Kohlberg, Kravis, Roberts & Company, Wall Street's premier buyout specialist, is intensively studying the possibility of making an offer of its own, Wall Street professionals said.
Since joining the Giants in 2010, López has become one of the premier lefty specialists in the game.
(Cape Mentelle also established Cloudy Bay, the premier sauvignon blanc specialist in New Zealand).
General Manager Brian Cashman said the Yankees felt Feliciano was overworked, but not enough to deter them from adding one of the premier left-handed specialists in baseball.
Lowe appealed to the Mets because of his durability, his consistency and, with the team unsure how Citi Field would play, his standing as one of baseball's premier ground-ball specialists.
McCormick had, the Premier League said, engaged "external specialist legal advisers specifically appointed for the role".
Premier Farnell, the electronic component specialist which has seen two of its top executives poached by leisure groups recently, now has some better news to deliver.
Although he claimed to be more amicable on his return to the Premier League last season, the "specialist in failure" remark in response to perceived criticism from the Frenchman showed how old habits die hard.
There are one or two outstanding specialists in the Premier League.
Richards fouled Sigurdsson 25 yards from goal and the Icelander showed why he is one of the best dead-ball specialists in the Premier League.
