Tom Heath

Articles by Tom Heath

For Choice Hotels, Recession Brings a Chance at Decisive Gains (July 4, 2009)

World Bank Chief Warns Against Protectionism (July 4, 2009)

Watson Wyatt to Merge With Towers Perrin (June 30, 2009)

Bookish Doyennes Nurture D.C. Landmark (June 28, 2009)

Six Flags Bankruptcy Filing Likely to Wipe Out Shareholders (June 16, 2009)

With Buyouts Drying Up, Private-Equity Firms Set Their Sights on Battered Banks (June 15, 2009)

Six Flags Declares Bankruptcy, Will Keep Parks Open (June 14, 2009)

Capital One Looks to Adapt to Credit Card Laws (June 8, 2009)

A Well-Groomed Business (June 7, 2009)

Couple Cleans Up With Zips (May 31, 2009)

Documentarian's Tenacity Pays Off in Fundraising (May 24, 2009)

After Major Florida Bank Fails, Carlyle Swoops In as a Buyer (May 22, 2009)

FBR Capital Markets Pursues Buyback (May 20, 2009)

Disney Buys Land for Future Resort Hotel at National Harbor (May 19, 2009)

His Simple Business Model: The Ladder (May 17, 2009)

Value Added: Thomas Heath Talks Old Houses With the Head of Glass Construction (May 10, 2009)

Value Added (May 3, 2009)

Fitting Everything in the Frame (April 19, 2009)

As Company Shares Give Way in '08, Pay of Area CEOs Stays Above Fray (April 15, 2009)

Value Added: Start-Up Clarabridge Takes the Capital and Scores (April 12, 2009)

After Decades Selling Chevys, Dealer Switches to Nissan (April 10, 2009)

Sallie Mae to Transfer 2,000 Overseas Jobs Back to U.S. (April 7, 2009)

A Rug Store Floored by the Economy (April 5, 2009)

Global Fiscal Crisis Brings Renewed Role for IMF (April 4, 2009)

Automakers' Speed Bumps Felt Locally (April 1, 2009)

Looking Good on More Than Paper (March 23, 2009)

An Entrepreneurial Drive To Change the World (March 16, 2009)

Marriott Taps New President (March 10, 2009)

Value Added (March 9, 2009)

GM Running on Fumes, Auditor Warns (March 6, 2009)

American Capital Posts Loss, Violates Debt Terms (March 3, 2009)

Owner Keeps Big Wheels Turning by Keeping It Simple (March 2, 2009)

Investors Bristle at Obama Budget (February 27, 2009)

Carlyle Sees Profit in Distressed Bank Securities (February 16, 2009)

Johnson Readies His Next Gamble (February 16, 2009)

A Fitness Chain Right Out Of a Developer's Dream (February 9, 2009)

Carlyle-Owned Auto Parts Maker Enters Bankruptcy (February 3, 2009)

Home Is Where They Help You Move (February 2, 2009)

Allied Capital Tries to Avert Defaulting on Debt Terms (January 29, 2009)

Sallie Mae Lowers Staff Bonuses in Wake of Losses (January 27, 2009)

A Market in Reinvention (January 26, 2009)

A Furniture Maker's Sturdy Legs (January 19, 2009)

Though Alluring, 'Sin' Didn't Pay (January 12, 2009)

Beyond the Big Three, Many in Auto Industry Suffer (January 10, 2009)

Cocktail Kings Shake Up Bar Business (January 5, 2009)

Last of FBR's Founders to Retire as CEO (December 23, 2008)

Behind the Magic, a Business and Tradition (December 15, 2008)

Wanted: Crisis Manager in Chief (December 10, 2008)

Banker and Benefactor (December 8, 2008)

Automakers Face Costly Road to Cut Unpopular Brands (December 7, 2008)

FBR Capital Markets Downsizing Staff Again (December 6, 2008)

Carlyle to Cut 10 Percent of Workforce as Dealmaking Slows (December 4, 2008)

Carlyle's Hawaiian Telcom Files for Bankruptcy (December 2, 2008)

How Spas Manage Stress (December 1, 2008)

Buyers Can Find Deals on Area Car Lots (November 30, 2008)

FBR Founder Urges Quick Government Intervention (November 24, 2008)

