So if a suitor wishes to purchase ZDNet, then ZDNet shareholders can only hope for the best.
The two outfits have seemingly failed to find a suitor for the JV, leaving them with relatively few options -- poor ones at that.
In Europe, the London Stock Exchange had a suitor in Germany's Deutsche Borse , until that deal was scuttled by Deutsche's shareholders in early March.
The key part for Dewey will be holding on to its most valuable attorneys, so it can maintain itself as an attractive asset for a suitor.
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In her chapter on the moon, she recounts how a friend of hers received a mote of moondust as a gift from a suitor who worked in a lunar research lab.
The failure of the sale process was widely anticipated, and JJB's shares have been valued at less than a penny each since the decision to seek a suitor was first announced.
As reported, the 6.625% and 7.875% paper had been pegged in the 96 and 103 contexts, respectively, before press reports in early May flagged T-Mobile parent Deutsche Telekom as a suitor.
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Some have suggested that its publicity problems and for now they are just negative headlines, because earnings and capital have been solid might force Bear Stearns in to the arms of a suitor.
Another factor propelling Sprint into the arms of a suitor is the seemingly inevitable dissolution of Global One, the firm's ill-fated alliance with France Telecom and Deutsche Telekom that was supposed to offer a one-stop communications shop for big corporate customers.
Selling that unit may be attractive to Barclays because potential cost synergies with a local suitor mean it would probably also get a higher offer price than from Barclays or the RBS consortium.
Coca-Cola has been further rumored as a potential suitor for Monster Beverage (NASDAQ:MNST), but such a deal has yet to emerge, as Monster Beverage trades at a high multiple.
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Barclays has been cited many times in recent weeks as a possible suitor for Lehman.
In addition to Wachovia, it was seen as a possible suitor for SunTrust Banks of Atlanta.
Louisville, Kentucky should be at the top of the list as a potential suitor.
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As I wrote in a previous piece, Facebook (NASDAQ:FB) could be a possible suitor.
On the subject of Fabiano, Redknapp appeared to be more of an admirer than a serious suitor.
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Often women act aloof in an attempt to protect themselves from disappointment when talking to a potential suitor or business client.
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The LSE needs a friendly suitor to protect it from the advances of the owners of other European exchanges, such as Euronext or OM Group.
K. or Larry David doesn't mean that a potential suitor does.
In research notes, both put forward Basel, Switzerland-based Novartis (nyse: NVS - news - people) as a likely suitor, and Evans added Peapack, N.
Likewise, he has trouble coming up with a logical suitor.
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Even as the ink dries on the deal, other UK banks will be polishing their defence strategies - or putting on their best frocks and doing their best to catch the eye of a wealthy suitor.
Leap has at times been courted by MetroPCS as a merger partner, and seeing that suitor marry someone else was a bummer for some investors.
Apart from NBC, owned by General Electric, the only remaining suitor was a consortium led by Edgar Bronfmann Junior, a former Vivendi board member.
Page, the retired mother of an actress who lazily gossips with her landlady (Schultz.) When McNall intrudes as a hopeful, naive suitor of her daughter, Mrs.
Ron Gettelfinger, the sole American employee representative on DaimlerChrysler's board, and the United Auto Workers union president, had also opposed selling Chrysler to a private-equity suitor because it could spell job losses.
Carlisle would be owed a fee by any prospective suitor because Graham is under 24.
The newly-acquired 10.1% stake, plus Sport Direct's existing 15% stake in Umbro, mean any suitor would have a tougher battle ahead, say analysts.
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