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Paul Hastings' Cohen on horizontal merger reviews

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 20:40:04 GMT

The M&A landscape has changed dramatically since the rules governing merger reviews were adopted in 1992. that's one reason why the U.S. Department of Justice and the Federal Trade Commission are reviewing the Horizontal Merger Guidelines. As Michael Cohen, an antitrust partner with Paul, Hastings, Janofsky & Walker LLP, writes in the current issue of The Deal magazine, "the guidelines attempt to give corporations and counsel transparency and predictability regarding merger clearance." In this edition of Inside the Deal, Cohen says, unfortunately, the guidelines in their current form make those objectives difficult to achieve.See the video below or download it at iTunes. - Suzanne Stevens

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Inside The Deal: Paul Hastings Michael Cohen on antitrust under Obama

Mon, 12 Jan 2009 23:29:01 GMT

What could an Obama administration may bring to the merger-clearance environment? In this edition of Inside The Deal, Michael Cohen, a partner at Paul Hastings explains to The Deal's Suzanne Stevens that there may be more strategic combinations than in prior years due to antitrust regulation. He also also explores the implications on the Federal Trade Commission's battle of Whole Foods Market Inc. and Wild Oats Markets Inc. integration.

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Tags : acquisitions, antitrust, business, cohen, economy, ftc, hastings, merger, mergers, michael, obama, paul

Inside the Deal: Paul Hastings' John Douglas on Obama, PE and failing banks

Sat, 15 Nov 2008 09:28:01 GMT

The Federal Reserve's recent action to encourage private equity investment in banks was a helpful step, but it didn't go far enough. That's according to John Douglas, who chairs the banking and financial institutions group at Paul, Hastings, Janofsky & Walker LLP. In this edition of Inside The Deal, Douglas tells Suzanne Stevens that the Fed needs to set forth the basis with which PE firms can take a controlling interest in banks. Douglas, who addressed the topic in an article for The Deal newsweekly, says the Fed is working on the issue, but it's been very slow in coming. In the meantime, there's a healthy appetite among PE firms to invest in struggling banks.

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Inside The Deal: Paul, Hastings' Vince Pisano on accounting standards

Fri, 12 Sep 2008 18:51:09 GMT

The International Accounting Industry is re-examining its principals in order to make financial statements more useful to investors and to improve disclosure. The SEC is trying to strike a deal with the US GAAP to adopt international standards in an effort to create clarity in accounting . In this edition of Inside The Deal, Vince Pisano, partner at Paul, Hastings, Janofsky & Walker LLP speaks with The Deal's Ken Klee discusses why convergence of accounting rules only emphasizes the need for the use of "plain English" within financial statements. Watch the video after the break. - Maria Woehr

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Tags : accounting, financial, gaap, hastings, paul, pisano, statements, vince