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         <title><![CDATA[Toronto Bullish on SPACs]]></title>
         <description><![CDATA[Special Purpose Acquisition Companies, now gaining traction on the Euronext, will likely soon find themselves trading on the Toronto Stock Exchange as the number of IPOs continues to stagnate.]]></description>
         <link>http://www.mergersunleashed.com/news/185292-1.html?CMP=OTC-RSS</link>
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         <title><![CDATA[Fed Fights Fannie/Freddie Failure]]></title>
         <description><![CDATA[Treasury Dept.'s call to shift mortgage financiers to government control preserves credit in housing and triggers investment optimism.]]></description>
         <link>http://www.mergersunleashed.com/news/185313-1.html?CMP=OTC-RSS</link>
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         <title><![CDATA[National Wind Buys Delphi Financial]]></title>
         <description><![CDATA[Wind developer's bank buy will be used for investments in communities surrounding projects.]]></description>
         <link>http://www.mergersunleashed.com/news/185216-1.html?CMP=OTC-RSS</link>
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         <title><![CDATA[Lazard Hires Citi Metals/Mining Banker]]></title>
         <description><![CDATA[Youakim's deal roster includes Mittal Steel's purchase of Arcelor.]]></description>
         <link>http://www.mergersunleashed.com/news/185225-1.html?CMP=OTC-RSS</link>
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         <title><![CDATA[ACA Names New CEO, Board]]></title>
         <description><![CDATA[Monoline continues with its reorganization.]]></description>
         <link>http://www.mergersunleashed.com/news/185228-1.html?CMP=OTC-RSS</link>
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         <title><![CDATA[Mervyn's Sues its Former PE Buyers]]></title>
         <description><![CDATA[The bankrupt retailer assails PE firms over use of real estate assets in LBO, damages could reach $1 billion.]]></description>
         <link>http://www.mergersunleashed.com/news/185263-1.html?CMP=OTC-RSS</link>
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         <title><![CDATA[Tweaking the "Generalist" Definition ]]></title>
         <description><![CDATA[Firms that invest across a broad spectrum of industry categories are altering their approach to bring specialization to the fore.]]></description>
         <link>http://www.mergersunleashed.com/news/185186-1.html?CMP=OTC-RSS</link>
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         <title><![CDATA[PE Safely Out of the Spotlight]]></title>
         <description><![CDATA[Had McCain tapped Mitt Romney, it was expected that his PE background would be targeted by critics.]]></description>
         <link>http://www.mergersunleashed.com/news/185188-1.html?CMP=OTC-RSS</link>
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         <title><![CDATA[SWFs Agree To Preliminary Best Practices]]></title>
         <description><![CDATA[SWF international working group will recommend draft of voluntary best practices to IMF next month.]]></description>
         <link>http://www.mergersunleashed.com/news/185189-1.html?CMP=OTC-RSS</link>
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         <title><![CDATA[Blackstone To Open West Coast Office]]></title>
         <description><![CDATA[Office will be led by former Citigroup technology investment banker Ivan Brockman.]]></description>
         <link>http://www.mergersunleashed.com/news/185190-1.html?CMP=OTC-RSS</link>
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         <title><![CDATA[Will PE Bail Out the Banks?]]></title>
         <description><![CDATA[Banks need capital. Private equity firms have capital. It gets much harder from there. ]]></description>
         <link>http://www.mergersunleashed.com/news/185193-1.html?CMP=OTC-RSS</link>
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         <title><![CDATA[Coca Cola to Buy China Huiyuan Juice ]]></title>
         <description><![CDATA[The $2.4 billion buyout is an aggressive play in a developing market for the beverage maker.]]></description>
         <link>http://www.mergersunleashed.com/news/185163-1.html?CMP=OTC-RSS</link>
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         <title><![CDATA[Monomoy Capital Partners Buys Katun]]></title>
         <description><![CDATA[Mid-market PE firm's investment in the imaging company adds a new dimension to portfolio.]]></description>
         <link>http://www.mergersunleashed.com/news/185167-1.html?CMP=OTC-RSS</link>
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         <title><![CDATA[Manchester City Sold to Dubai Investors]]></title>
