Company purchases pulp mill in Halsey.
Byline: Ilene Aleshire The Register-Guard Pope & Talbot's Halsey pulp mill has been sold to one of its creditors, Ableco Finance of New York, and union officials are hoping that it may re-open next week. The mill, which employed about 180 people, abruptly closed last month after...

Bruegger's Bagels Acquires Triangle Bagels and Bagel Factory.
FOOD AND BEVERAGE CLOSE-UP-18 February 2008-Bruegger's Bagels Acquires Triangle Bagels and Bagel Factory(C)2008 - CloseUpMedia - newsdesk@closeupmedia.com Bruegger s Enterprises, a U.S. bagel bakery with approximately 274 stores including 110 franchisees in 22 states, announced that it has acquired Triangle Bagels, Inc., a franchisee of 14 Bruegger...

Mergers and acquisitions; a step-by-step legal and practical guide.
9780470222744 Mergers and acquisitions; a step-by-step legal and practical guide. Miller, Edward L. John Wiley & Sons 2008 326 pages $75.00 Hardcover KF1477 Judging from news stories, acquiring or merging with...

Bankers eye 2006 as year of Asian LBO.
Byline: BRIAN KELLEHER AND ALISON TUDOR HONG KONG/TOKYO, Mar. 12 (Reuters) a" Asiaas booming economies, strong corporate balance sheets and attractive prices are drawing buyout houses like Kohlberg Kravis & Roberts to the region. Investment banks are adding staff in the expectation that the global...

Governance 'term sheet' for a buyout.
If you're going to buy your own company, here are key governance issues that you need to get agreement on with your equity partner right at the outset -- while you still have some leverage. MANAGEMENT BUYOUTS (MBOs) are acquisitions of an operating company or a corporate...

Integrity: needed more than ever; despite yesterday's barbarians and today's looters, trust remains the coin of the realm. (Some Things Considered).
ABOUT 15 YEARS AGO, F. Ross Johnson, then CEO of RJR Nabisco, looked out from the cover of a national newsmagazine beneath the legend, "Corporate Greed." The dramatic story of his self-serving but unsuccessful effort to take this company private was told in a popular book (later made into...

Making a virtue from necessity.
GENEVA: THE AIRLINES WILL STILL BE LIMITED IN THEIR ABILITY TO FUND NEW AIRCRAFT PURCHASES, EVEN WITH THEIR COST-CUTTING EFFORTS IN PLACE AND THE ECONOMIC UPTURN UNDERWAY. LEASING COMPANIES SEEM SET TO GAIN. With some $70 billion wiped off the value of jet airliners since 1991, there must be...

Cover Story: The Manly Ideal - Gone, but not forgotten.
It is commonly said-but I believe it anyway-that boys need fathers in order to grow up into well-adjusted men. It is less commonly said-and equally true-that boys lack proper masculine role models even in homes where the father is present. Consider the number of men you know...

The financial case for new airplanes.
Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida: Buy new, or refurbish the old clunker? The financial argument for new airplanes is an open and shut case. For many parts of the aviation financial community, the latest hot concept is extending the life of old aircraft. In the wake of the financial difficulties...

Allison Engine's velvet revolution.
Indianapolis: The Rolls-Royce takeover is giving a new lease of life to Allison, by expanding market opportunities. Formed in 1915, Allison Engine Company has a long and impressive pedigree and enjoys a dominant role in the world of light turboshafts/turboprops, particularly helicopter powerplants. Despite its successes, however, it has...