
Value analyst, Tracey Ryniec, discusses Travelers (TRV) and Steve Madden Ltd. (SHOO).

Sullivan & Cromwell LLP managing partner Rodgin Cohen says the steps that had been taken after the failure of Bear Stearns & Cos. may not have been aggressive enough, but the fallout after the failure of Lehman Brothers was, "just unpredictable." "I just assume and don't know that it was thought that with that period of time that the impact of a failure of a major institution could be understood, to me if that was the view, it was a major mistake," Cohen states.

It's not just about buying less during the holiday season; it's about buying smarter.

Marshall Heinberg, the head of investment banking at Oppenheimer & Co. says even though middle market dealmaking has been slow, bake offs for private equity exits with dual track alternatives are starting up again.































































