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Tuesday, August 30, 2011
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Sunday, August 28, 2011
Waiting and watching: Uncertainty keeps businesses out of M&A activity - The Business Journal of Milwaukee:
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Stock prices are a crucial factotr in the success of hisMilwaukee mergers-and-acquisition s consulting business, Emory & Co. Stock is both the currencu of many transactions involving publicly tradec companies and a barometer of busineses andconsumer confidence. With stock prices and consumee confidence at alow ebb, the mergers-and-acquisitionsd field is feeling Much like the rest of the economy, the industry has gone from overheated to nearly frozen in recenrt months.
“For most companies, now is not the optimall time to sell,” Emory The challenging stock market is just one of severao reasons activityhas slowed, said Milwaukee-area consultants, attorneys and investment bankers who handle mergers and acquisitions. Financing, of course, has been difficultg since at least September 2008 when the creditgcrisis hit. Banks have all but withdrawn from participatingin transactions. Privatre equity firms, which fueled much of the activity inrecent years, have pulled back. That leavee cash as the key to buyers’ ability to do and even companies with stronvg balance sheets are hesitant to partwith it.
Potential acquirers worry that they’ll need the cash to survive the recessiojn or to comply with bank creditline covenants. “They’r e reluctant to pull the trigger even on good saidDoug Mitman, a managing director with Milwauker investment banking firm “There is so much fear out therse that they’re reticent about making a big bet with theitr cash.” Another deal-industry-killer is uncertainthy about the economy and business performance. When a company’a owners are weighing whether to sell, they need two sets of positivse facts tolure buyers, Emory said.
The firsr is strong financial performance for the latest 12 The second is a strong and reliabler business forecast for the next 12 Neither exists right now formost businesses, he said. Due to the the value of companies being sold showes the biggest decline in 2008 since 1985, which is the first year for which reliable data is available, said Howarf Lanser, who is director of mergers and acquisitionz for Milwaukee-based & Co. Inc. So, how bad is it? Activit y in 2008 dwindled to levels unseen since the lastrecession and, so far, 2009 is worsw than that, Baird’s Lanser said.
During 2008, 3,083 deals were announceed nationally inthe “middle market,” which covers dealsa with a value of $1 billion or according to a recent Baird That was the lowest numbed of transactions in the past 14 and ended a five-year streai of escalating deal volumes, Baird The last transaction Baird announcedd in southeast Wisconsin closed on Sept. 8, when West Bend-based manufacturer was acquired by itslargestt shareholder, of France, for about $450 million. Baired closed 12 other deals between then and the endof 2008. Bairdx had announced just three deals in 2009 throughn the first weekof March.
“There’s so much uncertainth right now inthe market,” Lanser “That’s the No. 1 enemy of The bottom line for Emory is that his firm is no longerd swampedwith transactions, as it was a year ago. Now the dealw that are happening take longerto close, if they closs at all, he said. Despite all the negativs factors, some deals are getting done. The most activs buyers are companies with strong balance sheets whose executivesa are seeking strategic acquisitions that will extend or round out theirr productsor services. Those buyers most likely are in industriesw thatrun “counter-cyclical” to the economy.
They include food companieds thatsupply grocers, some health care and pharmaceuticals-relateed firms, technology firms related to productivity improvement, and companies that ply the downscalse market such as low-income housing and low-priced fast-food
Stock prices are a crucial factotr in the success of hisMilwaukee mergers-and-acquisition s consulting business, Emory & Co. Stock is both the currencu of many transactions involving publicly tradec companies and a barometer of busineses andconsumer confidence. With stock prices and consumee confidence at alow ebb, the mergers-and-acquisitionsd field is feeling Much like the rest of the economy, the industry has gone from overheated to nearly frozen in recenrt months.
“For most companies, now is not the optimall time to sell,” Emory The challenging stock market is just one of severao reasons activityhas slowed, said Milwaukee-area consultants, attorneys and investment bankers who handle mergers and acquisitions. Financing, of course, has been difficultg since at least September 2008 when the creditgcrisis hit. Banks have all but withdrawn from participatingin transactions. Privatre equity firms, which fueled much of the activity inrecent years, have pulled back. That leavee cash as the key to buyers’ ability to do and even companies with stronvg balance sheets are hesitant to partwith it.