         <description><![CDATA[Thailand's Thaksin jettisons soccer team as inquiry tide swells around him, threatening assets.]]></description>
         <link>http://www.mergersunleashed.com/news/185129-1.html?CMP=OTC-RSS</link>
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         <title><![CDATA[Norwest Raises $1.7b Through Two Funds]]></title>
         <description><![CDATA[Norwest Mezzanine has already invested $40 million from the new vehicle.]]></description>
         <link>http://www.mergersunleashed.com/news/185141-1.html?CMP=OTC-RSS</link>
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         <title><![CDATA[PacWest Receives $100m Infusion]]></title>
         <description><![CDATA[CapGen's investment is in line with the private equity firm's focus on regional financial services companies.]]></description>
         <link>http://www.mergersunleashed.com/news/185143-1.html?CMP=OTC-RSS</link>
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         <title><![CDATA[Baird Boosts China Banking Branch]]></title>
         <description><![CDATA[International investment bank poaches Standard Chartered Bank pro to add to mid-market practice.]]></description>
         <link>http://www.mergersunleashed.com/news/185145-1.html?CMP=OTC-RSS</link>
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         <title><![CDATA[Napster Proxy Fight Turns Ugly]]></title>
         <description><![CDATA[Shareholders' push to rearrange board met with hostile rhetoric; digital music pioneer may be M&amp;A bound.]]></description>
         <link>http://www.mergersunleashed.com/news/185073-1.html?CMP=OTC-RSS</link>
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         <title><![CDATA[Microsoft Goes Shopping]]></title>
         <description><![CDATA[The software giant, in agreeing to buy Greenfield Online for about $486 million., will build a European online comparison shopping website into its search platform.]]></description>
         <link>http://www.mergersunleashed.com/news/185075-1.html?CMP=OTC-RSS</link>
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         <title><![CDATA[Hexion Rejects New Financing Offer]]></title>
         <description><![CDATA[Huntsman investors offer $500 million to support deal, but Hexion reiterates its decision to terminate the transaction.]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA[Wilhelmina Models Goes to New Century]]></title>
         <description><![CDATA[Management, film &amp; television assets to accompany agency on its way to billing services firm turned holding company.]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA[CD&amp;R To Buy Bodycote Business Unit ]]></title>
         <description><![CDATA[Bodycote Testing Group, a subsidiary of Bodycote plc, will be led by a former ABB exec.]]></description>
         <link>http://www.mergersunleashed.com/news/185058-1.html?CMP=OTC-RSS</link>
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         <title><![CDATA[Warburg, Blackstone Invest In Oil Sands]]></title>
         <description><![CDATA[PE firms announce joint investment in energy company focused on Canada's Cold Lake region.]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA[Ricoh To Acquire Ikon]]></title>
         <description><![CDATA[The announcement of the $1.62 billion deal concludes Ikon's dramatic strategic review process.]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA[Wachovia Selling Branch Sites ]]></title>
         <description><![CDATA[The sale of 100 vacant branches to American Realty could generate more than $150 million. ]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA[First Reserve Goes Nuclear]]></title>
         <description><![CDATA[PE energy investment shop makes a move to better integrate nuclear resources together.]]></description>
         <link>http://www.mergersunleashed.com/news/185031-1.html?CMP=OTC-RSS</link>
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         <title><![CDATA[The Jordan Company Buys Harvey Gulf]]></title>
         <description><![CDATA[In a $500 million transaction, the private equity firm will now own a portion of the marine shipping family operation.]]></description>
         <link>http://www.mergersunleashed.com/news/185003-1.html?CMP=OTC-RSS</link>
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         <title><![CDATA[PE Firms, SPACs Rekindle Relationships]]></title>
         <description><![CDATA[Florida SPAC Enterprise Acquisition Corp. buys Workflow Management, providing an exit for target's PE investors.]]></description>
         <link>http://www.mergersunleashed.com/news/185017-1.html?CMP=OTC-RSS</link>
