Rory Maher
Feb 27, 2009 10:29 AM
God knows, there’s no shortage of pessimism about the economy and the state of U.S. business these days. But put 70 CEOs in a room together and you’re bound to hear something positive. Here, according to the cluster of CEOs that attended the Jefferies Internet Conference this week, are some…
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Joseph Weisenthal
Feb 27, 2008 1:51 PM
Last December at MediaWeek, MSO CEO Susan Lyne said her company was interested in making investments in the online wedding space. It didn’t take long for that statement to be realized, having recently announced a 40 percent stake in WeddingWire, likely leading to the acquisition of the whole company. At…
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Joseph Weisenthal
Feb 27, 2008 11:10 AM
A standing-room only crowd at the Jefferies Internet Conference for a panel on the state of M&A ... It’s a popular topic at any time, though a panel consisting of senior reps from Disney (NYSE: DIS), Viacom (NYSE: VIA), IAC (NSDQ: IACI) and WPP—all active buyers and investors—during a period…
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Joseph Weisenthal
Feb 27, 2008 9:24 AM
2007 was a busy year for TheStreet.com (NSDQ: TSCM), as it made a number of acquisitions, launched new and redesigned sites, in addition to taking on some extra growth capital to fuel all this. The upshot, says CEO Tom Clarke, is that comparing the company today to where it stood…
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