42 Quotes by Richard Peterson

There's not much for IPO investors or bankers to get excited about.

The worst problem was to sit you just couldn't sit. I mean, you couldn't get comfortable no how.

It would take a large decline or a significant shock to the system to see a reduction in deals.

These companies could have pulled back. But the reason for pulling out is usually market conditions, and it's hard to justify that right now.

Companies are trying to take a preventative strike against hostile bids.

Banking has been the driving force in mergers and acquisitions this year. With over $1 trillion in all U.S. deals, about $250 billion have been in the banking sector.

You should apply the same classic investment principles.

This is going to be a big one. This could be one of the biggest non-tech offerings ever.

This is excellent news for all of our commodity organizations. It will mean that we will draw even more companies and organizations to our trade show, that we can offer even more educational opportunities, and continue to build a framework of cooperation between commodity groups.