http://vixtrade.com trade options on the vix index Fri, 12 Mar 2010 17:12:20 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en The Sikorsky helicopter unit of diversified U.S. manufacturer United Technologies Corp is on the hunt for acquisitions of smaller companies that maintain aircraft – a business that can offer a higher profit margin than selling them, a top executive said on Friday. “In the aerospace services area, I think there’s a ... http://vixtrade.com/2010/03/12/sikorsky-sets-sights-lower-on-ma-front/ (Acquisitions Monthly) The job lot sold to BP by Oklahoma-based oil company Devon Energy, as part of its deep water disposal program, includes a ticket for BP into Brazil’s ultra-deepwater oilfields, likened in potential size to the next North Sea, but still very much an unknown quantity. “Exciting”, is how Tony ... http://vixtrade.com/2010/03/12/underwater-amazon-beckons-bp/ A look at “Repo 105,” a series of transactions that Lehman Brothers is alleged to have used to make its balance sheet appear stronger. - Text: Dan Wilchins, llustration: Silvio DaSilva http://vixtrade.com/2010/03/12/graphic-how-%e2%80%9crepo-105%e2%80%b3-worked/ An overview of the week in M&A, capital markets and syndicated loans — with league tables, up-to-date industry and country trends, as well as top transactions for the past week — from the Deals Intelligence team at Thomson Reuters: South Korean Offering is Third Largest IPO of the Year The recently announced $1.6 billion ... http://vixtrade.com/2010/03/12/keeping-score-south-korean-ipos-and-metlife-record/ Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc used accountancy gimmicks and had been insolvent for weeks before it filed for bankruptcy in September 2008, a court-appointed examiner has found. The good news is, but there was not extensive wrongdoing.  Read the Reuters story here. Norway’s Yara International said on Friday it would not raise its ... http://vixtrade.com/2010/03/12/dealzone-daily-100/ The court-appointed examiner who investigated the collapse of U.S. investment bank Lehman Brothers Holding Co made his report public after a judge ruled he could do so on Thursday. Here are some highlights from the report, which is available here. A full story will follow shortly: * Examiner says “business decisions ... http://vixtrade.com/2010/03/12/lehman-brothers-examiner-releases-report/ IPOs have been described as a company’s coming-out party but these days it’s more like a “testing the waters” event – which may or may not happen depending on the temperature. Find the latest IPO news below. CBOE files for $300 million IPO (Reuters) “The Chicago Board Options Exchange will pay a ... http://vixtrade.com/2010/03/12/the-afternoon-deal-testing-the-ipo-waters/ The peak of the technology bubble was 10 years ago yesterday.In March of 2000, after a mind-boggling 5-year run, the NASDAQ peaked at 5,000.  Stocks like Cisco, JDS Uniphase, and Yahoo, which had made investors fortunes in the 1990s, had soared to le http://vixtrade.com/2010/03/12/10-years-after-nasdaq-5000-henry-blodget-reflects/