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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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  • SLIDESHOW

    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

    Far Cry from the Glory Days
    These days, big buyers are more likely to co-invest with limited partners

    Dealmakers

    Time Inc. -Meredith Pairing Would Have Been Too Complicated, Says Jeff Bewkes in Keynote
    The Time Warner chairman hints there may be a future deal for the spun-off magazine business, maybe even with Meredith

    Columns

    The Buyside:
    Trench Dealfare

    Strategic players in the aerospace and defense sector look to offset losses by remaining on the hunt for targets

    Special Report

    Obama vs. Romney – Views from the Market

    To uncover the private equity perspective on the race for the White House, Mergers & Acquisitions convened a special roundtable of dealmakers, including Audax co-founder Geoffrey Rehnert, who worked with former Governor Mitt Romney at Bain Capital for 15 years. We tracked other Bain-mates of Romney’s and took a look at President Barack Obama’s private equity supporters, too.

    Videos

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    Keeping America Competitive

    September 24, 2012
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    Friend of Mitt:
    Geoffrey Rehnert

    September 24, 2012
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    The Middle Market Needs Certainty

    September 24, 2012
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    Obama Vs. Romney: One Investment Banker's Perspective

    September 25, 2012
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    What Small Business Needs: One State Senator's View

    September 25, 2012
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    Mr. President, Please Keep the Capital Gains Tax Rate as is

    September 25, 2012
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    "Mitt Romney Understands the Business Owner"

    September 25, 2012
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    Rules of the Game Need to be Set

    September 25, 2012
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    Cover Story

    Friends of Mitt

    Many of Romney's Bain-mates never left private equity. Here's a look at where they are today.

    Roundtable

    Presidential Politics & Private Equity

    Mergers & Acquisitions convened a roundtable sponsored by Fifth Street Finance Corp. and Rutan & Tucker LLP to explore the impact of the 2012 presidential election on middle-market dealmaking

    President Obama Has Friends in Private Equity, Too

    In the 2012 race, the president continues to count members of the financial services community among his supporters

    Welcome Wagon for Small Businesses?

    Excerpts from Mergers & Acquisitions' interview with Leonard Tannenbaum, founder of Fifth Street Finance Corp. and the founder of the Keeping America Competitive PAC