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         <title><![CDATA[State Street Discloses PE Segment Growth]]></title>
         <description><![CDATA[The Boston financial services firm sees growth in PE administration biz despite a slowdown within certain industries.]]></description>
         <link>http://www.mergersunleashed.com/news/185018-1.html?CMP=OTC-RSS</link>
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         <title><![CDATA[Biden Clan Tied To Hedge Fund Suit]]></title>
         <description><![CDATA[While Senator Biden shares center stage at the DNC, his family is in court battling over hedge fund dealings gone awry.]]></description>
         <link>http://www.mergersunleashed.com/news/185019-1.html?CMP=OTC-RSS</link>
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         <title><![CDATA[Glanbia Crosses Into US For Optimum Deal]]></title>
         <description><![CDATA[UK foods group tucks in nutrition company for $315 million.]]></description>
         <link>http://www.mergersunleashed.com/news/184975-1.html?CMP=OTC-RSS</link>
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         <title><![CDATA[Advent Acquires Stake in Amscan]]></title>
         <description><![CDATA[The party supplies retail franchise sold 38% of the company to the Boston-based buyout firm.]]></description>
         <link>http://www.mergersunleashed.com/news/184977-1.html?CMP=OTC-RSS</link>
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         <title><![CDATA[Banker Beauty Contest]]></title>
         <description><![CDATA[New research weighs the value of locking up "tier one" advisers in M&amp;A, reigniting the debate over which kinds of institutions score best with clients, Wall Street banks or boutiques.]]></description>
         <link>http://www.mergersunleashed.com/news/184986-1.html?CMP=OTC-RSS</link>
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         <title><![CDATA[Tropicana Gambles On Casino Aztar]]></title>
         <description><![CDATA[Tropicana filed for Chapter 11 before original deal with Eldorado could come to fruition.]]></description>
         <link>http://www.mergersunleashed.com/news/184987-1.html?CMP=OTC-RSS</link>
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         <title><![CDATA[Aon Buys Benfield Group]]></title>
         <description><![CDATA[$1.75 billion deal creates a global reinsurance broker.]]></description>
         <link>http://www.mergersunleashed.com/news/184952-1.html?CMP=OTC-RSS</link>
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         <title><![CDATA[King Bids For Alpharma]]></title>
         <description><![CDATA[The smaller rival immediately rejects King's offer, prompting the warning of a hostile takeover.]]></description>
         <link>http://www.mergersunleashed.com/news/184954-1.html?CMP=OTC-RSS</link>
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         <title><![CDATA[Water Street Buys CareCentrix Stake]]></title>
         <description><![CDATA[The Chicago PE firm will control 69% of CareCentrix business, in a $147 million acquisition.]]></description>
         <link>http://www.mergersunleashed.com/news/184940-1.html?CMP=OTC-RSS</link>
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         <title><![CDATA[BlackEagle Partners Buys Instar]]></title>
         <description><![CDATA[Disaster response unit is the third acquisition by BlackEagle's debut fund.]]></description>
         <link>http://www.mergersunleashed.com/news/184941-1.html?CMP=OTC-RSS</link>
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         <title><![CDATA[Analyst: A Hostile Buy Of Lehman?]]></title>
         <description><![CDATA[Dick Bove at Ladenburg Thalmann, says a hostile buyout of Lehman is not out of the question. ]]></description>
         <link>http://www.mergersunleashed.com/news/184947-1.html?CMP=OTC-RSS</link>
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         <title><![CDATA[KeyBanc Taps M&amp;A Banker From Jefferies]]></title>
         <description><![CDATA[KeyBanc expands its reach into private equity segment; rumors swirl that bank is ramping up its fixed income desk.]]></description>
         <link>http://www.mergersunleashed.com/news/184948-1.html?CMP=OTC-RSS</link>
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         <title><![CDATA[Heely's Keeps Rolling After Buyout Pitch]]></title>
         <description><![CDATA[Wheeled-footwear firm rejects Skechers' bid, does not rule out M&amp;A.]]></description>
         <link>http://www.mergersunleashed.com/news/184908-1.html?CMP=OTC-RSS</link>
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         <title><![CDATA[LinCap Acquires Hospitality Mints]]></title>
         <description><![CDATA[The Cleveland-based private equity firm bought the candy manufacturer for an undisclosed amount.]]></description>
