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Activism

Activist Investing Today: Coast's Rasteh on FirstGroup, Covid-19

By Ronald Orol
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Published: March 23rd, 2020
The founder of the New York-based activist fund explains why he's sticking with his investment and campaign at transport and school bus company FirstGroup — one of the fund's largest positions — even as its share price gets battered.
Private Equity

Tri-Point to Liquidate After Bidder Walks Away

By David Elman
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Published: March 19th, 2020
The First Reserve-backed oilfield services company files for Chapter 11 to wind down after market conditions lead a bidder to cease due diligence.
M&A

TerraForm Power Agrees to Improved Brookfield Buyout

By Tom Terrarosa
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Published: March 18th, 2020
The publicly traded renewable infrastructure company increased the deal's consideration to a value of $1.58 billion, up from its $1.5 billion offer made in January, to acquire the 38% of the renewable power company it didn't already own.
M&A

M&A Agreements Take Covid-19 in Stride

By David Marcus
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Published: March 18th, 2020
Contracts on recent large mergers have treated the risk from Covid-19 with language long used in material adverse effects clauses.
Activism

Activist Investing Today: V&E's Elbaum on Covid-19 vs. 2008

By Ronald Orol
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Published: March 13th, 2020
The co-head of the shareholder activism practice at Vinson & Elkins explains what the 2008 financial crisis can teach us about how activists might react and perform during the coronavirus outbreak.
M&A

Coronavirus Clouds M&A Lending Market

By Steve Gelsi
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Published: March 12th, 2020
Lenders continue to process loans but concerns about the impact of the spread of Covid-19 is stoking more uncertainty as financial markets signal a potential recession.

The Deal Webcasts with Grant Thornton: How Should Buyers Define Deal Success?

Published: March 11th, 2020
The Deal has teamed up with leading transactional services adviser Grant Thornton LLP to explore the new challenges dealmakers face when it comes to deciding whether to pull the trigger on transactions. Tune-in as we sit down and pick the brains of top strategic dealmakers in the consumer, retail and media industries.