Capital One, CitigroupAmong Suitors for Chevy Chase Bank (November 21, 2008)

Fairchild Won't Contribute Pension Fund This Quarter (November 19, 2008)

Facing Tough Times, Local Car Dealerships Kick Into Higher Gears (November 17, 2008)

Chevy Chase Bank Attracts Suitors (November 14, 2008)

Savvy Shoppers Ready to Pounce on Real Estate Deals (November 10, 2008)

Carlyle to Keep Investments Until Economy Brightens (November 6, 2008)

Building Customer Loyalty, A Service Contract at a Time (November 3, 2008)

Fed Begins Buying Short-Term Debt (October 28, 2008)

Seeing Promise in Private Equity As Others Cut and Run (October 27, 2008)

Bracing for a Storm (October 23, 2008)

Facing Shortfalls, Calling In Old Debts (October 20, 2008)

CapitalSource Delays IPO of Subsidiary (October 16, 2008)

For This Experienced Group, Now Is Not a Bad Time to Invest in Real Estate (October 13, 2008)

Russ Ramsey Says Stick to Your Investment Plan (October 6, 2008)

Making Money From a Meltdown (October 4, 2008)

Allied Capital Unit Ciena Files for Bankruptcy Protection (October 1, 2008)

A New Equation in Local Banking (September 30, 2008)

Widget-Maker Clearspring To Buy Web-Sharing Firm (September 30, 2008)

For Major Investor, Wall Street's Crisis Raises Questions and Opportunities (September 29, 2008)

Fresh Signs of Recovery Or Just Opportunism? (September 25, 2008)

Building Piles of Trash Into Heaps of Cash (September 22, 2008)

Washington Mutual's Rating Cut to Junk (September 16, 2008)

Riding the Upward Trends in the Real Estate Business (September 15, 2008)

Into the Rolodex for a Bundle (September 15, 2008)

Revolution Health in Merger Talks (September 10, 2008)

How Living on Less Grew Over Time Into So Much More (September 8, 2008)

Veteran Financiers to Head Fannie, Freddie (September 8, 2008)

The Ins and Outs Of a Memorabilia Business (September 1, 2008)

British Defense Firm Buys I.T. Contractor SI International (August 28, 2008)

The Man Behind The Man (August 25, 2008)

Master of the Soft Sell Finds Business Is Booming (August 25, 2008)

Carlyle Tries To Weather Rare Setbacks (August 18, 2008)

Getting an Old Family Remedy Out Into the World (August 18, 2008)

A Powerhouse From the Old School (August 15, 2008)

FBR Affiliate Cuts Its Workforce By 10 Percent (August 14, 2008)

Real-Time PR For the Web 2.0 Era (August 11, 2008)

Six Flags Swings to Second-Quarter Profit (August 5, 2008)

A Retail Veteran's New Challenge: Senior Living Management (August 4, 2008)

Financial Industry's Leaders Among Best Paid in Region (July 28, 2008)

A Collegiate Entrepreneur's Mantra: 'Understand Your Audience' (July 28, 2008)

Leonsis to Launch Next Feature, SnagFilms, Online (July 17, 2008)

Severance Pay For Ex-CareFirst CEO Is Halved (July 15, 2008)

Chevy Chase to Close Giant Store Branches (July 10, 2008)

Secretary of Sandwich (July 7, 2008)

The Quiet Dynamism of the Brothers Rales (July 7, 2008)

A Bearish Week for Area Firms (June 30, 2008)

As Tobacco Loses Currency, a New Cash Crop Blooms (June 29, 2008)

In a Flat Market, Can This Beer Catch Fire? (June 23, 2008)

A Financial Adviser Who Paid Her Dues Helps Women Attain Economic Security (June 16, 2008)

Snyder Hopes WTEM Buy Will Boost Radio Network (June 12, 2008)

Revolution Health to Lay Off 50 Employees (June 7, 2008)

He Gets Inside the Feds' Heads (June 2, 2008)

Betting on Big Verdicts (June 2, 2008)

Harman, 89, to Retire After Five Decades At Stereo Firm Helm (May 30, 2008)

Wax, Water and a Lot of Hard Work (May 26, 2008)

Fairfax Tech Firms Settle Software Suit (May 21, 2008)

For Fannie Mae Chief, Solutions With Style (May 19, 2008)

