Emily Thornton

Director of Research

Cerberus Agrees to Acquire DynCorp in $1 Billion Deal

April 12, 2010

April 12, 2010

Cerberus Agrees to Acquire DynCorp in $1 Billion Deal

February 12, 2010

February 12, 2010

Blackstone IPOs Show Barriers to Returning Fund Cash

December 10, 2009

December 10, 2009

Can KKR Make Like Berkshire Hathaway?

October 22, 2009

October 22, 2009

Bankruptcies: 2009 Is Already One for the Record Books

October 15, 2009

October 15, 2009

Things are looking up for Cerberus Capital Management

October 9, 2009

October 9, 2009

Toys 'R' Us Gets Wound Up Again

September 10, 2009

September 10, 2009

Six Sigma Makes a Comeback

September 10, 2009

September 10, 2009

Cerberus Is Now Hunting Smaller Prey

Despite dismal returns from his foray into Chrysler, humbled founder Feinberg intends to keep scavengingbut among lesser-known troubled companies

Cerberus Is Now Hunting Smaller Prey

August 27, 2009

August 27, 2009

Drug, Biotech Research Spending Hangs Tough

March 17, 2009

March 17, 2009

The Issue: More Effective Pharmaceutical Research

March 5, 2009

March 5, 2009

Corporate Cash: Big Stockpiles for Tough Times

February 19, 2009

February 19, 2009

Laid-off Workers Want Their Severance

More companies are cutting back onor cutting outseverance pay and benefits. But workers are fighting back, and new laws are on their side

Laid-off Workers Want Their Severance

February 17, 2009

February 17, 2009

A New Sign That The Government Bailout Isn't Working

February 12, 2009

February 12, 2009

Private Equity Triage: If you don't like what a private equity firm did to your company, buy it back.

January 12, 2009

January 12, 2009

M&A Advice for the Brave

January 8, 2009

January 8, 2009

Managing Through a Crisis: The New Rules

In times of turmoil, opportunities abound. All managers must do is keep their companies afloat, their eyes peeled for openings, and their bearingsas the old rules wash away

December 9, 2008

December 9, 2008

Tribune Bankruptcy Snares Employees

Real estate mogul Sam Zell built a complicated deal to take over Tribune Co., putting little of his own money at risk

November 26, 2008

November 26, 2008

How Private Equity Strangled Mervyns

Cerberus, Sun Capital, and Lubert-Adler stripped the 59-year-old retailer of its assets and threw 30,000 people out of work

October 31, 2008

October 31, 2008

Tips for Making Better Hires

Bad hires can cost plenty. A new book proposes four deliberate steps to hiring the right person for your company's needs and culture

October 23, 2008

October 23, 2008

Canadian National Railway's Timely Profits

CEO Hunter Harrison went against traditional freight train practice and successfully implemented a precise schedule of shipments