Capital Markets

Why Publicly Traded Companies Should Pay Attention

December 23,2008
The Thomson Reuters Strategic Research team recently assessed which S&P 500 sectors implemented dividend increases, cuts and/or suspensions thus far in 2008. In addition, the team aggregated and analyzed data from a variety of sources in an effort to determine which sectors might execute dividend cuts or suspensions going forward. Full Story

Executives Weigh in on Economic Conditions

October 24,2008
Tatum conducts a monthly survey of its executives and consulting professionals regarding current business and economic conditions. The survey looks back at the past 30 days and forward to the next 60 days. With our executives and consulting professionals serving a broad base of industries in every geographic region of the United States, the Tatum Survey of Business Conditions takes a representative pulse of economic activity at the first day of every month. Results are published the first week of each month at www.TatumLLC.com. Full Story

What Factors Contribute to Successful Deals?

August 24,2007
The purpose of this study is to analyze the factors that have recently been correlated with deal success. While some of these factors—such as how deals are financed—may have been examined before, we believe others—such as how deal rationale may affect success—are relatively unexamined. We hope that you find this study provocative and that it contributes to the continuous dialogue on this important business topic. Full Story

The Importance of Leadership and Culture to M&A Success

January 16,2007
In the past, M&As frequently led to disappointing results in the form of decreased shareholder value. By contrast, today’s deals are enjoying greater success at increasing shareholder value, with medium-sized deals often outperforming larger ones. Full Story