Establish a game plan to address buyout overtures
Headlines on business pages locally and nationally reflect the favorable environment for hostile and negotiated buyouts of publicly-held companies. Various factors mean strategic buyers, private equity funds, hedge funds and takeover specialists are well-positioned to pursue buyouts. Those factors include equity prices that are still below historical highs, needs to grow and some loosening of credit.
Strong’s statement of apology
Upon resigning after reaching a settlement with federal regulators on May 21, 2004, Richard Strong issued the following statement of apology:
Where are they now?
Several former Strong Financial executives hold prominent positions at area firms today. Jon Baranko Chief equity officer, Wells...
Still Strong
Although he sold the company he built five years ago, Richard Strong is still working as hard as he ever did in the financial world.
A Strong Legacy
In the five years since Wells Fargo & Company completed its acquisition of Menomonee Falls-based Strong Financial Corp, many of Strong's former executives and employees have moved on to take prominent positions with other high-profile financial service firms in Milwaukee.
Zilber’s foundation to take ownership of company
The recent death of Zilber Ltd. founder Joseph Zilber will result in the transfer of...
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Greendale firm improves access to medical records
Theis and Associates LLC Innovation: My Crisis Records- personal health record product and service www.mycrisisrecords.com...
New Chinese policies may create opportunities
As I've stressed before, doing business in China requires you to keep an active eye on Chinese government policies.
Teuteberg moves forward after founder’s death
Just a few months after its founder passed away in a tragic drowning accident, Wauwatosa-based Teuteberg Inc. has moved to a new facility and is poised for more growth in 2010.
UWM business dean sees opportunities
Timothy Smunt grew up in the Chicago area, but spent much of his professional career in Indiana and North Carolina. In August, Smunt became the fifth dean of the Sheldon B. Lubar School of Business at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee.
