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Crime/Fraud/Legal/Investigations/Inquiries/Regulation:
Affiliated Computer Services’ chief executive and chief financial officer resign after options inquiry [Backdating]
SEC questions Ford in re: ties to Syria and Sudan [Legal]
Monster files general counsel for role in options timing [Backdating]
German authorities seek to questions Siemen’s chief executives [Fraud]
Google reaches settlement with Belgians [Settlement]
Microsoft submits requested documents in European antitrust investigators [Antitrust]
European Union panel says banks broke privacy laws by participating in the CIA’s SWIFT program [Privacy]
CFO of Quest Software resigns after refusing to answers questions about stock options timing [Backdating]
Judge urges Parmalat settlement [Settlement]
Enron, the musical [Musical]
Deutsche Bank chief settles Mannesmann fraud lawsuit [Fraud]
M&A: [? = not yet closed, problems with the deal, lingering questions, etc.]
US Airways+ Delta: Antitrust problems?
Scania + MAN: second bid rejected
Eni + Technip: ?
Origin Energy + Sun Retail
Swisscom in talks to buy back stake in mobile phone unit
People & Moves:
Musical chairs in digital media [Executives]
BJ’s Wholesale Club chief resigns [Resigning]
Miscellaneous:
Enron, the musical [Musical]
Restructuring Chunnel debt [Debt]
Traders seek shrinks [Traders]

Crime/Fraud/Legal/Investigations/Inquiries/Regulation:
Redstone versus Redstone [Legal]
Cyberonics CEO resigns amidst options timing inquiry [Legal]
Bank of America wins appeal, overturning $1.5 billion judgment in case claiming bank raided accounts of elderly customers [Legal]
Former Bank One chief settles insider trading case [Legal]
KB Homes chief has $175 million “golden parachute” despite resigning in scandal [Legal]
Alcatel sues Microsoft for patent infringement [Legal]
British media regulator eyes BSkyB’s purchase of ITV shares [Legal]
M&A: [? = not yet closed, problems with the deal, lingering questions, etc.]
Suez + Gaz de France: Shareholder objections
Lagardere + Sportfive
Check Point Software Technologies + Protect Data
Royal Bank of Canada + Flag Financial
Chevron + USA Petroleum
NADAQ + London Stock Exchange: Next comes the shareholder vote
For Sale/ LBOs/ Going Private/ Auctions/ Offerings:
Auction for Putnam Investment moving into final stage bidding [For sale]
BHP selling South African mine [For sale]
Miscellaneous:
Airlines prepare for more deals[Airlines]
Comcast close to deal with Disney [Entertainment]
The new shape of private banking [Private banking]
Swiss banking tax doesn’t seem to be scaring off clients [Private banking]

Crime/Fraud/Legal/Investigations/Inquiries/Regulation:
Extradition hearing for Kobi Alexander set for April [Legal]
Frederick J. O’Meally wins a victory in market timing case [Legal]
German authorities raid Siemens Offices [Legal]
Cox hints at coming financial controls rules changes [Legal]
Even as scandal unfolded, board members resigned, profits at HP kept going [Legal]
Jeff Skilling drops objections to settlement of pension fraud claims [Legal]
M&A: [? = not yet closed, problems with the deal, lingering questions, etc.]
Qualcomm + nPhase
Google + iRows
Yahoo + Bix.com
RTL + ITV: ?
Barrick Gold + European Goldfields
Motorola + Netopia
For Sale/ LBOs/ Going Private/ Auctions/ Offerings:
EADS says it is not selling stake in Airbus to Gulf investors [Not for sale]
NYMEX prices above range [Offering
People & Moves:
Milton Friedman dies [Obit]
Discovery Communications hires NBC’s David M. Zaslav [Executives]
Ross Levinsohn, the guy who lead News Corp’s acquisition of MySpace, leaves [Executives]
Miscellaneous:
Redhat rejects Microsoft come on [Tech]
Vodaphone sees more growth at Verizon Wireless [Wireless]
M&A hits $3 trillion mark [Deals]
The deal that helped prompt coup in Thailand now in doubt [Asia]
Ghosn now says he’s not looking for US car deal [Autos]
$130 million in investment banking fees from Clear Channel [Autos]

