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Erskine Bowles Respects “Dinky Deals”

Bowles Hollowell Conner & Co. (BHC) co-founder Erskine Bowles recalls the early days of the middle market, when others turned their noses up at “dinky deals,” in this video conversation with Mergers & Acquisitions editor-in-chief Mary Kathleen Flynn. Bowles and Sen. Alan Simpson (R-Wyo.) delivered a keynote address at ACG InterGrowth 2013, in which they outlined their view of the U.S. economy. For more on the keynote, see “Erskine Bowles Warns of the Most Predictable, But Avoidable, Economic Crisis in History.” And for more on how BHC spawned many a modern investment bank, see “Living Legacy.”
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    The M&A Scene: CEO Leadership
    Dealmakers gathered at the Harvard Club in New York on May 7 as part of ACG NY's CEO Leadership event. Peter Gonye, a co-leader within Spencer Stuart's private equity practice in North America was the keynote speaker. Panelists included M. Tatum Pursell, senior adviser, Unlimited Horizons; Tony Ecock, general partner, Welsh Carson Anderson & Stowe; Jim Follett, former CEO of Authentic Response Inc.; Doron Grosman, operating partner, Court Square Capital; and Joelle Marquis, partner, Arsenal Capital.

    Watercooler

    10 Startups Marissa Mayer Bought Before Tumblr
    Summly, a news-sharing service Yahoo picked up in March for $30 million, tops the list of purchases the new CEO made before the $1.1B deal for Tumblr

    Dealmakers

    3Qs With…Chris Randall, executive vice president, NBH Capital Finance
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    Columns

    Remark Media Refocuses on Young Adults
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    New York, Hong Kong

    Northeast US, Asia/Pacific

    United States, Canada

     

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