29 Aug
Wall Street Journal, News

The Wall Street Journal: Scott Rostan “Project Funway: Code Names Spice Up the Art of the Deal”

By Gillian Tan and Liz Hoffman http://online.wsj.com/articles/bankers-lament-loss-of-code-names-for-deals-1409279749  Bankers Enjoy Coining Monikers to Keep Mergers Quiet; Software Threatens the Fun "Project Swift" sounds like the name of a military invasion or an Olympic marathoner's training plan. But it is actually the code name for a corporate buyout, inspired by a private-equity associate's fondness for...

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20 Aug
News

New York Post: Scott Rostan “Goldman Sachs plans 20% pay hike for junior bankers”

http://nypost.com/2014/08/20/goldman-sachs-plans-20-pay-hike-for-junior-bankers/ By Kevin Dugan First they get a day off. Next they get a raise. Goldman Sachs’ junior bankers — who are known to log grueling 100-hour work weeks — are looking at a pay hike of more than 20 percent next year, two people familiar with the bank’s plans told The Post. That...

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14 Jun
Bloomberg, News

Bloomberg: Scott Rostan “OpenTable’s High Premium Boosts Yelp to GrubHub”

http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2014-06-13/opentable-gets-top-internet-premium-since-2007-real-m-a.html By Tara Lachapelle and Brooke Sutherland What do OpenTable Inc. (OPEN), Uber Technologies Inc. and WhatsApp Inc. have in common besides sky-high valuations? Look it up on your phone. The 53 percent premium Priceline Group Inc. is wooing OpenTable shareholders with tops any other large takeover of an Internet stock in North America since...

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12 Jun
Bloomberg, News

Bloomberg: Scott Rostan “Real M&A: JBS’s Remaining Targets Lack Hillshire Appeal”

http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2014-06-12/jbs-s-remaining-targets-lack-hillshire-appeal-real-m-a.html  By Brooke Sutherland JBS SA (JBSS3) is running out of consolation prizes. The Brazilian meat producer’s latest attempt at a major deal was quashed this week when Tyson Foods Inc. won the bidding war for Hillshire Brands Co. (HSH) with a record premium for the food industry. Last year, JBS was preparing...

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18 Mar
News

Crain’s: Scott Rostan “M.B.A.s flock to tech scene”

Traditional Wall Street jobs aren't the sure thing they used to be for some graduates. http://www.crainsnewyork.com/article/20140318/NONPROFITS/303169997/-education-report-m-b-a-s-flock-to-tech-scene# By Eilene Zimmerman Kelly Goldston didn't make a beeline for an investment bank or consulting firm like many M.B.A.s when she graduated last May from New York University's Stern School of Business. Instead, she took a job...

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24 Feb
Bloomberg, News

Bloomberg: Chirag Saraiya on “Herbalife Ripens for Suitors Dismissing Ackman: Real M&A”

http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2014-02-24/herbalife-ripens-for-suitors-dismissing-ackman-real-m-a.html By Brooke Sutherland and Duane D. Stanford For suitors willing to bet Bill Ackman is wrong, Herbalife Ltd. (HLF) is a prime candidate for a buyout. Ackman’s assertions that Herbalife is a pyramid scheme pit him against company backers including Carl Icahn and Bill Stiritz, chairman of Post Holdings Inc. Stiritz, the fourth-largest holder, said last year he’d support...

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11 Feb
News

Training The Street Offically Launches Law Firm Practice Group

http://www.cnbc.com/id/101407124 -- Financial Learning Service Provider Uses Wall Street’s Tools for Legal Clients -- NEW YORK, February 11, 2014 – Training The Street (TTS), a leading corporate training provider for the top Wall Street firms and business schools, officially announced today the launch of its law firm practice group. Adapting TTS’s coursework...

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