VW's Move to Herndon Revs Economy (May 19, 2008)

American Capital Agency Debuts (May 16, 2008)

To Dog Lovers, Even Extreme Efforts Are Worth It (May 12, 2008)

Two Hires Push Harman's Transformation Ahead (May 9, 2008)

American Capital May Have to Reduce Loan Values (May 6, 2008)

An Entrepreneur's Service Ace (May 5, 2008)

New Downturn, New Strategy (April 28, 2008)

FBR Subsidiary Lost $10.2 Million in Quarter (April 24, 2008)

Carlyle Creates Fund to Buy Corporate Debt (April 22, 2008)

Betting Big, Like Carnegie Did (April 21, 2008)

Citigroup Reports Dismal 1st Quarter (April 19, 2008)

Merrill Posts Wide Loss, Plans to Cut 3,000 Jobs (April 18, 2008)

Ambushing Private Equity (April 18, 2008)

J.P. Morgan Hit Hard by Credit Crisis (April 17, 2008)

CapitalSource To Buy Troubled California Bank (April 15, 2008)

Riding the Radio Wave (April 14, 2008)

Carlyle to Buy Manhattan Office Building (April 9, 2008)

Looking for Deals, Carlyle Fund To Invest in Distressed Companies (April 8, 2008)

Entrepreneurship, Paul Revere Style (April 7, 2008)

Embracing Free Spirits and Chocoholics (March 31, 2008)

Take It From California Tortilla: Without Lots of Capital, You'll Fold (March 24, 2008)

The Recipe for Wealth (March 17, 2008)

Anatomy of a Carlyle Collapse (March 14, 2008)

Carlyle Fund's Assets Seized (March 13, 2008)

Carlyle Founders Consider Cash Infusion (March 11, 2008)

Peddling Healthful Street Food To Eco-Urbanites: Will It Fly? (March 10, 2008)

Carlyle-Managed Fund In Default to Lenders (March 7, 2008)

Six Flags Agrees To Help Build Park in Dubai (March 5, 2008)

Celera to Move Headquarters To California, May Spin Off (March 1, 2008)

The New Way To Make Deals: Blank Checks (February 18, 2008)

Canadian Bank Unit to Acquire Ferris, Baker Watts (February 15, 2008)

Pair of Proposals Take Aim at Carlyle Group (February 15, 2008)

Creative Closure (February 4, 2008)

Harman to Move District Staff to Connecticut (January 29, 2008)

Mixed Bag for Local Economy (January 28, 2008)

Carlyle Tycoon Lowers His Gaze to Discover a Vision (January 21, 2008)

Carlyle In Talks to Buy Unit of Booz Allen (January 16, 2008)

Johnson Adds to Investments in Hotel Sector With Third Private-Equity Fund (January 15, 2008)

Alumni Known by the Companies They Keep (January 14, 2008)

Snyder Faced With Another Loss (January 9, 2008)

Post Targeted by Ad Campaign (January 3, 2008)

Soon, Roads Could Start Tolling for Carlyle (January 3, 2008)

Private Equity's Loss of Leverage (January 2, 2008)

Banking | Belts Tighten to Cope With Mortgage Mess (December 31, 2007)

Sallie Discloses Billing Audit (December 28, 2007)

Politicians Weigh In on Mitchell's Findings (December 14, 2007)

Buyout Firm Rejects Overture From Sallie Mae (December 13, 2007)

Revolution Health Buys Stakes in Two Web Sites (December 5, 2007)

Two Local Banks Agree to Combine (December 4, 2007)

Despite Banking Downturn, Two Industry Veterans Start New Venture (December 3, 2007)

Freddie to Cut Dividend, Sell Stock to Aid Reserves (November 28, 2007)

News Gets Worse for Freddie As Shareholders File Lawsuit (November 22, 2007)

Chevy Chase Cuts 300 Jobs, Bank Hours in Housing Lag (November 21, 2007)

Freddie Mac, a Buffer Against Crisis, Posts $2 Billion Loss (November 21, 2007)

Tackling a Legacy: World-Class Vintner (November 19, 2007)

Fannie Stock Slides As Questions Arise Over Accounting (November 17, 2007)

E-Trade Shares Plunge By 59% (November 13, 2007)

