11.08.2011

The devil is in the fine print, dude

As H.P. Shops, Its Bankers Do Very Nicely -- Andrew Ross Sorkin - NYTimes.com

How much would you pay for advice that turned out to be questionable? Would about $81 million sound unreasonable?

That’s how much Hewlett-Packard is estimated to have paid out in fees to its investment bankers in the last two years for advising it on a series acquisitions that have all been vocally scrutinized by investors. During the same period, Hewlett-Packard’s market value has fallen by more than $40 billion.

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