EDITORIAL HIGHLIGHT

ISSUE DATE -

May 26, 2008

COVER STORY: -

The Biggest Deal Ever
An inside look at how Jonathan Nelson put together a $51 billion telco buyout.


Other Features:
- The Year of the Vulture - The private equity firms that will thrive in the
year ahead are those that know how to profit from others’ misfortunes.

- The Largest U.S. Private Companies - Thirty-five giants that operate outside
the public markets.

- The Private Equity Power List - Fortune’s tout sheet of the biggest buyout
shops.

- Private-Money University - Big donors on campus: a portfolio of buildings
given by hedgies and private equity fund owners.

- Team Building in Paradise - Inside Eco Seagate: extreme corporate bonding at
the bottom of the world.

- Pushing Potash - Used as fertilizer around the globe, potash is the mineral
of the moment.

- The Story of Apple and Eve - Revealed: Pixar’s new heroine was born from
an iPod. Plus: The Deal = The Three-Minute Manager = Value Driven = and more.

- The Best New Business Hotels - The editors of Fortune and Wallpaper* scout
the top spots in dealmaking hubs.