The Deal - Dealmaking Insights & Analysis

Restructuring

Alta Mesa Set to Test Lead Bid for Assets

By David Elman

Published: January 3rd, 2020

Interested parties have until next week to submit offers challenging a $310 million bid from a Mach Resources and Bayou City Energy affiliate for the assets of the Houston upstream energy company.

Private Equity

Women in PE: Into the Man Cave

By Tom Terrarosa

Published: January 3rd, 2020

Fewer than one in 10 senior private equity professionals are women, and The Deal aims to find out what PE firms are, and should be, doing about that.

Activism

Brookfield Takes Cincinnati Bell Private

By Chris Nolter

Published: December 24th, 2019

Expanding its telecom portfolio, Brookfield Infrastructure Partners is buying Mario Gabelli-targted phone, broadband and video service provider Cincinnati Bell for $2.6 billion.

M&A

DraftKings Hits Public Market With SPAC Merger

By Michael Brown

Published: December 24th, 2019

The daily fantasy and sports betting company has agreed to a merger with special purpose acquisition company Diamond Eagle Acquisition.

Private Equity

Gryphon Takes Majority Stake in Heartland Veterinary Partners

By Armie Margaret Lee

Published: December 21st, 2019

The deal closed Dec. 10 following a sale process, according to industry sources.

M&A

Rubicon, Telaria to Form Ad-Selling Powerhouse

By Chris Nolter

Published: December 19th, 2019

The two ad tech companies announce a merger to gain clout in video and digital advertising landscape that includes Google, Amazon and Facebook.

Opportunities Abound in Fragmented Healthcare Services Sector

Published: December 19th, 2019

Activism

Activist Investing Today: Columbia’s Coffee on WeWork, Softbank and IPO Ratchets

By Ronald Orol

Published: December 18th, 2019

Columbia Law School professor John Coffee talks about why investors can be harmed by essentially secret deals struck between corporations going public and mutual funds.