http://newyork.corante.com/ en-us basulto@gmail.com 2005-10-27T10:21:33-05:00 hourly 1 2000-01-01T12:00+00:00 http://newyork.corante.com/archives/2005/10/27/the_dolans_lets_just_call_this_whole_thing_off.php The Dolans have officially taken their $7.9 billion Cablevision buyout offer off the table. Newsday has the details: "In the latest twist in a year of dramatic turns for Cablevision Systems and the family that controls it, the Dolans said... 51277@http://newyork.corante.com/ Deals 2005-10-27T10:21:33-05:00 http://newyork.corante.com/archives/2005/10/17/how_to_fire_someone_like_donald_trump.php As Barbara Hoffman of the New York Post explains in today's NYP@Work section, "firing isn't easy for anyone - even when you do it once a week, on reality television." Like Donald Trump, for instance. With a big, half-page... 51251@http://newyork.corante.com/ Deals 2005-10-17T08:16:19-05:00 http://newyork.corante.com/archives/2005/10/13/the_martha_stewart_mcmansion.php Interesting item in Wednesday's Wall Street Journal: Martha Stewart has launched a plan to create Martha Stewart McMansions around the country. Apparently, Martha Stewart has entered into a deal with KB Home (one of the nation's largest home builders) to... 51240@http://newyork.corante.com/ Deals 2005-10-13T06:55:50-05:00 http://newyork.corante.com/archives/2005/09/15/a_message_for_bill_gates_youve_got_aol.php The New York Post has the inside scoop on a rumored deal involving Time Warner and Microsoft: "In a deal that would unite two of America's corporate giants as partners in the Internet business, Time Warner is in advanced discussions... 51136@http://newyork.corante.com/ Deals 2005-09-15T16:23:17-05:00 http://newyork.corante.com/archives/2005/09/14/corporate_raider_carl_icahn_wants_a_time_warner_board_seat.php The New York Post reports that Carl Icahn is "tightening his famous raider's grip on Time Warner chief Dick Parsons in hopes of quicker profits on the media giant's anemic shares." Icahn is currently angling for one or more seats... 51126@http://newyork.corante.com/ Deals 2005-09-14T06:49:29-05:00 http://newyork.corante.com/archives/2005/08/31/corporate_raider_carl_icahn_to_grab_10_of_time_warner.php Rumors are leaking out that billionaire corporate raider Carl Icahn is weighing a possible tender offer for a 10% equity stake in media giant Time Warner. Representatives for Carl Icahn and Time Warner both refused to comment, so at the... 51078@http://newyork.corante.com/ Deals 2005-08-31T10:36:14-05:00 http://newyork.corante.com/archives/2005/08/29/microsoft_to_put_the_crowning_touch_on_the_disneyfication_of_times_square.php The New York Post reports that Microsoft is sniffing around Times Square for a new retail store location: "Microsoft is on the prowl for a store in Times Square. The move would be the software giant's first big stab at... 51063@http://newyork.corante.com/ Deals 2005-08-29T08:16:36-05:00 http://newyork.corante.com/archives/2005/08/23/osi_pharmaceuticals_to_acquire_eyetech.php Long Island-based OSI Pharmaceuticals will acquire Eyetech Pharmaceuticals, which has offices in Times Square, for approximately $935 million in stock and cash. OSI Pharmaceuticals specializes in cancer treatments while Eyetech makes the age-related macular degeneration treatment Macugen. According to... 51033@http://newyork.corante.com/ Deals 2005-08-23T07:28:08-05:00 http://newyork.corante.com/archives/2005/08/12/nyu_is_the_beneficiary_of_a_105_million_gift.php What do you do when you feel especially loyal to an institution that has nurtured you for over 40 years? One answer: give a gift of $105 million. The New York Times has the fascinating back story on how Jan... 50987@http://newyork.corante.com/ Deals 2005-08-12T08:26:03-05:00 http://newyork.corante.com/archives/2005/07/19/cablevision_mulls_over_dolan_family_buyout_offer.php Cablevision has already lined up two blue-chip Wall Street investment banks - Morgan Stanley and Lehman Brothers - to advise on a buyout offer from the Dolan family. In addition, Cablevision's board has formed a special committee to evaluate the... 50903@http://newyork.corante.com/ Deals 2005-07-19T07:20:25-05:00 http://newyork.corante.com/archives/2005/07/15/airlines_hike_airfares_by_100_citing_fuel_costs.php Planning on booking a last-minute weekend getaway with Delta? Not so fast, says Newsday. Delta Air Lines yesterday raised some ticket prices by as much as $100, citing "spiraling fuel costs that threaten to push the carrier toward bankruptcy." Bad... 50894@http://newyork.corante.com/ Deals 2005-07-15T11:30:01-05:00 http://newyork.corante.com/archives/2005/06/23/ameritrade_buys_td_waterhouse_creating_supersized_online_broker.php Consolidation in the online brokerage industry continues: Ameritrade announced plans to acquire TD Waterhouse for nearly $3 billion after shaking off an earlier acquisition offer from E-Trade. The combined entity, to be known as TD Ameritrade, will become the largest... 50791@http://newyork.corante.com/ Deals 2005-06-23T06:50:43-05:00 http://newyork.corante.com/archives/2005/06/09/computer_associates_and_niku_just_code_it.php Long Island-based Computer Associates is paying $350 million to acquire a West Coast software company called Niku. That's not a typo -- it's Niku, not Nike. It's the company's fourth acquisition of note in the past 12 months. By the... 50723@http://newyork.corante.com/ Deals 2005-06-09T12:17:59-05:00 http://newyork.corante.com/archives/2005/06/09/barry_diller_sells_vivendi_stake_for_34_billion.php Barry Diller's IAC/InterActiveCorp will sell its 5.4% stake in TV, movie and theme-park business Vivendi Universal Entertainment to NBC Universal for $3.4 billion. As the New York Daily News points out, the move is a direct result of Diller focusing... 50715@http://newyork.corante.com/ Deals 2005-06-09T08:31:38-05:00 http://newyork.corante.com/archives/2005/06/02/investment_bankers_like_to_play_with_their_legos.php According to the print version of The Wall Street Journal, toy maker Lego Holding will sell its Legoland theme park business to New York-based private equity firm Blackstone Group for a cool $468 million. The Lego Group, though, is denying... 50682@http://newyork.corante.com/ Deals 2005-06-02T06:26:13-05:00