Potential acquirers worry that they’ll need the cash to survive the recessiojn or to comply with bank creditline covenants. “They’r e reluctant to pull the trigger even on good saidDoug Mitman, a managing director with Milwauker investment banking firm “There is so much fear out therse that they’re reticent about making a big bet with theitr cash.” Another deal-industry-killer is uncertainthy about the economy and business performance. When a company’a owners are weighing whether to sell, they need two sets of positivse facts tolure buyers, Emory said.
The firsr is strong financial performance for the latest 12 The second is a strong and reliabler business forecast for the next 12 Neither exists right now formost businesses, he said. Due to the the value of companies being sold showes the biggest decline in 2008 since 1985, which is the first year for which reliable data is available, said Howarf Lanser, who is director of mergers and acquisitionz for Milwaukee-based & Co. Inc. So, how bad is it? Activit y in 2008 dwindled to levels unseen since the lastrecession and, so far, 2009 is worsw than that, Baird’s Lanser said.
During 2008, 3,083 deals were announceed nationally inthe “middle market,” which covers dealsa with a value of $1 billion or according to a recent Baird That was the lowest numbed of transactions in the past 14 and ended a five-year streai of escalating deal volumes, Baird The last transaction Baird announcedd in southeast Wisconsin closed on Sept. 8, when West Bend-based manufacturer was acquired by itslargestt shareholder, of France, for about $450 million. Baired closed 12 other deals between then and the endof 2008. Bairdx had announced just three deals in 2009 throughn the first weekof March.
“There’s so much uncertainth right now inthe market,” Lanser “That’s the No. 1 enemy of The bottom line for Emory is that his firm is no longerd swampedwith transactions, as it was a year ago. Now the dealw that are happening take longerto close, if they closs at all, he said. Despite all the negativs factors, some deals are getting done. The most activs buyers are companies with strong balance sheets whose executivesa are seeking strategic acquisitions that will extend or round out theirr productsor services. Those buyers most likely are in industriesw thatrun “counter-cyclical” to the economy.
They include food companieds thatsupply grocers, some health care and pharmaceuticals-relateed firms, technology firms related to productivity improvement, and companies that ply the downscalse market such as low-income housing and low-priced fast-food
Thursday, August 25, 2011
North Carolina Attorney General wins court order against Peak Fitness - Triangle Business Journal:
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The purpose of the bonds is to guarantee customer repayment if Peak Fitness runs into furthe rfinancial troubles. All of the Peak Fitness clubs are organizexd under aholding company. One groupl of four Raleigh clubs, LLC, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcin April. Cooper’s office, which filed suit againsty the companyon Wednesday, announcedf a consent judgment in the case, signed by Wake Countyh Superior Court Judge Paul Under the ruling, Peak Fitness won’t collect prepaymente from customers until the company can secure bonds for each of its clubs. In the company will be requireed to submit sworn statements of its liabilitiesto Cooper’sd office twice a year.
This week’ss court action isn’t Cooper’s first run-in with the company. In Januaryt his office won a first court orderthat “mader substantial changes to customer service, contracts and billingzs at all 28 (Peak Fitness) health clubs acrosxs North Carolina,” according to a statement releasesd by Cooper’s office. At the Peak Fitness also agreed to designate a singlr point of contact to handle consumer complaints and to give advance notic to gym members and theAttorney General's offic when a health club closed or transfered The gym also agreed to purchase and maintain appropriat e bonds.
Since the January action, Cooper’ s office says, Peak Fitness has closed gyms in Garner, Knightdale, Raleigh and Winston-Salem. Cooper says it was in Marcu that his office received notification thatPeak Fitness' bonding company woulx be canceling all of the firm’es bonds as of May 12. That same month, he his office failed to receive sworn statements from the compan y on all its clubs and that the firm understated its liabilithy byapproximately $2 million. “Peak Fitnesxs has not been able to securreplacement bonds,” according to Cooper’s statement.
“ These bondas are required by state law to reimbursse consumers if the health club closesa and thecompany doesn't have money to refund consumeras who paid in In the past five Cooper's office says, it has receivecd more than 500 complaints regarding Peak-relatex health clubs.
The purpose of the bonds is to guarantee customer repayment if Peak Fitness runs into furthe rfinancial troubles. All of the Peak Fitness clubs are organizexd under aholding company. One groupl of four Raleigh clubs, LLC, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcin April. Cooper’s office, which filed suit againsty the companyon Wednesday, announcedf a consent judgment in the case, signed by Wake Countyh Superior Court Judge Paul Under the ruling, Peak Fitness won’t collect prepaymente from customers until the company can secure bonds for each of its clubs. In the company will be requireed to submit sworn statements of its liabilitiesto Cooper’sd office twice a year.
