wsj.com
Jul 9, 2008
Deals of the Day includes all the major news of the morning related to mergers and acquisitions and financing. For breaking deal news, turn to the WSJ’s Deals & Deal Makers page, or click here to automatically sign up for Deals Alert emails. Mergers & Acquisitions Butting heads: Billionaires Jon Huntsman and Leon Black have been banging heads about the fate of Huntsman’s $10.6 billion takeover. So far, Huntsman and his son have the spicier rhetoric — but it looks like Black’s side has the stronger arguments. [WSJ] Who wants to buy a NFL team? It seems Stanley Druckenmiller does: A deal could be reached within days to sell a majority interest in the Pittsburgh Steelers to the chairman of a Pittsburgh-based investment firm, taking control of the NFL franchise away from the Rooney family. [Associated Press via WSJ] Related: The...
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