Paul Kedrosky’s blog, Infectious Greed drew my attention to Time’s Top 10 worst and top biz deals of 2007.
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10 Worst Business Deals of 2007 |
Top 10 Best Business Deals of 2007 |
1 | The Public Invests in Blackstone Group | News Corp. Buys Down Jones For $5 Billion |
2 | Bear Stearns Cancels Everquest Financial IPO | Blackstone Buys Equity Office Properties Trust for $39 Billion |
3 | DaimlerChrysler Pays to Unload Chrysler | Google Buys DoubleClick for $3.1 Billion |
4 | Microsoft Overpays for Facebook | RBS Consortium Wins Battle for ABN Amro |
5 | Cerberus Abandons United Rentals | Rio Tinto Buys Alcan for $38.1 Billion |
6 | KKR and Goldman Sachs Break | Tata Steel Buys Corus for $11.3 Billion |
7 | J.C. Flowers Reneges on Sallie Mae | Nokia Buys Navteq for $8.1 Billion |
8 | Citigroup Sells Cheap to Abu Dhabi | Citadel Buys 18% of E*Trade for $2.5 Billion |
9 | Bank of America Sinks $2 Billion in Countrywide Financial | Blackstone Buys Hilton Hotels for $26 Billion |
10 | Virgin Money Bids for Northern Rock | KKR Wangles Biggest LBO Ever |
I also liked the top 10 list of websites – mainly because it wasn’t 100% populated by the ‘usual suspects’.
Top 10 websites of 2007
1. Make Money on Facebook: Lemonade.com
2. Hire a Virtual Assistant: AskSunday.com
3. Find Friends: Wink.com
4. Follow the Candidates Online: TechPresident.com
5. Snoop Through Your Friends’ Libraries: Goodreads.com
6. Order In: Menupages.com
7. Travel Smart: DontForgetYourToothbrush.com
8. Give Back: Volunteermatch.com
9. Lose Weight: Fatsecret.com
10. Get a New Job: Indeed.com
Everyone loves a good list. Time.com has more of them – check out Time’s top 10 everything of 2007.
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