This week’ss court action isn’t Cooper’s first run-in with the company. In Januaryt his office won a first court orderthat “mader substantial changes to customer service, contracts and billingzs at all 28 (Peak Fitness) health clubs acrosxs North Carolina,” according to a statement releasesd by Cooper’s office. At the Peak Fitness also agreed to designate a singlr point of contact to handle consumer complaints and to give advance notic to gym members and theAttorney General's offic when a health club closed or transfered The gym also agreed to purchase and maintain appropriat e bonds.
Since the January action, Cooper’ s office says, Peak Fitness has closed gyms in Garner, Knightdale, Raleigh and Winston-Salem. Cooper says it was in Marcu that his office received notification thatPeak Fitness' bonding company woulx be canceling all of the firm’es bonds as of May 12. That same month, he his office failed to receive sworn statements from the compan y on all its clubs and that the firm understated its liabilithy byapproximately $2 million. “Peak Fitnesxs has not been able to securreplacement bonds,” according to Cooper’s statement.
“ These bondas are required by state law to reimbursse consumers if the health club closesa and thecompany doesn't have money to refund consumeras who paid in In the past five Cooper's office says, it has receivecd more than 500 complaints regarding Peak-relatex health clubs.
Tuesday, August 23, 2011
RCT-5 sweeps through counter IED training - DVIDS
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Long War Journal | RCT-5 sweeps through counter IED training DVIDS CAMP DWYER, Helmand province, Afghanistan â€" Members of the Regimental Combat Team 5 Personal Security Detachment conduct a patrol during counter improvised explosive device training here August 21. The exercise was one of the first training evolutions ... More counter-IED robots for US Navy |
Sunday, August 21, 2011
Giants place Wilson on DL - Sacramento Bee
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Giants place Wilson on DL Sacramento Bee By Sports Network The San Francisco Giants placed closer Brian Wilson on the 15-day disabled list Sunday with right elbow inflammation. The move is retroactive to August 16, a day after he » |
Friday, August 19, 2011
St. Louis CFOs Report on Third-Quarter Hiring Outlook
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The local results reflect a two-quarter rolling averagde based on interviews with 200 CFOs from a stratifies random sample of companies inthe St. Louis area with 20 or more 1,400 CFOs were queried for the national data. (To view the nationapl results, visit .) The studies were conducted by an independent researcy firm and developed by RobertHalf International, the world'w first and largest staffing services firm specializing in accounting and has been tracking financial hiring activitu in the United Statesa since 1992.
"Many companies remai n hesitant to commit to addingg staff until they are certain of aneconomi recovery," said , chairman and CEO of Robert Half "In the meantime, most firmsd are working with theirf current teams to managed key initiatives, with some employers also bringin in project professionals to assist with rising workloads and support full-time personnel." Robert Half International was founded in 1948 and is trade on the New York Stock Exchange.
Its financiao staffing divisionsinclude Accountemps, Robert Half Finances & Accounting and Robert Half Management Resources, for full-time and senior-level project professionals, The company has more than 360 staffingh locations worldwide and offers online job search services on its divisional all of which can be accessed at .
The local results reflect a two-quarter rolling averagde based on interviews with 200 CFOs from a stratifies random sample of companies inthe St. Louis area with 20 or more 1,400 CFOs were queried for the national data. (To view the nationapl results, visit .) The studies were conducted by an independent researcy firm and developed by RobertHalf International, the world'w first and largest staffing services firm specializing in accounting and has been tracking financial hiring activitu in the United Statesa since 1992.
"Many companies remai n hesitant to commit to addingg staff until they are certain of aneconomi recovery," said , chairman and CEO of Robert Half "In the meantime, most firmsd are working with theirf current teams to managed key initiatives, with some employers also bringin in project professionals to assist with rising workloads and support full-time personnel." Robert Half International was founded in 1948 and is trade on the New York Stock Exchange.
Its financiao staffing divisionsinclude Accountemps, Robert Half Finances & Accounting and Robert Half Management Resources, for full-time and senior-level project professionals, The company has more than 360 staffingh locations worldwide and offers online job search services on its divisional all of which can be accessed at .
Tuesday, August 16, 2011
Florida Supreme Court strikes down Rick Scott's rule-freeze - Juice (blog)
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Central Florida News 13 | Florida Supreme Court strikes down Rick Scott's rule-freeze Juice (blog) But the effort was ch » |
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