DealZone

After four months of rhetoric, tense talks, phantom bids and late-night humor (Kraft and Cadbury agreed to a deal. Finally, mac and cheese creme eggs!), the deal is done. Here are some different takes on the deal.

The dealmakers:

• Kraft Deal Cements Wasserstein Legacy, Fees for Lazard (Bloomberg)
• Kraft banker to become UK’s top takeover arbiter (Reuters)
• Kraft CEO satisfied with sweetened Cadbury deal (Reuters)

National pride:

• Kraft bid hurts patriotic pride of Cadbury workers and video (Reuters)
• For Britain, Cadbury Takeover Isn’t Easy to Swallow (NYT)

Who won?

• Kraft-Cadbury — a “Win-Win” Deal? (WSJ)

The retoric:

• Cadbury Buries the Hatchet (WSJ)

Irene Rosenfeld kudos:

• Kraft’s Rosenfeld snags Cadbury (TheDeal.com)

Just the facts:

• Kraft/Cadbury statistics and history (Reuters)
• Timeline: Kraft agrees Cadbury deal after 4-month fight (Reuters)