         <link>http://www.mergersunleashed.com/news/184914-1.html?CMP=OTC-RSS</link>
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         <title><![CDATA[One Equity Leads X-Rite Investment]]></title>
         <description><![CDATA[PE firm will control roughly 37% of the software company's shares through a deal that cleans up the X-Rite's balance sheet.]]></description>
         <link>http://www.mergersunleashed.com/news/184915-1.html?CMP=OTC-RSS</link>
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         <title><![CDATA[Can This Merger Be Saved?]]></title>
         <description><![CDATA[It's a question that has forever vexed the M&amp;A community: Can flawless integration make a bad deal good?]]></description>
         <link>http://www.mergersunleashed.com/news/184882-1.html?CMP=OTC-RSS</link>
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         <title><![CDATA[WHI Taps Forbes Leiberman for Advisor Role]]></title>
         <description><![CDATA[The Chicago PE firm brings in Pamela Forbes Lieberman, former True Value Co. CEO, to sit on its advisory board.]]></description>
         <link>http://www.mergersunleashed.com/news/184885-1.html?CMP=OTC-RSS</link>
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         <title><![CDATA[CCMP Capital Appoints Brenneman as Chairman]]></title>
         <description><![CDATA[Private equity firm taps the former Quiznos and Burger King CEO, who is known for executing turnaround plays.]]></description>
         <link>http://www.mergersunleashed.com/news/184888-1.html?CMP=OTC-RSS</link>
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         <title><![CDATA[Rumors of a Lehman Sale Swirl ]]></title>
         <description><![CDATA[Private equity investors such as Carlyle, Blackstone, Hellman &amp; Friedman and General Atlantic are said to be sniffing around the unit.]]></description>
         <link>http://www.mergersunleashed.com/news/184892-1.html?CMP=OTC-RSS</link>
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         <title><![CDATA[Emerging Market Buyers]]></title>
         <description><![CDATA[New research by KPMG shows that developed economies most often buy in the U.S., U.K. and Germany, according to a new report.]]></description>
         <link>http://www.mergersunleashed.com/news/184897-1.html?CMP=OTC-RSS</link>
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         <title><![CDATA[K&amp;L Gates Hires M&amp;A Partner]]></title>
         <description><![CDATA[David Grubman, a former a shareholder with Buchanan Ingersoll &amp; Rooney PC, has joined the firm's Pittsburgh office.]]></description>
         <link>http://www.mergersunleashed.com/news/184898-1.html?CMP=OTC-RSS</link>
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         <title><![CDATA[VSP Buys Marchon]]></title>
         <description><![CDATA[The eyewear insurance company, has crossed over into the manufacturing sector in its latest acquisition of Marchon Eyewear.]]></description>
         <link>http://www.mergersunleashed.com/news/184846-1.html?CMP=OTC-RSS</link>
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         <title><![CDATA[Citing Integration Issues, EA Backs Away From Deal]]></title>
         <description><![CDATA[The entertainment titan's offer for Take Two could resurface, but lagging discussions have pushed M&amp;A's impact beyond the holiday season.]]></description>
         <link>http://www.mergersunleashed.com/news/184849-1.html?CMP=OTC-RSS</link>
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         <title><![CDATA[Cadence Withdraws Bid For Mentor]]></title>
         <description><![CDATA[The about-face set off a round of accusations between the two sides, with Cadence claiming that Mentor was unwilling to engage in 'substantive discussions.']]></description>
         <link>http://www.mergersunleashed.com/news/184851-1.html?CMP=OTC-RSS</link>
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         <title><![CDATA[Longshot Bid Hampers Republic/Allied Integration]]></title>
         <description><![CDATA[Industry pros say Waste Management's pursuit of Republic may serve as a distraction to the target's ongoing integration plans with Allied Waste Industries.]]></description>
         <link>http://www.mergersunleashed.com/news/184857-1.html?CMP=OTC-RSS</link>
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         <title><![CDATA[Synchronica Tucks in AxisMobile]]></title>
         <description><![CDATA[UK mobile e-mailer also raises $10M in move to bolster emerging markets presence.]]></description>
         <link>http://www.mergersunleashed.com/news/184862-1.html?CMP=OTC-RSS</link>
