April 21, 2008:
Know Thy Hostile Shareholder Who knew? At least one participant in a recent survey says he found out a hedge fund had accumulated a position in his company via a news report. Developing a ...more
March 7, 2008:
Reconsideration Utility and coal player Consol Energy Inc.’s bid to re-roll up coalbed-methane producer CNX Gas Corp. may represent a new U.S. gas M&A trend, and further pressure on gas-acquisition prices. ...more
February 14, 2008:
Disposophobia Here’s a jog at an M&A tactic: amateur psychology. A recent program on The Learning Channel was on “disposophobia.” Basically, this is hoarding. “It’s the fear of throwing anything away. ...more
January 4, 2008:
MLP Down (But Not Out) The upstream MLPs continue to close purchases, albeit smaller than the headier, 10-figure deals of early 2007, despite tougher access to capital and a softening of their equity currency.Between early ...more
December 6, 2007:
$108/PROVED BOE At $18 per proved Mcfe, the EnCana Corp./Leor Energy deal is huge—quite possibly one of the most aggressive prices paid in recent industry history. Just two years ago, eyebrows were ...more
November 1, 2007:
WHAT’S IN PLAY? Hedge-fund meddling in New York-based diversified energy company National Fuel Gas has put assets of northwestern Pennsylvania’s most active driller, Seneca Resources Corp., in play. In Appalachia alone, the E&P ...more
October 3, 2007:
TARGET 4.75 Capital markets don’t lie. Oh, the stories they will tell in the coming months. At press time, the Federal Open Market Committee announced a new federal-funds target rate of 4.75%, ...more
September 6, 2007:
MLP UPDATE News of new MLPs came to an abrupt halt in early August as capital markets, particularly debt markets, assessed a new investment-yield regime, as interest rates rose despite Fed efforts ...more
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