WASHINGTON'S LEADING BUSINESS MAGAZINE

November 2011/FEATURES

M&A deals flourish in Washington

Mergers and acquisitions are heating up, but shaky companies need not apply.
By: Bill Virgin
Michael Butler has an effective tool for assessing the health of the mergers and acquisitions market: the number of unsolicited calls to his investment banking firm from private-equity funds looking to do deals. In the pre-...
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Contents

Departments

Commentary

Commentary: Collective Leadership
Do you recognize the key attributes of true innovation?
Editor's Note: The Continuing IT Revolution
John Levesque's Final Analysis: Brave New World
This isn’t ‘The Wizard of Oz,’ so let’s cut the cowardly lion routine.
Virgin on Business: The Boring Details
Seattle is actually going to replace the viaduct with a tunnel; it will be entertaining and instructive to see how it gets built.

Law

Law: The AT&T and T-Mobile Merger
Is this an opportunity for the tech industry’s next generation?

Technology

Media: Press Room
Hyperlocal Patch.com moves into the crowded field of community journalism with a noble business model. Can it last?
Bright Idea: On Location
Point Inside helps you navigate the great indoors.
Spotlight: Check, Please
Viableware's pay-at-the-table techology takes off.
On Reflection: Here's Looking at You
Cool idea or invasion of privacy? The Eyez may have it both ways.
The First IT Awards
It’s about time the folks in information technology got some ink.
IT Awards: Lifetime Achievement Award
IT Awards: IT Leader of the Year
IT Awards: Project Team
IT Awards: Special Recognition
IT Awards: Innovation of the Year, Large Company
IT Awards: Innovation of the Year, Small Company
IT Awards: Geek of the Year
IT Awards: Startup of the Year
IT Awards: Service Provider of the Year

Retail & Services

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Profiles

Talking Points: John Rindlaub
John Rindlaub, who has built a major presence here for Wells Fargo since taking over as CEO for the Northwest region in 2002, will soon move to Hong Kong to become regional president of the bank’s Asia Pacific operations.

Made in Washington

Entrepreneurship: The Young and the Restless
Youthful opportunists continue to push the entrepreneurial boundaries.
Teenage Entrepreneurs
The age of the startup entrepreneur gets younger and younger.

Finance

M&A deals flourish in Washington
Mergers and acquisitions are heating up, but shaky companies need not apply.
M&As in Washington's Wine Business
Interest in wineries is ripening fast.