U.S. Buyout Kings Bet on China (November 13, 2007)

Six Flags' Profit Falls 46%; Stock Descends (November 10, 2007)

Capital One Stock Suffers (November 9, 2007)

Sallie Mae Bonuses Linked To Buyout (November 5, 2007)

Zipcar and Flexcar Driven Together (October 31, 2007)

Oil and Trade Gains Make Major Investors Of Developing Nations (October 30, 2007)

Case's Revolution Health to Lay Off 60 Workers in Restructuring (October 24, 2007)

Carlyle to Partner With Education Firm (October 23, 2007)

Harman, Former Suitors Find Closure Through Cash (October 23, 2007)

Tortilla Franchise Growing Up (October 22, 2007)

Under Pressure, Carlyle Issues Patient Promise (October 22, 2007)

Arlington Capital Partners Buying Horse Racing Daily (October 19, 2007)

In This Corner, Sallie's Lord Takes It Personally (October 12, 2007)

A Dealmaker's Rare Misdeal (October 12, 2007)

Marriott Profit Drops as Boom Fades (October 5, 2007)

Sallie Mae Rejects Reduced Offer, Won't Negotiate (October 3, 2007)

Ridge Launches Security Consulting Firm (October 2, 2007)

Johnson Enters Buyout Business (October 1, 2007)

Harman, Sallie Reject Reasons For Ending Deals (September 28, 2007)

Investors End Deal To Buy Sallie Mae (September 27, 2007)

Case Launches Online Credit Card Company (September 25, 2007)

Government of Abu Dhabi Buys Stake in Carlyle (September 21, 2007)

Union Protests Carlyle's Bid for Manor Care (September 20, 2007)

Freddie Mac Seeks to Get Mortgages' Paperwork (September 13, 2007)

Carlyle Puts Off Sale of Cable Company (September 12, 2007)

KKR Buyouts to Test the Stretched Credit Market (September 11, 2007)

Some Local Lenders Unshaken by Credit-Market Quake (September 3, 2007)

Carlyle Makes 2nd Loan To a European Affiliate (August 29, 2007)

As Mortgage Mess Unravels, Some Investors Clean Up (August 28, 2007)

Hot Dogs, Beer And Business At the Ballpark (August 27, 2007)

Carlyle Loan Bolsters Its Credit Affiliate (August 22, 2007)

Businesses Pinched as Loan Spigot Shuts Off (August 20, 2007)

Corporate Executive Board Buys ITtoolbox (August 16, 2007)

Firms Hunt For Bargains Among Debt Securities (August 14, 2007)

Area's Big Financiers Brace for 'a Serious Shakeout' (August 10, 2007)

Luxury vs. Gentility (July 30, 2007)

Now in Their Own Orbits, Carlyle's Stars Keep Rising (July 24, 2007)

S. Johnson Adds Major Golf Resort to Holdings (July 17, 2007)

Sallie Mae Deal Thrown Into Question (July 12, 2007)

Carlyle's Shopping Spree Continues (July 10, 2007)

Corporate Advisory Firm Invests in Salary Database (July 10, 2007)

For Carlyle, a Deal on Demographics (July 9, 2007)

Carlyle to Buy Annapolis Communications Firm (July 6, 2007)

KKR Files For IPO of $1.25 Billion (July 4, 2007)

Carlyle Taking Nursing-Home Firm Private (July 3, 2007)

Capital One to Cut Staff by 6% (June 28, 2007)

Wizards' O'Malley Will Step Down (June 21, 2007)

Snyder Adds A TV Icon To His Empire (June 20, 2007)

Churning Cycle of Sales and Renovations (June 11, 2007)

Premium Nats Tickets to Rise (June 7, 2007)

Sunrise Senior Living Says It Is Under SEC Investigation (May 30, 2007)

A Neighborhood Rises at The Yards (May 28, 2007)

In the Business of Buying and Selling (May 16, 2007)

Reuters, Thomson Reach Deal to Create Data Giant (May 16, 2007)

John Delaney and the Speed of Success (May 14, 2007)

Harman Buyout Hinged on Option to Buy In (May 2, 2007)

Harman International Sold for $8 Billion (April 27, 2007)

The Top Drawer (April 23, 2007)

Six Flags Paid Its Chief Executive $4 Million in '06 (April 19, 2007)

