Bankrate: A New Model For Private Equity Deals
Apax Partners' $570 million acquisition of Bankrate, the consumer-finance Web site, may become a model for the next generation of private equity deals.
View ArticleSigns of a Private Equity Recovery?
Although the first half of 2009 saw just $24 billion in private-equity deals worldwide and only three loans extended to fund leveraged acquisitions -- the lowest number since 1985 -- The Economist says...
View ArticleBehind the Deal: Bankrate
The Deal Professor thought that Bankrate's take-private transaction might be a model for future buyouts. But after seeing recent filings, he's changed his mind.
View ArticleBehind the Deal: Bankrate (Again)
Apax Partners filed yet another amendment to its offer to buy Bankrate's outstanding shares, and the latest disclosures raise a lot of questions for The Deal Professor.
View ArticleApax Partners Completes Bankrate Tender Offer
Apax Partners, a private equity firm, said it completed a tender offer for the common shares of Bankrate as part of its plan to acquire the consumer finance Web site operator and take it private.
View ArticleApax Wins Bankrate, Barely
Two factors helped Apax Partners close its tender offer for Bankrate, even in the face of opposition from a proxy advisory firm and a large Bankrate shareholder.
View ArticleThe Deal Professor’s 2009 in Review, Part II: The Deals
In part II of his 2009 in review, the Deal Professor takes a look at the biggest domestic deals of the year and what they show about the new normal in mergers and acquisitions.
View ArticleThe Contractual Structure of Private Equity
The Deal Professor examines the various structures of deals that private equity firms are negotiating in the wake of the financial crisis.
View ArticleBankrate’s Journey From Buyout to I.P.O.
The Bankrate deal of 2009 showed the perils of management buyouts and how management could potentially abuse its position. Now it's time to cash out.
View ArticleBankrate Sets Price Range for I.P.O.
The online personal finance publisher would raise roughly $300 million from an offering.
View ArticleThe I.P.Nos
A number of public offerings have struggled amid weakness in the broader market, driven in part by fears the Greece will default on its debt.
View ArticleCorporate Governance Issues Grow More Complex
The Deal Professor examines the unintended consequences of changes in corporate governance and the prospects for the future.
View ArticleThe Contractual Structure of Private Equity
The Deal Professor examines the various structures of deals that private equity firms are negotiating in the wake of the financial crisis.
View ArticleBankrate’s Journey From Buyout to I.P.O.
The Bankrate deal of 2009 showed the perils of management buyouts and how management could potentially abuse its position. Now it's time to cash out.
View ArticleBankrate Sets Price Range for I.P.O.
The online personal finance publisher would raise roughly $300 million from an offering.
View ArticleThe I.P.Nos
A number of public offerings have struggled amid weakness in the broader market, driven in part by fears the Greece will default on its debt.
View ArticleCorporate Governance Issues Grow More Complex
The Deal Professor examines the unintended consequences of changes in corporate governance and the prospects for the future.
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