Roxanne Downer – My Articles

Smart Cookie: A decade ago, Credit Suisse underwrote one of the more unlikely IPOs of the 1990s.

When Keebler Foods — the cookie-and-cracker company personified by pint-sized creatures who live in a hollow tree — went public in January 1998, it wasn’t elfin magic that whetted the market’s appetite. The $321 million initial offering had all the right ingredients: one venerable brand name, two food-industry veterans and a sweet turnaround story. Read the rest of this entry »

Bringing Home the Bacon: Michael Gordon helps Share Our Strength fight childhood hunger at home.

For Merrill Lynch media/telecom banker Michael Gordon, working with Share Our Strength, a respected charity that tackles world hunger, came almost as naturally as cooking up a deal. As with most of his business transactions, Gordon’s involvement with Share Our Strength stemmed from relationships: A client, veteran entertainment executive Neil Braun (NBC, Viacom, Starz Media), recognized both his pragmatic skill set and interest in the issue and recruited Gordon to join him on the charity’s board two years ago. Read the rest of this entry »

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Delta and Northwest to Fly in Formation and more…

Jeff Bewkes starts cleaning house at Time Warner and more…

Finance types split over Hillary and Romney and more…

First crack at Company Town for New York magazine’s Daily Intelligencer online.