The continuing turmoil in Europe and slower growth in emerging markets make investors less likely to add risky young companies to their portfolios, says Sam Hamadeh, CEO of PrivCo, a New York-based research firm that specializes in private companies. Meanwhile, mergers and acquisitions activity among smaller firms is booming. MORE >>

Loving this new direction. Great new product release. I remember having a merger called off at the last minute and having a planning meeting at a pub to figure out how to run a bankruptcy process (luckily, we never had to do it). I remember the New York Times wrote an interesting article about it.  It’s addicting.  MORE >>

Morris, Partner, Kevin Morris's practice focuses on corporate and securities law, with an emphasis on mergers and acquisitions and corporate finance. Kevin has extensive experience in mergers and acquisitions, acting for acquiring and target companies, and financial advisers, in both friendly deals and hostile takeovers. By Kevin M. MORE >>

The venture capital industry is so heavily skewed to Northern California, which the remains spilled over Boston, New York & Southern California. You had a very interesting perspective on the AOL/Time Warner merger. Whether it was the execution of the merger or something else, the fact is that it went awry. MORE >>

This was a modern city in a hurry to make a first impression – think of what Rome looked like in the time of the empire or New York in the 1920’s – now it’s Beijing announcing that China has arrived. copying a known model is less risky than trying something new and untested. All the usual caveats apply. China Venture Capital. MORE >>