Interesting article on the merger of Comast/NBC, with mentions of Sirius/XM and AT&T/BellSouth From Matthew Lasar at ArsTechnica: “Good morning, this hearing will come to order, and we welcome all. I notice that there are a few people in the room,” declared Senator Jay Rockefeller (D-WV). “We’re here to discuss consumers—they’re the good guys, right? [...]
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Is Iron Mountain Thinking of Ordering a Mimosa?
From the 451 Group: For what was once a fairly staid Old Economy business, Iron Mountain has done a better job than most companies in acclimating itself to the digital age. The records management vendor has accomplished that with eight acquisitions over the past half-decade, picking up technology for online backup and e-discovery, among other [...]
Second Request Alert: Unlike Another of Same Name, Exxon Tiger Not Afraid To Show Face In Public
From Bloomberg: Exxon Mobil Corp.’s (XOM) planned buyout of independent natural gas producer XTO Energy Inc. (XTO) provided a ringing endorsement for the commodity on Monday–and could signal a modest uptick in merger activity. The deal is valued at $41 billion, including the assumption by Exxon of about $10 billion of XTO’s debt, and is [...]