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         <title><![CDATA[Headwaters MB Hires Principal]]></title>
         <description><![CDATA[Peter Nam will join the firm's expanding Orange County, California office.]]></description>
         <link>http://www.mergersunleashed.com/news/184732-1.html?CMP=OTC-RSS</link>
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         <title><![CDATA[Amidst Conflict, Investors Rethink Russia]]></title>
         <description><![CDATA[As attempts at diplomacy with Russia flounder, investors in the region consider implications to the region.]]></description>
         <link>http://www.mergersunleashed.com/news/184821-1.html?CMP=OTC-RSS</link>
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         <title><![CDATA[Gilat Sale Hits Snag]]></title>
         <description><![CDATA[Buyout consortium is "questioning" whether the satellite company has met the conditions of the merger.]]></description>
         <link>http://www.mergersunleashed.com/news/184715-1.html?CMP=OTC-RSS</link>
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         <title><![CDATA[Duff &amp; Phelps Bolsters Due Diligence Team]]></title>
         <description><![CDATA[Firm taps American Capital Strategies vet to serve as an MD in its Washington DC office.]]></description>
         <link>http://www.mergersunleashed.com/news/184716-1.html?CMP=OTC-RSS</link>
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         <title><![CDATA[Marwit Takes Trans-Lux Business Line]]></title>
         <description><![CDATA[Marwit Takes Trans-Lux Business Line  Marwit Capital has acquired the movie theater division of Trans-Lux Corporation for $24.5 million.]]></description>
         <link>http://www.mergersunleashed.com/news/184721-1.html?CMP=OTC-RSS</link>
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         <title><![CDATA[Zuckerman Buys East Side Offices ]]></title>
         <description><![CDATA[Boston Propertiers, the publishing tycoon's REIT, acquired the $705 million office buildings from Macklowe Properties.]]></description>
         <link>http://www.mergersunleashed.com/news/184683-1.html?CMP=OTC-RSS</link>
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         <title><![CDATA[Apollo, Lazard Launch Joint PE Venture]]></title>
         <description><![CDATA[Asset managers push to invest in Europe follows heightened interest in the continent from blank check companies.]]></description>
         <link>http://www.mergersunleashed.com/news/184686-1.html?CMP=OTC-RSS</link>
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         <title><![CDATA[Don't Stick a Fork in 'Em Yet]]></title>
         <description><![CDATA[Distressed restaurant opportunities are creating real estate plays for investors and expansion opportunities for selective chains. ]]></description>
         <link>http://www.mergersunleashed.com/news/184687-1.html?CMP=OTC-RSS</link>
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         <title><![CDATA[H&amp;R Block Spins Off Brokerage Biz]]></title>
         <description><![CDATA[Ameriprise Financial will acquire the weakened unit for $315 million.]]></description>
         <link>http://www.mergersunleashed.com/news/184710-1.html?CMP=OTC-RSS</link>
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         <title><![CDATA[Patriarch Completes Beverage Investment]]></title>
         <description><![CDATA[PE firm takes 'significant equity interest' in Beverage Marketing USA, which launched the AriZona Ice Tea brand in 1992.]]></description>
         <link>http://www.mergersunleashed.com/news/184640-1.html?CMP=OTC-RSS</link>
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         <title><![CDATA[WL Ross Investment Ready For Takeoff]]></title>
         <description><![CDATA[Financier continues to find private equity opportunities in India.]]></description>
         <link>http://www.mergersunleashed.com/news/184641-1.html?CMP=OTC-RSS</link>
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         <title><![CDATA[Investec Hires New Directors]]></title>
         <description><![CDATA[The mid-market investment bank recruited Gareth Taylor as a from Deloitte and Matthew Wesley from Lazard.]]></description>
         <link>http://www.mergersunleashed.com/news/184642-1.html?CMP=OTC-RSS</link>
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         <title><![CDATA[Enzon Pharma To See Split]]></title>
         <description><![CDATA[Company announces it will explore strategic alternatives for its specialty pharmaceuticals business.]]></description>
         <link>http://www.mergersunleashed.com/news/184643-1.html?CMP=OTC-RSS</link>
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         <title><![CDATA[SEC Levies Charges Against PE Real Estate Firm]]></title>
