What the Fiscal Cliff Means for M&A Deals

In the afterhours of the new year, government...

Increasing Popularity of Lower Middle Market Deals

The last decade has seen consistent progress for middle market M&A, and the lower middle market has shown evidence of increasing appeal for Private...

Ryan Seacrest – Media Mogul

Ryan Seacrest, the hardest working show host in Hollywood, is quickly becoming famous for more than introducing American Idol contestants.  This last week, Seacrest...

Boutique Investment Banks

Bulge Bracket Firms vs. Boutiques

Bulge bracket investment banks are essentially the demigods of Wall Street and the entire investment banking industry. When one thinks...

Investment Banking or Entrepreneurship?

The Big Decision

Have you ever been faced with a decision that you feel will impact the rest of your life? How about...

India’s M&A Activity Regaining Momentum: November Highlights

After a slowdown in India’s M&A action earlier this year, momentum is building up once again in light of a recent clarification given to...

Increasing M&A impetus in Brazil encounters regulatory speed bump

by Ashley Luttenegger

Over the past decade, two words have become a bit more commonplace in Brazilian business vocabulary: fusões e acquisições; that’s Portuguese for...

Mega-Mergers: a lot can go wrong

Last week, HP recognized its latest acquisition failure in the form of an $8.8 billion write-off of its $9.7 billion acquisition of the British...

How to Get a Job in Investment Banking

by Ryan Erfer

Becoming an Investment Banker Trying to land a job as an investment banker is no walk in the park, but with the right...

Saving 101 for College Students

by Jenna Richardson

Can college students learn to manage their finances well and still have extra money on the side? The answer is yes.

The first...

United – American Airlines Mergers

by A. Luttenegger ashley@mergers.com and J. Richardson jenna@mergers.com

American Airlines, once a legendary American carrier originally created from 82 small airlines in 1930,...