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         <title><![CDATA[Report: Asset Sales an Option at Citi]]></title>
         <description><![CDATA[As the company's stock freefalls, the company is reportedly considering divestitures as a way to restore investor confidence.]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA[WebMD Merger Nixed (Again!)]]></title>
         <description><![CDATA[Now that the $50 million transaction between WebMD and Marketing Technology Solutions has been killed, the health information company will enter into a less ambitious advertising services pact.]]></description>
         <link>http://www.mergersunleashed.com/news/187631-1.html?CMP=OTC-RSS</link>
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         <title><![CDATA[Green Depot and Greenmaker Merge]]></title>
         <description><![CDATA[The Brooklyn-based and Chicago-based "green" building supplies companies join forces; terms were not disclosed.]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA[Centre Partners Makes Seafood Play]]></title>
         <description><![CDATA[Connors Bros. Income Fund deal brings $600 million in brands with potential future synergies to existing portfolio companies.]]></description>
         <link>http://www.mergersunleashed.com/news/187602-1.html?CMP=OTC-RSS</link>
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         <title><![CDATA[PE-backed Companies Susceptible to Default]]></title>
         <description><![CDATA[S&amp;P issued a report detailing that companies with exposure to private equity have dominated the default activity this year.]]></description>
         <link>http://www.mergersunleashed.com/news/187604-1.html?CMP=OTC-RSS</link>
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         <title><![CDATA[Aon Corp. Adds Mercer Vet]]></title>
         <description><![CDATA[Greenstein, corporate transactions PE client pro, joins Aon M&amp;A team.]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA[E &amp; Y Names New US Leaders]]></title>
         <description><![CDATA[The two hires, David R. Williams and John R. O'Neill will oversee restructuring services and restructuring tax, respectively.]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA[Cerberus at Axis of Auto Bailout Debate]]></title>
         <description><![CDATA[Despite saying it would forgo any profits from a bailout, lawmakers are in no rush to help the firm limit its losses.]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA[Carlyle Sells AxleTech]]></title>
         <description><![CDATA[As auto parts makers are suspended in limbo awaiting the federal intervention—or, refusal—to save the Big Three automakers, General Dynamics makes a M&amp;A play.]]></description>
         <link>http://www.mergersunleashed.com/news/187583-1.html?CMP=OTC-RSS</link>
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         <title><![CDATA[FrontPoint Reverses Course]]></title>
         <description><![CDATA[The hedge fund, which made a killing shorting financial services, is backing a new bank alongside PE firms Palladium and Carpenter &amp; Co.]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA[Archway and Mother's Cookie Sale]]></title>
         <description><![CDATA[The cookies manufacturer's assets are now in play, following the approval of Lance, Inc. as the stalking horse bidder.]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA[Oak Hill Lures Thomas]]></title>
         <description><![CDATA[Former Deutsche Bank CDO expert will aid in business development and client coverage.]]></description>
         <link>http://www.mergersunleashed.com/news/187590-1.html?CMP=OTC-RSS</link>
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         <title><![CDATA[KPMG Builds Infrastructure Group]]></title>
         <description><![CDATA[The U.S. affiliate announces the hire of Tim Wilschetz as a partner; Barbara Lloyd and Tom Mulvihill as MDs.]]></description>
         <link>http://www.mergersunleashed.com/news/187595-1.html?CMP=OTC-RSS</link>
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         <title><![CDATA[PIPE Down]]></title>
         <description><![CDATA[The SEC's insider trading complaint against Mark Cuban highlights the debate around PIPE investments.]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA[Majestic Star Hires Goldman, Weighs Options]]></title>
         <description><![CDATA[XRoads Solutions Group will also assist the ailing gaming operator as it talks about a recap, refinancing, restructuring or M&amp;A.]]></description>
         <link>http://www.mergersunleashed.com/news/187552-1.html?CMP=OTC-RSS</link>
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         <title><![CDATA[Yang Steps Down From Yahoo]]></title>
         <description><![CDATA[Market share spikes as shareholders anticipate a renewed dialogue with Microsoft.]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA[UBS Launches Joint Venture in Gulf]]></title>
         <description><![CDATA[The venture with MerchantBridge, a direct investment and private equity company, will raise  an expected $500 million.]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA[EQT Raises $1.2B for Infrastructure]]></title>
         <description><![CDATA[The European PE firm is the latest to target the growing asset class, closing its debut fund 20% above its original target.]]></description>
         <link>http://www.mergersunleashed.com/news/187525-1.html?CMP=OTC-RSS</link>
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         <title><![CDATA[PE Pollyannas?]]></title>
         <description><![CDATA[There is reason for optimism in the LBO world when one considers the fate of investments being made today. With that said, history paints an ugly picture for 2006- and 2007-vintage funds.]]></description>
         <link>http://www.mergersunleashed.com/news/187527-1.html?CMP=OTC-RSS</link>
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         <title><![CDATA[Carlyle Group's Steel Sale Collapses]]></title>
