Monday Morning Outlook

Investments/Buyouts:

• HgCapital buys e-conomic
• Encore Consumer Capital sells Juice Tyme to Highlander
• Authentic Brands Group buys Spyder
• Aurora Capital acquires National Technical for $267M
• Beats Electronics LLC is looking to buy out HTC for a new investor
• Reynolds and Reynolds acquires IMN

Events:

• Axial is hosting a member-only networking breakfast in NYC on Thursday
• Corum will host a webinar on “Strategies for Selecting an Investment Banker” on Thursday

Other Stories:

• Private equity has a hunger for food and drink brands
• 3 lessons from J.C. Penney’s missteps
• AMR-US Airways block sends ripples through M&A market
• Bank M&A is not quite dead — and a majority think they can help
• 3 steps to protecting your IP
• News was never a money-making business
• Broadening the appeal of private equity for pension plans
• Private equity: Last of the risk-takers? (paid)

This week in history… the Bankruptcy Act of 1841 is passed, allowing thousands to voluntarily declare bankruptcy for the first time (1841).