Mag’s Research Says Borders May Tempt Buyers BusinessWeek crunches numbers on thousands of public companies to identify a list of 15 ripe for takeover bids — and Borders makes the list: “Antitrust regulations may keep a market leader from falling prey to a major competitor. But private-equity funds, flush with an estimated $200 billion bankroll, could buy such companies without riling the watchdogs. One leader on the list, bookstore chain Borders Group (BGP), gets 16% of its revenues from selling recorded music. With the music business in the dumps, Borders is in more pain than its main rival, Barnes & […]