         <description><![CDATA[Novolipetsk Steel terminates agreement to buy DBO Holdings for $3.5 billion; litigation expected.]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA[Stephens Bolsters Corporate Finance Practice]]></title>
         <description><![CDATA[The Little Rock investment bank brought in a JPMorgan vet, who will focus on specialty retail and the consumer sector.]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA[HSBC Divests of Mexican Unit]]></title>
         <description><![CDATA[The microfinance lending business unit, Financiera Independencia, was bought by controlling shareholders. ]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA[Duke Street Capital Hires Palamon Banker]]></title>
         <description><![CDATA[Miles Cresswell-Turner, formerly of Palamon Capital Partners, has joined the European mid-market private equity firm, Duke Street Capital.]]></description>
         <link>http://www.mergersunleashed.com/news/187439-1.html?CMP=OTC-RSS</link>
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         <title><![CDATA[Boeing To Buy Homeland Defense Contractor]]></title>
         <description><![CDATA[The Germantown, Maryland-based surveillance technology developer, Digital Receiver Technology, will join Boeing IDS unit.]]></description>
         <link>http://www.mergersunleashed.com/news/187458-1.html?CMP=OTC-RSS</link>
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         <title><![CDATA[Gramercy Names O'Connor Prez]]></title>
         <description><![CDATA[The investment firm has seen a significant shake-down, as the announcement of the new president follows the replacement of the firm's CEO last month.]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA[Physicians' Desk Reference Goes on the Block]]></title>
         <description><![CDATA[Thomson Reuters is selling the prescription drug guide as its performance has slumped in recent quarters.]]></description>
         <link>http://www.mergersunleashed.com/news/187511-1.html?CMP=OTC-RSS</link>
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         <title><![CDATA[VMG Takes Stake in Pirate's Booty Maker]]></title>
         <description><![CDATA[The PE firm acquired an undisclosed stake in Robert's American Gourmet Foods, representing the latest investor to target the organics space.]]></description>
         <link>http://www.mergersunleashed.com/news/187407-1.html?CMP=OTC-RSS</link>
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         <title><![CDATA[Digital Ally Weighs Sale]]></title>
         <description><![CDATA[Banc of America Securities is retained to advise on strategic alternatives as its shares begin rebound.]]></description>
         <link>http://www.mergersunleashed.com/news/187408-1.html?CMP=OTC-RSS</link>
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         <title><![CDATA[KarpReilly and H.I.G. Bid For Charlotte Russe]]></title>
         <description><![CDATA[Charlotte Russe acknowledged the approximately $198.3 million offer, but chairman notes that the bid's "fundamental premise was addressed."]]></description>
         <link>http://www.mergersunleashed.com/news/187410-1.html?CMP=OTC-RSS</link>
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         <title><![CDATA[Morgan Stanley Adds to Retail Banking Shop]]></title>
         <description><![CDATA[The move telegraphs the investment bank's movement into the new space as it draws talent from Wachovia and plans acquisitions.]]></description>
         <link>http://www.mergersunleashed.com/news/187412-1.html?CMP=OTC-RSS</link>
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         <title><![CDATA[Dentsu Subsidiary Buys mcgarrybowen]]></title>
         <description><![CDATA[The Japanese advertising agency Dentsu completes its buying spree in the U.S., adding the New York firm to its holdings.]]></description>
         <link>http://www.mergersunleashed.com/news/187395-1.html?CMP=OTC-RSS</link>
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         <title><![CDATA[Blaylock Robert Van Makes Midwestern Push]]></title>
         <description><![CDATA[Blaylock is in growth mode while much of the rest of the industry is consolidating.]]></description>
         <link>http://www.mergersunleashed.com/news/187397-1.html?CMP=OTC-RSS</link>
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         <title><![CDATA[Michael Stapleton Buys Access Systems Integration]]></title>
         <description><![CDATA[Terms of the merger between the two U.S.-based security firms were not disclosed.]]></description>
         <link>http://www.mergersunleashed.com/news/187398-1.html?CMP=OTC-RSS</link>
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         <title><![CDATA[Merrill's Orcel Given BofA Post]]></title>
         <description><![CDATA[Andrea Orcel, Merrill Lynch's head of global origination and president of global markets and investment banking for Europe, the Middle East and Africa, will stay on after Bank of America acquires the firm.]]></description>
         <link>http://www.mergersunleashed.com/news/187404-1.html?CMP=OTC-RSS</link>
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         <title><![CDATA[Prax Capital Cinches Housing Deal in China]]></title>
         <description><![CDATA[The transaction, which still requires clearance from the Chinese government, will see the firm take a 25% stake in a housing joint venture with China Housing &amp; Land Development Inc.]]></description>
         <link>http://www.mergersunleashed.com/news/187358-1.html?CMP=OTC-RSS</link>
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         <title><![CDATA[PE-Backed Firms Leaning On PIK Toggles]]></title>
         <description><![CDATA[A number of PE-backed companies have triggered PIK options to meet interest payments, according to Moody's Investors Service.]]></description>
         <link>http://www.mergersunleashed.com/news/187362-1.html?CMP=OTC-RSS</link>