Private-Equity Firms Face Public Future (April 16, 2007)

After Selling Company, Mills Executives Leave (April 14, 2007)

Danaher Chief's Compensation Topped $46 Million Last Year (April 11, 2007)

Sourcefire's Stock Hits New Low on Loss Forecast (April 10, 2007)

Two Faces of Minority Banking (April 9, 2007)

Ripken's Empire Gets a Boost From Election To Hall of Fame (April 2, 2007)

Allied Defense Gets Solvency Warning (March 24, 2007)

Options Earn $59.4 Million for Schar (March 22, 2007)

In a Crowded Online Field, It's More Than a Pet Project (March 19, 2007)

Fund Expands Bozzuto's Residential Vision (March 19, 2007)

Cherry Trees Among Enhancements to Nationals' New Ballpark in Southeast (March 14, 2007)

Consultancy Founder Devotes Himself To Remaking Atlantic Media Online (March 12, 2007)

Carr Joins Real Estate Turnaround Company (March 8, 2007)

Snyder Taps Management Stars for His Private Fund (March 6, 2007)

Jordan Wins First Round in WorldCom Suit (March 5, 2007)

Md. Firm, Anheuser-Busch Buy Old Dominion Brewing (March 3, 2007)

Washington's A-List, Cast in Wax (March 1, 2007)

XM's Mark on Northeast D.C. (February 26, 2007)

Satellite Radio Firms Plan To Merge (February 20, 2007)

A Film Dynasty in the Making (February 5, 2007)

New Kastle Owner to Keep Growth Mind-Set (January 29, 2007)

Pollin Asks D.C. to Pay for Verizon Center Renovations (January 27, 2007)

Now Playing (January 25, 2007)

Leonsis's 'Filmanthropy' Plants a Seed With Buddies (January 25, 2007)

Venture Firm Buys Office Security Specialist (January 18, 2007)

Snyder's New Goal: Raising $750 Million (January 15, 2007)

Six Flags Sheds Seven Parks (January 12, 2007)

Old Dominion Brewery Sale Appears Imminent (January 8, 2007)

A Chilly Reception on Home Ice (January 4, 2007)

Bowl Games Could Help NFL Network (December 9, 2006)

Davis Is Still Interested In Grizzlies (December 7, 2006)

NFL Network's Partial Visibility (November 30, 2006)

With New Stadium, Name of Game Is Money (November 28, 2006)

In Sales, Nike Is a Shoe-In (November 24, 2006)

A Little Bundle of Games, Stats (November 21, 2006)

Former Nats Scout Facing Gambling Charges, but Didn't Fix Games (November 17, 2006)

Leaner Stadium Parking Possible (November 14, 2006)

John Paul Jones Arena: 'Jefferson on Steroids' (November 10, 2006)

NBA Stars Run a New Transition Game (October 24, 2006)

Poor Season Raises the Stakes for Stadium (October 1, 2006)

New Stadium Focus Is Parking (September 24, 2006)

City Plan To Build By Nats Field Fails (September 21, 2006)

Garage Plan for Stadium At Risk (September 16, 2006)

Leonsis Pulls Away From Helm of AOL (September 15, 2006)

Plan in Works For Surface Parking Lots (September 7, 2006)

Real Madrid Reigns in Spain -- and Beyond (August 9, 2006)

Comcast Will Air Nats Games, Ending Dispute (August 5, 2006)

Ted Leonsis Takes a Sharp Turn (July 31, 2006)

Williams Seeks Meeting To Heal Rift With Lerners (July 27, 2006)

Lerners Make Team Ownership Official (July 25, 2006)

Teams Look for Their Cut Among the Ticket Scalpers (July 24, 2006)

D.C. Called In Default Of Deal on Ballpark (July 21, 2006)

Snyder Is Getting Radio Active (July 18, 2006)

D.C. Says It Has Found Parking Near Stadium (July 14, 2006)

Nationals' Chances on Comcast Get a Boost (July 14, 2006)

A Matter Of Value Instead Of Profit (July 12, 2006)

Nats' New Owners Hoping Changes Lure Fans to RFK (July 11, 2006)

Nats Owners Attack D.C. Parking Plan (July 8, 2006)

City's Parking Plan Strikes Out With Nationals Owners (July 8, 2006)