Crime/Fraud/Legal/Investigations/Inquiries/Regulation:
Judge delays KPMG trial over concerns that defendants will not be able to pay their lawyers [Legal]
Small Business Association announces new rules that should give the smalls more federal contracts [Legal]
San Diego settles pension fraud case with SEC [Settlement]
Another CA executive sentenced [Legal]
Russian regulator may sue Shell over environmental damage [Legal]
M&A: [? = not yet closed, problems with the deal, lingering questions, etc.]
Banche Popolari Unite SCARL + Banca Lombarda e Piemontese
Derwent Valley Holdings + London Merchant Securities
Vodafone + rival 3: ?
US Airways + Delta
Barrick Gold + European Goldfields
Motorola + Netopia
People & Moves:
Randy Falco, the president of the NBC Universal Television Group, may be heading to AOL [Executives]
Miscellaneous:
Murdoch vs. Murdoch on broadband costs [Broadband]
Carl Icahn picks up Cyberonics stake [Icahn]
Mark Cuban still hating on YouTube [Video]
Berkshire Hathaway picks up some Nike and Lowe’s, drops some Anheuser=Busch and Target [Buffett]
Ghosn still looking for US car deal [Autos]

Crime/Fraud/Legal/Investigations/Inquiries/Regulation:
Grasso appeals ruling requiring he return $112.2M [Legal]
Lucent and Alcatel executives to testify before Congress [Congress]
Tech coalition asks SEC to review NYSE market information fees [SEC]
Washington Mutual settles suit with Commercial Capital Bancorp [Legal]
Nancy Pelosi may push Sarb-Ox reform [SOX]
SEC’s chief enforcer puts hedge funds on notice [SEC]
M&A: [? = not yet closed, problems with the deal, lingering questions, etc.]
Google + YouTube
American Express + Harbor Payments
Nokia + Siemens
RTL + ITV
Cisco Systems + Greenfield Networks
Drinker Biddle & Reath + Gardner Carton & Douglas
For Sale/ LBOs/ Going Private/ Auctions/ Offerings:
Anadarko Petroleum sells Gehngis Khan discovery in Gulf of Mexico to consortium of rivals [Sold]
Resolution [For sale?]
Big IPOs on the way: Hertz, Nymex & KBR [Offering]
Marshall Wace plans Biggest. Hedge Fund. IPO. Ever. [Offering]
Money Raising:
Mascona raises $30M [$$]
People & Moves:
Apple hires IBM’s top lawyer [General Counsel]
Raanan Agus, the man running Goldman’s proprietary trading unit [Profile]
Miscellaneous:
The dangerous lives of German CEOs [Executives]
Berkshire Hathaway cuts Ameriprise Financial stake [Berkshire]
Canadian venture capitalists avoid tech in Q3 [Venture capital]
The story of Clear Channel [Companies]
Wall Street gearing up for round of restructurings [Exchanges]

Crime/Fraud/Legal/Investigations/Inquiries/Regulation:
Kinder Morgan takeover faces backdating inquiry [Legal]
Backdating claims another executive: KB Home chief steps down [Backdating]
Chiefs who stay on the payroll after backdating ousters [Backdating]
Short sellers better on regulation of multi-level marketing [Backdating]
European banks may be hiding underfunded pension obligations [Pensions]
Swiss banks cut ties with Cuba [Cuba]
M&A: [? = not yet closed, problems with the deal, lingering questions, etc.]
Tata Steal + Corus: ?
Dubai International Capital in talks to buy shares in EADS
Bank of America + KeyCorp: ?
CB Richard Ellis Group + Trammell Crow
For Sale/ LBOs/ Going Private/ Auctions/ Offerings:
Scottish Re may not be able to arrange sale [For sale]
AMEC gets buyout offer from mystery bidder [For Sale]
Maurice R. Greenberg, former AIG chief, considers Tribune bid [For sale]
Taj Hotels buying Boston Ritz-Carlton [Sold]
Bids for Six Flags assets are low [For sale]
Sprint Nextel may be buyout target For sale?]
Eddie Bauer agrees to be sold to private equity firms Sun Capital Partners and Golden Gate Capital [Sold]
Money Raising:
Mascona raises $30M [$$]
Valhalla partners closes $260M venture capital fund [Venture Capital]
People & Moves:
Deutsche Telecom chief steps down [CEO]
Miscellaneous:
The coming wave of corporate bankruptcy filings [Bankruptcy]
News Corp. looks for Chinese MySpace partner [China]
When activist funds become involved, companies see profits drop, debt increased, assets steady, while stock rises [Hedge Funds]
Children’s Investment Fund profiled [Hedge Funds]
London Stock Exchange outperforming NYSE on IPOs [Exchanges]
Merrill Lynch looking for new HQ [HQ]

