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Ken MacFadyen

In Defense of Canada

March 9, 2010 - I'm not quite sure why, but there's been a lot of Canada bashing lately.

Scale for the Sake of Scale

March 2, 2010 - Are boards and compensation committees unwittingly incentivizing empire-building among CEOs?

Are Club Deals Back?

February 23, 2010 - The SkillSoft buyout seems to reflect the coziness that probably concerns regulators about consortiums.

Rollups are Back

February 16, 2010 - Middle market firms never really discarded the strategy, but the mega firms, specifically KKR and Blackstone, are turning to rollups as a way to put money to work.

The 'Greater Fool' Strategy

February 9, 2010 - A lot of deals elicited curiosity in the LBO heyday -- EMI, Clear Channel and a few others come immediately to mind. As it turns out, there were no magical fixes.

Restarting the Deal Machine

February 1, 2010 - The re-emergence of the CLO market would go a long way to stimulating the deal business.

M&A Award Season

January 25, 2010 - Just about every magazine or website that covers M&A is going to have their own version of Deals of the Year. Second guessing how the other guys do it and the winners they pick is one of the ways we measure ourselves against our peers.

The Etymology of Synergy

January 19, 2010 - Before I became an M&A reporter, I rarely came across the word "synergy" in everyday life.

Another Look at the Numbers

January 12, 2010 - There's no doubt the fundraising market was bad last year, but "anemic," as a description, doesn't quite work for me; it implies that 2007 and 2008 were somehow normal.

MacFadyen: Everyday M&A

January 4, 2010 - Even during the holidays, M&A can pop up from some unlikely sources.

Bring on the Politics

December 15, 2009 - In my family, it's a time to argue politics and create divisions that will last well into the New Year.

The Race Against Time

December 7, 2009 - Sustainability probably took a back seat when the trade sale replaced the IPO as the most likely exit for VCs.

The Capital Markets March

November 30, 2009 - Traditionally, the middle-market M&A space hasn't had a lot to do with capital markets. Few companies below $200 million in size can even access high yield, and those same companies would have little luck with public equity offerings.

Interpreting Black Friday

November 24, 2009 - I realize 97% of the population lives for it, but I'd actually prefer to stay home and scan the Edgar database than deal with the animals out losing their minds on Black Friday.

MacFadyen: Frolf Anyone?

November 17, 2009 - It was supposed to be the year of the strategic, but quickly started resembling the Summer of George.