Behind many of the big mobile deals of the last half decade, you could expect to find red-hot Goldman Sachs whizz-kids. Now, the former "masters of the universe" have been found in the automobile trade. Specifically, working in a back-room at VW. And VW shares hit an unprecedented peak, and who suffered?

Dan Hesse, Sprint Nextel's CEO, said the company is focused on fixing the Nextel part of the partnership, and said despite the lag it has put on business, the Nextel unit is not something Sprint necessarily has to sell. Hesse was speaking Thursday at a conference hosted by Goldman Sachs, and said the company's top priority right now is to reinvigorate Nextel, but he also spoke about payi...

On Tuesday, Sprint Nextel Corp pushed aside market concerns that the Corp was suffering difficulties selling its iDEN wireless network, and Sprint Nextel Corp stated it had multiple options. Dan Hesse, Sprint’s Chief Executive, spoke to a Goldman Sachs conference, saying: “We don’t have to do this. If we get an offer that’s compelling and delivering

With the original iPhone and next-generation iPhone 3G set to take on a decidedly more enterprise-savvy role with the upcoming iPhone 2.0 OS firmware, businesses can finally integrate the iPhone with their Exchange-based corporate communications systems. A survey, conducted by Goldman Sachs, of 100 executives revealed that 17% of businesses will be bringing the iPhone on-board

Five private equity bidders have been approved by China's Huawei Technologies Co. to compete for its mobile devices division. The Wall Street Journal reports that the bidders include Bain Capital Partners, Goldman Sachs Group's private equity arm, Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co., and Silver Lake Partners. This deal, which is valued at more than $4 billion based upon the offers, holds enormous potent

Five companies have recently appeared as frontrunners as potential purchasers of Huawei's handset business. According to sources cited by The Wall Street Journal, Bain Capital Partners, Goldman Sachs' private equity arm, Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co., and Silver Lake Partners ...

Analysts are predicting that Research in Motion will post some strong first-quarter earnings on June 25 as sales of the Curve at Verizon Wireless surge. Goldman Sachs analyst Simona Jankowski said in a research note to investors that the Curve is the most popular device among consumers and small and medium businesses. That trend will offset a weaker enterprise environment. Jankowski said, however,

  According to CNBC, Verizon is in “deep talks” to acquire Alltel, the nations 5th largest wireless carrier for an estimated $27 billion dollars. TPG and Goldman Sachs took Alltel private last November in a $27.5 billion deal it is not expected that Verizon will pay any more than this even though Alltel has increased its earnings

Despite recent rumors that voicemail-to-text firm SpinVox had tapped Goldman Sachs to

Spinvox, the company that converts voicemails into text messages, is once again pursuing an initial public offering (IPO) or other fundraising options. The company has hired Goldman Sachs to handle ...