Merriman Capital analyst Eric Wold this morning suggests the 3D movie technology company could be a potential strategic acquisition or go-private candidate.
The media's idea of what is off-limits in a candidate's private life continues to shrink.
"The same set of skills that make a student an attractive candidate in the private sector can make them equally attractive in the nonprofit arena, " said Joseph Du Pont, director of the career center at Brandeis University.
But now speculation is swirling that certain investor groups are eyeing Midas (MDS) as a buyout candidate, including a private equity capital management firm, one large hedge fund, and a major company engaged in auto-related businesses.
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Laurent Binet followed the Socialist candidate for a year, joining his private party on election night.
Scientists at Koronis Pharmaceuticals, a small private biotech company in Seattle, have a drug candidate that does just that.
On Monday, as Sandy barrels towards the northeast, Bain Capital Managing Partner Steven Pagliuca took to Twitter and Facebook ( FB) to remind his smattering of social media followers that the private equity giant co-founded by Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney is a large investor in The Weather Channel.
Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney also criticized the president's characterization of a private sector on the upswing.
Even so, some well-placed Tory officials and party members are effusive, even if only in private, about Patrick Phillips, a former high sheriff of the county and rival candidate.
In 2008, after championing campaign-finance reform in the Senate, he broke his own pledge to accept public financing as a Presidential candidate, and became instead the first nominee since Watergate to depend entirely on private funds.
Private equity is very much in the news today owing to the great wealth achieved by its successes, not to mention the fact that presidential candidate Mitt Romney earned a fortune while heading up one of the leading lights of private equity, Bain Capital.
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In 2004, a presidential candidate wanted to add to the existing health insurance system of our country, which is private sector and employer-based, those that are currently uninsured and ensure that they have accessible, affordable coverage.
The candidate took aim at the president's record on the economy, saying 3.3 million private-sector jobs, including 2.5 million manufacturing jobs, had been lost during Bush's term.
Private equity dominates the news today, thanks to the professional history of one highly prominent former PE manager: Presidential candidate Mitt Romney.
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