Richard Peterson
Richard Peterson
banking billion driving force mergers trillion
Banking has been the driving force in mergers and acquisitions this year. With over $1 trillion in all U.S. deals, about $250 billion have been in the banking sector.
against companies hostile strike trying
Companies are trying to take a preventative strike against hostile bids.
apply classic investment
You should apply the same classic investment principles.
biggest
This is going to be a big one. This could be one of the biggest non-tech offerings ever.
build commodity companies continue cooperation draw excellent framework mean news offer trade
This is excellent news for all of our commodity organizations. It will mean that we will draw even more companies and organizations to our trade show, that we can offer even more educational opportunities, and continue to build a framework of cooperation between commodity groups.
companies hard justify market pulled pulling reason
These companies could have pulled back. But the reason for pulling out is usually market conditions, and it's hard to justify that right now.
bad companies market maybe ready room test waters
Maybe with the market rebounding, some companies are getting ready to test the waters again. But the IPO market is still bad and there's no room for error,
companies fact fade fading fail gains others retain
Some companies do in fact retain their gains while others fail and fade like a fading rocket.
conveyed
Mr. Pompey may have told (another inmate) some of the same things he told me, to collaborate with some of the things I have already conveyed to you,
deals demand fact gets higher instead market paying retail
If in fact there's a higher demand for deals, you'll be paying retail instead of wholesale. And if the market gets a little fluffy, you will see questionable deals as well.
numerous people proud work
Numerous people are very proud of the work we've put into this.
drought headed late looks next week
Next week looks kind of low, ... We're headed into the late summer, pre-Labor Day drought for deals.
community follows good hope individual investor public relations shows standing
It's good public relations (and) investor goodwill, ... (It) shows that we're standing by our shares, that we hope that the individual and institutional community follows suit.
pain
It's nothing like that mind-numbing pain you were in before.