My canadian business
When opining about the proposed BCE privatization, the last thing anyone should do is make firm predictions. Nevertheless, it's looking like this deal is dead. After some 20 months of twists, turns, sharp corners and speed bumps, this oversized Bell Canada service van just got its wheels blown out by KPMG ...

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It was only Monday that BCE stock rocketed almost 10% on news that CitiGroup would be the recipient of US$20 billion in bailout funds from the U.S. Treasury. As the lead lender on the deal to acquire BCE, the smart thinking was that the massive leveraged buyout of BCE spearheaded by ...

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In case you didn't see it on CBO's homepage, I posted a column earlier this week on SpinVox, the UK-based company that hosts a voice mail-to-text conversion service for mobile phones—but wants to expand into other areas. Canada, believe it or not, is an important proving ground for the service, ...

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