         <description><![CDATA[Top executives at Wextrust Capital have been charged with running a $255m Ponzi scheme.]]></description>
         <link>http://www.mergersunleashed.com/news/184649-1.html?CMP=OTC-RSS</link>
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         <title><![CDATA[Middleby Will Acquire TurboChef Technologies]]></title>
         <description><![CDATA[The strategic acquirer will buy the Atlanta, Georgia-based cooking equipment company in a cash and stock deal for about $200 million.]]></description>
         <link>http://www.mergersunleashed.com/news/184656-1.html?CMP=OTC-RSS</link>
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         <title><![CDATA[ThermaSource Raises PE Capital]]></title>
         <description><![CDATA[Investment will fund drilling acquisitions and activities.]]></description>
         <link>http://www.mergersunleashed.com/news/184661-1.html?CMP=OTC-RSS</link>
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         <title><![CDATA[SDI Installs New OmniSource Head]]></title>
         <description><![CDATA[Steel Dynamics Inc. (SDI) continues to forge ahead on its integration with OmniSource Corp., the scrap metal company acquired last fall for roughly $1 billion.]]></description>
         <link>http://www.mergersunleashed.com/news/184875-1.html?CMP=OTC-RSS</link>
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         <title><![CDATA[Divestiture Darlings]]></title>
         <description><![CDATA[New research from BCG shows that more value can be found in mergers involving divested assets, but the experts warn that integration can be sticky.]]></description>
         <link>http://www.mergersunleashed.com/news/184607-1.html?CMP=OTC-RSS</link>
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         <title><![CDATA[Lightyear Capital Buys Into Higher One]]></title>
         <description><![CDATA[PE firm's collegiate financial services investment signals interest in sector considered now to be more valuable, stable, than mortgages.]]></description>
         <link>http://www.mergersunleashed.com/news/184623-1.html?CMP=OTC-RSS</link>
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         <title><![CDATA[UPS Rumored to Bid For TNT]]></title>
         <description><![CDATA[TNT shares wavered throughout day, following a report that UPS would buy the company and exec's denial.]]></description>
         <link>http://www.mergersunleashed.com/news/184624-1.html?CMP=OTC-RSS</link>
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         <title><![CDATA[DOJ Challenges Countrywide Bankruptcy]]></title>
         <description><![CDATA[Bank of America, which recently completed its buy of Countrywide, said last week that these types of clauses are commonplace in settlement agreements. ]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA[Alon Management Shuffle Reflects Krotz Deal]]></title>
         <description><![CDATA[Alon USA Energy named Joseph Israel as chief operating officer in a move that reflects the company's recent acquisition of Valero Energy Corp.'s Krotz Springs refinery.]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA[Nasdaq's Integration Plans Ahead of Schedule]]></title>
         <description><![CDATA[The Nasdaq OMX Group registered a roughly 80% jump in second-quarter profits, reflecting that the company is already benefiting from acquisitions of Nordic exchange OMX AB, finalized in February.]]></description>
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         <description><![CDATA[While the real estate market has collapsed since the May 2007 deal, the company revealed in its second-quarter earnings call that the integration remains on track. ]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA[Livingstone Adds Consumer Expert]]></title>
         <description><![CDATA[Gibson Restaurant Group board member to boost mid-market bank's retail and restaurant segement.]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA[Harley Buys MV Agusta]]></title>
         <description><![CDATA[The Varese, Italy-based company sold for 70 million euros, the company said.]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA[Power M&amp;A Banker Leaving JPMorgan for Quantum]]></title>
         <description><![CDATA[Verma will relocate to Houston for his new role and will make investments via Quantum's fifth fund, which will total more than $3 billion.]]></description>
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         <description><![CDATA[US housing agency also discloses a 5% increase in quarterly net revenue.]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA[Kraft Foods Sells Snacks Business Line]]></title>
