How vital was Shrek to the financial survival of DreamWorks? "That little green ogre", DreamsWorks co-founder and CEO Jeffrey Katzenberg once said, "saved us". Not surprisingly, Shrek also provided the inspiration for the deal toy when...
How vital was Shrek to the financial survival of DreamWorks? "That little green ogre", DreamsWorks co-founder and CEO Jeffrey Katzenberg once said, "saved us". Not surprisingly, Shrek also provided the inspiration for the deal toy when...
The recently completed 2019 NCAA college basketball tournament brought home the widely shared, abiding passion for the game----the game being the addictive, old-school relic Settlers of Catan. Stars of two tournament teams, Payton Pritchard of...
The recent focus on Uber and Lyft was a reminder to us that though we've devoted a number of galleries to IPO deal toys over the years, we've neglected, at least recently, the "ride" portion of the ride-sharing equation. Provided below is a...
The firm that helped launch the careers of Ken Moelis, Paul Singer, and Stephen Schwarzman—among many others? It no longer exists. But we see reminders of DLJ around our office every day—along with countless other firms that,...
Mix together David Bowie, Conor McGregor, and Severus Snape. Throw in some buffalo chicken and tequila-infused doughnuts. Then add a portion of cryptocurrency---and you'll then have a preview of our latest post. Take a moment to check it...
Warcraft... Clash of Clans... Samurai Siege... CryptoKitties... Call of Duty... These are just a few of the titles associated with publishers featured in our gallery of gaming deal toys. Take a quick look... 3 acquisitions have...
Lehman. Bear. Chase Manhattan. SSB, H&Q, CSFB..... And also Goldman and Blackstone. They're all names featured in our latest gallery of Dinosaur Deal Toys. From 1995: The hotel interests involved here were purchased by a joint...
This blog might (rightfully) be the last place you'd seek insights into the dynamics of global, cross-border M&A activity. So we'll skip any analysis and simply note that 1) cross-border deal activity continues to surge this year, and 2)...
Our latest gallery of IB artifacts revisits an era we had previously glimpsed in the inventively titled posts "Dinosaur Deal Toys", "More Dinosaur Deal Toys", and "'New' Dinosaur Deal Toys". Take a quick excursion back to a time featuring names...