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Should carried interest be taxed as:
15% capital gains rate
ordinary income tax rates
As we look ahead to the new year, will you do...
More deals in 2012 than 2011?
Fewer deals?
About the same?
Will consumers deck the halls this holiday season or feel a Grinch-like pinch?
Retail holiday season will be up from 2010
Retail holiday season will be flat from 2010
Retail holiday season will be down from 2010
What impact will Mitt Romney's presidential bid have on M&A?
Negative
Positive
Neutral
Debt ceiling vote:
Bad for M&A.
Business as usual.
A robust IPO market:
Bad for M&A, more competition
Good, provides a valuation floor
Microsoft's $8.5B Skype deal :
So worth it!
Way too much!
Who will win the budget battle?
Democrats
Republicans
Everyone loses (compromise)
Best NBA franchise on the block:
Atlanta Hawks
Detroit Pistons
Best franchise on the block:
Atlanta Hawks
Detroit Pistons
PE Pre-MBA recruitment blitz:
Talent is in abundance
Shortage of qualified candidates
No change over past years
Social media:
Undervalued
A bubble has formed
2011 Crystal Ball: Will PE Close a $15B Deal?
Yes
No
The mid-term elections will:
provide clarity for M&A.
only affect certain sectors.
have no impact on dealmaking.
The best of the BRICs
Brazil
Russia
India
China