Crime/Fraud/Legal/Investigations/Inquiries/Regulation:
Visa and MasterCard accused of price fixing by New Zealand antitrust authorities [Legal]
Canadian court throws out stock-tipping conviction of Andrew Rankin [< a href="http://dealbook.blogs.nytimes.com/2006/11/10/rankin-ruling-thrown-out/">Legal]
Google acknowledges it faces YouTube copyright lawsuits [< a href="http://dealbook.blogs.nytimes.com/2006/11/10/more-lawsuits-in-sight-for-google-company-says/">Legal]
M&A: [? = not yet closed, problems with the deal, lingering questions, etc.]
Wire Rope of America + Fox Paine
Tanox + Genentech
For Sale/ LBOs/ Going Private/ Auctions/ Offerings:
Boussard and Gavaudan IPO breaks hedge fund offering record [IPO]
Fortress principals will be billionaires after IPO [IPO]
Private equity firms pulling back IPO plans [Private equity]
Germany set to start selling shares in Deutsche Bahn [Offering]
OneBeacon Insurance Group’s IPO [IPO]
Henderson raises its bid for John Laing [Bidding]
Money Raising:
Seattle wireless start-ups pulling in venture capital funds [Wireless]
High-yield debt at an all time high this year [Private equity]
Miscellaneous:
Ritchie Capital Management shuts down energy trading funds [Hedge funds]
Sarbanes Oxley’s capitalization requirements create opportunity for late stage venture capital [Hedge funds]
TPG founder defends private equity [Hedge funds]
Goldman and UBS compete for top spot on Asian league tables [Asia]
Representative Dingell backs off calls for AT&T-BellSouth delays [Congress]

M&A: [? = not yet closed, problems with the deal, lingering questions, etc.]
Cemex + Rinker Group: rising profits may help Rinker fight off hostile bid.
Renault + Mahindra & Mahindra: joint venture for cars in India
NovaGold Resources + Barrick Gold: fifth takeover bid.
NASDAQ +London Stock Exchange
Danske Bank + Sampo Bank
Iberdrola + Scottish Power
For Sale/ LBOs/ Going Private/ Auctions/ Offerings:
Geffen still in the bidding to by the Los Angeles Times [IPO]
Fortress files for IPO [IPO]
Miscellaneous:
Start-ups avoiding venture capital [Venture Capital]
Intel ups investment in Vietnam to $1B [Asia]
Microsoft strikes a revenue sharing deal with Universal Music [Music]

Crime/Fraud/Legal/Investigations/Inquiries/Regulation:
Hedge fund pretexting charges [Legal]
Meet Barney Frank [Lawmakers]
Google denies it has a secret fund set aside for YouTube lawsuits [Legal]
M&A: [? = not yet closed, problems with the deal, lingering questions, etc.]
Saskatchewan Wheat Pool + Agricore United: ?
LSE + NASDAQ: ?
For Sale/ LBOs/ Going Private/ Auctions/ Offerings:
SK looks for London IPO [Exchanges]
People & Moves:
Volkswagon ousts its chief [CEO]
Glenayre C.E.O. Resigns [CEO]
Miscellaneous:
Tokyo Exchange and LSE talk tie-up [Exchanges]

Crime/Fraud/Legal/Investigations/Inquiries/Regulation:
Hong Kong considers broadening competition regulation outside of telecom and broadcasting [Legal]
Appeals court refuses to re-convict Ken Lay’s ghost [Legal]
Closing arguments in Ahold fraud case [Legal]
AT&T names pretexters [Pretexting]
M&A: [? = not yet closed, problems with the deal, lingering questions, etc.]
Liberty Media + Newscorp: Swapping DirecTV Group
E.On + Endesa
MidAmerican Energy Holdings + American Electric Power: Joint Venture
U.S. Bancorp + Montana’s United Financial
For Sale/ LBOs/ Going Private/ Auctions/ Offerings:
Putnam Investments looking for management friendly bidders [Asset sales]
Glass-Lewis urges shareholders to reject Sears Canada going private bid [For sale?]
Aozora Bank prices at low end of range [Offering]
Miscellaneous:
Overstock.com’s woes [Earnings]
Chris Cox, blogger? [SEC]
Achilles Track Club [Athletics]
Wall Street Bonus Speculation [Bonuses]