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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: Television Industry, Chicago Tribune, State Budgets, Companies and Corporations, Los Angeles Times
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Duke's done, oh dear
Tribune Auto ColumnistHis beloved Duke Blue Devils got bumped out of the NCAA tourney in the first round last night, but Duke alum and super fan Rick Wagoner, chairman of GM, didn't take the day off to mourn. Sources say he was at his desk on time and there was no need to...Tags: Gaming, Car Engine Repair, NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament, Mario Lopez, Super Bowl
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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: Business, Television Industry, Chicago Tribune, Rupert Murdoch, Companies and Corporations
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NBC Buys Weather Channel
NBC Universal and two partners said Sunday that they had reached a deal to buy the Weather Channel from Landmark Communications Inc., ending a drawn-out process that had attracted interest from several major media companies. The purchase price was...Tags: Landmark Communications Incorporated, CBS Corp., Entertainment, Radio Industry, Comcast Corporation
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Letters to the Editor
Journalism and terrorism Re "A byline for Hamas?" Opinion, July 22 I would rather that people write Op-Ed articles than fire rockets or build illegal settlements. The protests of Marvin Hier and Abraham Cooper are heartfelt, but their claim to moral...Tags: Marvin Hier, Ku Klux Klan, Criminals, Wars and Interventions, Illegal Immigrants
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14,000 reasons to be skeptical
ERIC J. WEINER is the author of "What Goes Up: The Uncensored History of Modern Wall Street as Told by the Bankers, CEOs, and Scoundrels Who Made it Happen."THE DOW JONES industrial average closed above 14,000 for the first time Thursday, a historic, if puzzling, milestone. Most finance experts agree that stock markets thrive during periods of steady economic growth and political stability. But today's...Tags: Rupert Murdoch, Derivative Securities, Leveraged Buyouts, Companies and Corporations, Mergers, Acquisitions and Takeovers
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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: Business, Economy, Business and Finance, Ohio, Finance, Companies and Corporations
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The dangers of private equity funds
Most Americans -- unless they read the daily financial press -- are probably not fully aware of the influence that private equity funds now have on business in the United States and on the economy as a whole. But perhaps it's time to start paying...Tags: Finance, Companies and Corporations, Ford Motor Co., Stock Broking, Mutual Funds
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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: Television Industry, Real Estate Transactions, Chicago Tribune, Finance, David Greising
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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: Television Industry, Chicago Tribune, Finance, David Greising, State Budgets
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Madison Dearborn plans giant 6th fund
A year after raising $6.5 billion to make acquisitions, Madison Dearborn Partners LLC is planning a sixth fund that could be twice as large as its last one, a person familiar with the situation said Thursday. The Chicago-based private-equity firm,...Tags: Gaming, Entertainment, Goldman Sachs Group, Inc., Finance, Bankruptcy
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