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Will Silver Lake and Its New Fund Save Dell – themiddlemarket.com May. 13, 2013
Top Performing OC Companies Honored at ACG Awards Gala – OC Register May. 10, 2013
Bowles Warns of Economic Crisis at ACG InterGrowth – themiddlemarket.com Apr. 23, 2013
Apple Has An Identity Crisis – Wall Street Journal
Scary – Smart People Really Do Accomplish a Lot – HBR Apr. 18, 2013
ACG Orange County Annual Awards Event to Salute Top Performing Regional Companies – MarketWire Apr. 12, 2013
Universal Protection Adds N.C. Company to Fold – OC Business Journal Apr. 05, 2013
Fisker Cuts Most of OC Workforce – OC Business Journal
Judge Approves Sale of Bankrupt Hostess Twinkies, Wonder Bread – themiddlemarket.com Mar. 19, 2013
Finance Consultant Charged with Fraud Against Cisco – OC Business Journal Mar. 13, 2013
Fisker Founder Resigns – OC Business Journal
Labor Dept. Issues Employers Obamacare Compliance Checklists – Barger & Wolen Mar. 12, 2013
JS Communications Bids $17M for Bankrupt “Life of Pi” Effects Studio – Mergers & Acquisitions Mar. 11, 2013
Whole Foods CEO: A New Way to Think About Capitalism
Three Steps to Keep Growing – Inc. Mar. 08, 2013
Sequestration: Preparing Government Contractors for Uncertainty – Snell & Wilmer Mar. 07, 2013
The 10 Dumbest Mergers Ever – MSN Money Mar. 05, 2013
Icahn Gains Two Seats on Herbalife’s Board – NY Times Dealbook Mar. 01, 2013
The World’s Economic Center of Gravity Shifts – McKinsey Feb. 27, 2013
China Rejects Status as World’s Biggest Trader – Associated Press Feb. 20, 2013
What History Says About Dell’s LBO – MarketWatch (Commentary) Feb. 15, 2013
Designing for Privacy & Web Success – JD Supra
Increase Your Productivity, Not Your Hours – Inc. Feb. 11, 2013
Warner Wins Auction for Parlophone – themiddlemarket.com Feb. 07, 2013
Silver Lake and Michael Dell Offer $24 Billion to Take Dell Private – themiddlemarket.com Feb. 05, 2013
Think Employment Law Doesn’t Apply to You? Think Again. – Inc.
Johnny Rockets Parent Seeks Buyer – OC Business Journal
Don’t Fire an Employee and Leave Them in Charge of the Corporate Twitter Account – Forbes Feb. 04, 2013
9 Reasons QR Codes Are Bad for Your Brand – Social Media Today
The Disciplined Pursuit of Less – HBR Blog Jan. 25, 2013
Allergan Pays $958 Million for Map Pharmaceuticals – themiddlemarket.com Jan. 23, 2013
Why Merger Activity Is Unpredictable, and What Dealmakers Can Do About It – Merger Law Blog Jan. 22, 2013
California’s Wage Orders: Landmines and Goldmines – JD Supra Jan. 16, 2013
Government Rejects Armstrong’s $5M Restitution Offer – CBS News
Albertson’s Grocery Chain Part of $3.3 Billion Sale – OC Business Journal Jan. 11, 2013
Social Media: How Private Equity Funds Are, Should be Using It – PE Hub
Shale Gas Will Fuel a U.S. Manufacturing Boom – MIT Technology Review
Houlihan Lokey Acquires Milestone – themiddlemarket.com Jan. 08, 2013
Orange County’s OCTANe, OCVG Merge – Southern California Tech News
U.S. Research Tax Credit Finally Safeguarded – Braithwaite Global Jan. 06, 2013
Some Breaks for Industries Are Retained in Fiscal Deal – NY Times
What Pimco’s Bill Gross Sees Going Higher in 2013 – CNBC Jan. 01, 2013
Carlyle Heads Consortium to Acquire Duff & Phelps for $665.5M – Mergers & Acquisitions Dec. 31, 2012
Canada’s Obscure Startups Break Out – PE Hub Dec. 28, 2012
Register Parent Buys Churm Media – OC Business Journal Dec. 12, 2012
Fisker Working with Investment Bank on Search for Partner – OC Business Journal Dec. 07, 2012
Pimco Gets Patent on Index Method – OC Business Journal Dec. 04, 2012
Emails Suggest SEC’s Schapiro Delayed JOBS Act Rule Amid Concerns About Legacy – PE Hub
HB Medical Supply Business Sold – OC Business Journal
Ingram Micro Acquires Promark Technology – Mergers & Acquisitions Nov. 29, 2012
Mazzo Formally Denies SEC Charges; Asks for Jury Trial – OC Business Journal
Sahara India Buys 75% Interest in Plaza Hotel for $575 Million – Mergers & Acquisitions Nov. 27, 2012
KKR Buys Majority Stake in Alliant Insurance Services – OC Business Journal Nov. 23, 2012
Specific Media Seeks $50M for Myspace Push – OC Business Journal
HP Takes $8.8 Billion Writedown on Autonomy – Money.CNN Nov. 21, 2012
SecondMarket’s New Life as a Stock Buyback Site – PE Hub Nov. 19, 2012
Cisco to Spend $1.2B for Meraki – Mergers & Acquisitions
Ransomware: We’re Holding Your Hard Drive Hostage – Daly-Swartz Nov. 16, 2012
Avoiding Holiday Liability – Snell & Wilmer Nov. 13, 2012
Looming Tax Hike Motivates Owners to Sell – Wall Street Journal Nov. 01, 2012
Facebook Stock Down 4% As Employees Finally Get to Sell Oct. 31, 2012
Tallying the Costs of Bank of America’s Countrywide Nightmare – NY Times Oct. 26, 2012
Dividend Recaps-Lender Opportunity or Recipe for Problems – PE Hub Oct. 25, 2012
Court Rules U.C. Must Disclose Returns from Kleiner, Sequoia – Reuters Oct. 24, 2012
Dividend Recaps: Lender Opportunity or Recipe for Problems – PE Hub
Citigroup Chief Resigns in Surprise Step – NY Times Oct. 18, 2012
Goodwill Hunting: Enforcing NonCompetes in California M&A Transactions – OCBJ Oct. 16, 2012
TPG Bails on Billabong Bid – Reuters Oct. 12, 2012
Dealmakers Blocked by Government Fight Back – Mergers & Acquisitions Oct. 09, 2012
Dave & Buster’s Calls Off its I.P.O. – NY Times Oct. 08, 2012
A Powerful Reveal: Former President George W. Bush Addresses ACG-LA – Storyify.com Sep. 14, 2012
California Court Strikes Down Post-Employment Non-Compete Agreement – JD Supra Aug. 30, 2012
SEC Proposes Dropping Ad Ban on Private Stock Offers – Reuters Aug. 29, 2012
Adopt an Immigrant Mindset to Advance Your Career – Harvard Business Review Aug. 24, 2012
RLH Deal Shows How PE Firms Can Unlock the Value of Real Estate with RIDEA Partnerships – peHUB Jul. 23, 2012
Association for Corporate Growth Awards Eight – Orange County Business Journal May. 21, 2012