         <description><![CDATA[Norwegian PE firm Herkules will take over the company's Maarud and Estrella brands.]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA[Linklaters Hires FTC Chief]]></title>
         <description><![CDATA[Jeffrey Schmidt will join the firm's New York antitrust practice.]]></description>
         <link>http://www.mergersunleashed.com/news/184478-1.html?CMP=OTC-RSS</link>
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         <title><![CDATA[Bennigan's Franchise To Be Sold]]></title>
         <description><![CDATA[Hundreds of restaurants may be re-opened, even re-branded.]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA[Gabelli Newest Entrant to SPAC Class]]></title>
         <description><![CDATA[The investor will seek a media or telecommunications company with his $200 million offering, another in a recent string of blank-check companies.]]></description>
         <link>http://www.mergersunleashed.com/news/184440-1.html?CMP=OTC-RSS</link>
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         <title><![CDATA[Carlyle Takes Stake In Italian Sportswear Firm]]></title>
         <description><![CDATA[The company's stable of luxury brands includes Moncler, Henry Cotton's, Marina Yachting and Coast and Weber &amp; Ahaus.]]></description>
         <link>http://www.mergersunleashed.com/news/184447-1.html?CMP=OTC-RSS</link>
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         <title><![CDATA[Moelis Moves In On Fortress' MD]]></title>
         <description><![CDATA[Greg Share will join the firm from Fortress Investment Group.]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA[Freddie Reports Big 2Q Loss; Shares Down 14%]]></title>
         <description><![CDATA[Freddie said its provision for credit losses now stands at $2.5 billion, up from $1.2 billion in the first quarter. ]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA[A Champion for Antitrust Enforcement?]]></title>
         <description><![CDATA[Most dealmakers assume a Barack Obama victory in the general election will mark the end of a relatively lax antitrust enforcement regime. His views on the UPS/DHL arrangement supports this assumption.]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA[Red Lion Moves Closer to Sale]]></title>
         <description><![CDATA[Columbia Pacific Opportunity Fund is among those looking at the hotel operator's books.]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA[TSG Targets Growth Plays]]></title>
         <description><![CDATA[Consumer-oriented firm will look to invest between $200 million to $250 million from latest fund.]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA[Genstar Capital Buys Voice Construction]]></title>
         <description><![CDATA[Mid-market PE firm's investment in Canadian oil sands extractor signals ongoing investment in the power and energy sector at a time when oil is finally beginning to wane.]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA[China Passes Merger Review Law]]></title>
         <description><![CDATA[Investors celebrate set standards for merger review, and lower threshold than was expected.]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA[KKR Hires Former Edison International Exec]]></title>
         <description><![CDATA[John Bryson has joined the private equity giant as a senior advisor.]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA[Hancock Fabric Gets $100m from GE Corporate Lending]]></title>
         <description><![CDATA[Hancock, based in Baldwyn, Miss., filed for bankruptcy in March 2007.]]></description>
         <link>http://www.mergersunleashed.com/news/184390-1.html?CMP=OTC-RSS</link>
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         <title><![CDATA[Angelo Gordon Buys in Sale-Leaseback]]></title>
         <description><![CDATA[Privately held investment advisor's play to help KIK Custom Products beat back debt is represents a growing trend.]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA[Europe to See More SPACs]]></title>
         <description><![CDATA[The European stock exchange, having finally lent credibility to the investment vehicle, will likely see a pair of blank-check companies list themselves in the near-term--and more are anticipated.]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA[Dresner Partners Adds New MD]]></title>
         <description><![CDATA[Richard Wottrich leaves behind the firm he founded to lead Dresner's international M&amp;A practice.]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA[Investor Buys 6% Stake In WaMu]]></title>
         <description><![CDATA[WaMu shareholder was an activist in ABN.]]></description>
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