, Investment, Finance, M&A series, BNET Feature, Strategy, Business Operations, Alan J. Smith, Negotiation; Videos 2007-12-12

Lessons from the collapse of Bear Stearns: Two years ago yesterday, Treasury Secretary Hank Paulson called up Alan Schwartz, the chief executive of Bear Stearns, and told him the jig was up. "Alan, you're in the government's hands now," he said. "Bankruptcy is the only other option." Thus began the epic stage of the credit crunch...; Tags: Bank, Financial, Bear Stearns & Co. Inc., Financial Services, Financial Accounting, Finance, Bankruptcy & Receivership, Company News, General News, Government News, Market News, Nuclear Issues, Regulation of Business, Financial Times; News items 2010-03-14
Hiring Freeze Starts to Thaw as Agency Business Hunts for Talent: NEW YORK (AdAge.com) -- After a nearly yearlong hiring freeze and having shed 14,000 employees, WPP chief Martin Sorrell had a bit of good news last week: The holding company is staffing up. It's a welcomed announcement for an industry that lost almost 200,000 jobs between...; Tags: Johnson & Johnson; News items 2010-03-15