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Lately, there have been some scary stories -- such as in BusinessWeek and Forbes.com -- about the buyout of Freescale, which is a major semiconductor operator (the transaction came in September 2006 at $17.6 billion).
The latest earnings report was anemic. Plus, the company's bonds are selling at distressed levels. In fact, the CEO -- Michel Mayer -- quit his post in February (but don't cry for him as he took millions in a nice payday). And of course, Freescale's key customer, Motorola, Inc. (NYSE: MOT), is ailing.
So, might this prevent further buyout deals in the semiconductor space?
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