Archive for April 23rd, 2007
Matt Barrett the real winner in ABN Amro deal
23 April 2007Although it has been rumoured for awhile, the news that Barclays Plc is merging with ABN Amro in a US$91 billion deal is still top drawer stuff. Largest F.I. deal in history.
Good for Barclays, great from Amro shareholders, but the true victor is actually in Florida right now — with not even a ring [...]
BCE takeover part 6
23 April 2007If you read the reports carefully, it appears that the takeover dance at BCE (BCE:TSX) has gone from looking like a NCAA tournament bracket to that of an Irish dance troupe (Burning the Floor?).
If you are a BCE shareholder hoping for a bidding war, the most troubling reference in the Globe piece (their [...]
Sunnybrook NICU campaign update
23 April 2007A few weeks ago, we kicked off a $170,000 fundraising campaign to raise the funds necessary for a digital echocardiography imaging system. The system would be housed at the Sunnybrook Hospital neo natal intensive care unit, currently resident at Women’s College Hospital.
The NICU serves hundreds of families a year. Most days, the suite [...]