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Zell's past may hint at plan for Tribune
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterWhat kind of a news baron would Sam Zell make? With Tribune Co. seriously considering the Chicago real estate billionaire's buyout offer, it's no idle question. Besides amassing the nation's largest collection of office buildings in his Equity Office...Tags: Eli Broad, Companies and Corporations, Television, Employees, Clear Channel Communications Inc.
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Zuckerman: Zell's success is no accident
Tribune media columnistNew York's Mort Zuckerman called Sam Zell to congratulate him last week after Tribune Co.'s board accepted the Chicago real estate tycoon's proposal to take the media company private. "I wished him well, but I haven't spoken to him about it in any kind...Tags: Companies and Corporations, Journalism, Property, Television, Boston Properties Incorporated
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Private equity not just for big firms
When the subject of private equity comes up, it's usually the big deals that come to mind. Think Blackstone Group's purchase of Chicago-based Equity Office Properties Trust. But according to a new trade group trying to spread the word about the...Tags: Companies and Corporations, PrivateBancorp Incorporated, Banking, Illinois, Finance
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Entrepreneur faces daunting challenge
Tribune staff reportersSam Zell likes to say a true entrepreneur has unending self-confidence—that he doesn't see risk, he sees only solutions. That might explain why the flamboyant Chicago real estate magnate believes he can transform Tribune Co. at a time when newspapers and...Tags: David Greising, Eli Broad, Companies and Corporations, Music Theater, Journalism
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Zell's zeal leads him to Tribune
Tribune staff reportersTribune Co.'s board of directors negotiated late into Sunday night on a deal aimed at handing control of the 159-year-old Chicago Tribune and other major media properties to maverick Chicago billionaire Sam Zell for $13 billion. If Tribune's board can...Tags: David Greising, Eli Broad, Companies and Corporations, Music Theater, Journalism
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Peers have high opinion of new chief
Tribune staff reportersHe doesn't sit on lots of corporate boards, his name isn't on a lot of buildings, and he isn't the first guy local charities run to when they need a big donor to swing a project. Even though real estate magnate Sam Zell isn't one of corporate Chicago's...Tags: Eli Broad, Companies and Corporations, George Ryan, Banking, University of Michigan
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Zell closes deal for The Times
Los Angeles Times Staff WritersFor the second time in eight years, control of the Los Angeles Times changed hands Thursday, passing from a staid Chicago conglomerate to a private company headed by an unpredictable and colorful billionaire, in a debt-heavy deal that creates tremendous...Tags: Eli Broad, Companies and Corporations, Television Stations, Property, Financially Distressed Companies
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The top 10 local stories
![1 In what he described at its completion as "the transaction from hell," Chicago billionaire and motorcycle fan Sam Zell (pictured right) spearheaded the $8.2 billion deal to take media giant Tribune Co. private. Skeptics questioned whether banks would commit the necessary funding, given the deteriorating revenue picture and increasing competition from the Internet. But Zell prevailed and Tribune, whose print and broadcast outlets include the Chicago Tribune and Los Angeles Times, is now employee-owned.](http://www.chicagotribune.com/media/alternatethumbnails/story/2007-12/34478429-31090010-500352.jpg "1 In what he described at its completion as "the transaction from hell,\" Chicago billionaire and motorcycle fan Sam Zell (pictured right) spearheaded the $8.2 billion deal to take media giant Tribune Co. private. Skeptics questioned whether banks would commit the necessary funding, given the deteriorating revenue picture and increasing competition from the Internet. But Zell prevailed and Tribune, whose print and broadcast outlets include the Chicago Tribune and Los Angeles Times, is now employee-owned.")
1 In what he described at its completion as "the transaction from hell," Chicago billionaire and motorcycle fan Sam Zell (pictured right) spearheaded the $8.2 billion deal to take media giant Tribune Co. private. Skeptics questioned whether banks would...Tags: Companies and Corporations, Marshall Field, Blackstone Group, L.P., Oliver Purnell, Motorola, Inc.
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The week ahead
Chicago TribuneMonday: -- Earnings: ABN Amro Holding; Avon Products Inc.; Exelon Corp.; Humana Inc.; MetLife Inc.; Post Properties Inc.; Principal Financial Group Inc.; R.H. Donnelley Corp.; Simon Property Group Inc.; Tyson Foods Inc.; UAL Corp.; Whole Foods Market Inc....Tags: Personal Income, Aon PLC, CenterPoint Energy Incorporated, Electronic Data Systems Corporation, British Airways Plc
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Cashing in coming and going
Tribune staff reporterLast year, Timothy Callahan got it coming and going. In April, he resigned as chief executive of Chicago-based Equity Office Properties Trust, receiving "separation pay" of $1.65 million, roughly equal to a year's salary and bonus, plus accelerated...Tags: CDW Computer Centers Incorporated, Companies and Corporations, Household International Incorporated, Property, Indiana
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Dec 21, 2007
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