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         <title><![CDATA[Bunge-Corn Products Deal Dissolves]]></title>
         <description><![CDATA[The credit crunch claims another victim when two companies that sought summer merger both opt to go it alone rather than force M&amp;A.]]></description>
         <link>http://www.mergersunleashed.com/news/187368-1.html?CMP=OTC-RSS</link>
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         <title><![CDATA[Mitsubishi Rayon To Acquire Lucite]]></title>
         <description><![CDATA[The $1.6 billion deal is expected to close the end of January 2009.]]></description>
         <link>http://www.mergersunleashed.com/news/187378-1.html?CMP=OTC-RSS</link>
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         <title><![CDATA[Polaris-Hughes SPAC Deal Revised]]></title>
         <description><![CDATA[Similar to Hyde Park's terms with its seller, Hughes will see a longer wait for fully monetizing its exit.]]></description>
         <link>http://www.mergersunleashed.com/news/187386-1.html?CMP=OTC-RSS</link>
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         <title><![CDATA[HomeAway Closes $250 Million Round]]></title>
         <description><![CDATA[The series D financing round will be used to fund acquisitions, marketing, and a stock repurchase program.]]></description>
         <link>http://www.mergersunleashed.com/news/187387-1.html?CMP=OTC-RSS</link>
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         <title><![CDATA[NRG Rejects Exelon Bid]]></title>
         <description><![CDATA[The energy producer claimed Exelon would face difficulty arranging financing and says the bid undervalues NRG.]]></description>
         <link>http://www.mergersunleashed.com/news/187330-1.html?CMP=OTC-RSS</link>
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         <title><![CDATA[A Growth Play in Financial Services?&#8232;]]></title>
         <description><![CDATA[Debt collection may be one of the few bright spots in the financial services market, though dealmakers warn that risks exist.]]></description>
         <link>http://www.mergersunleashed.com/news/187334-1.html?CMP=OTC-RSS</link>
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         <title><![CDATA[Clock Strikes '11' For Circuit City]]></title>
         <description><![CDATA[The retailer secured $1.1 billion DIP loan from a lending group led by Bank of America.]]></description>
         <link>http://www.mergersunleashed.com/news/187335-1.html?CMP=OTC-RSS</link>
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         <title><![CDATA[American Capital Subsumes Euro Affiliate]]></title>
         <description><![CDATA[The BDC, alongside other initiatives, said it would takeover the 32.3% stake in European Capital that it didn't already control.]]></description>
         <link>http://www.mergersunleashed.com/news/187337-1.html?CMP=OTC-RSS</link>
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         <title><![CDATA[Watch Hill Partners Expands Team]]></title>
         <description><![CDATA[Two senior bankers from Merrill and Lehman have joined as partners of the boutique firm.]]></description>
         <link>http://www.mergersunleashed.com/news/187339-1.html?CMP=OTC-RSS</link>
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         <title><![CDATA[TowerBrook Closes Third Fund]]></title>
         <description><![CDATA[The UK private equity firm, which focuses on distressed deals, has closed a $2.8 billion fund.]]></description>
         <link>http://www.mergersunleashed.com/news/187344-1.html?CMP=OTC-RSS</link>
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         <title><![CDATA[Grubb &amp; Ellis Makes Bet in Houston]]></title>
         <description><![CDATA[The firm acquired a 151,000-square-foot office center in the Oak Park at Westchase in a Holliday Fenoglio Fowler-sponsored auction.]]></description>
         <link>http://www.mergersunleashed.com/news/187357-1.html?CMP=OTC-RSS</link>
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         <title><![CDATA[3i Group To Sell Stake in Alloin]]></title>
         <description><![CDATA[3i Group Plc has entered into an agreement to sell its stake in Alloin, a France-based provider of transport and logistics services, to Kuehne + Nagel International AG, a Switzerland-based provider of logistics and supply chain solutions. 3i Group holds a 28.5% stake and the management holds a 18.5% stake in Alloin, respectively. The integration of Alloin's network into Kuehne + Nagel International's existing structures is expected to enhance the capability to provide standardized logistics services and processes throughout Europe.]]></description>
         <link>http://www.mergersunleashed.com/news/187562-1.html?CMP=OTC-RSS</link>
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         <title><![CDATA[Aqua-Chem Buys Parts of Matrix Utilities]]></title>
         <description><![CDATA[Aqua-Chem, Inc., a supplier of water purification systems to the offshore oil and gas, pharmaceutical, beverage and military markets, has acquired the product lines and other assets of Matrix Utilities, Inc., a provider of reverse osmosis desalination systems for marine and land-based applications. ]]></description>
         <link>http://www.mergersunleashed.com/news/187563-1.html?CMP=OTC-RSS</link>
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         <title><![CDATA[Verizon Receives Approval To Acquire Alltel ]]></title>
         <description><![CDATA[The Federal Communications Commission has approved the acquisition of Alltel Corporation by Verizon Wireless, Inc. However, the FCC has attached several conditions to the deal, including a requirement that Verizon Wireless honor Alltel's existing roaming agreements for four years.  Additionally, the US Justice Department has approved the the acquisition as well on the conditional that Verizon would have to divest its assets in 22 US states.]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA[Eagle Construction And Southern Waste Merge]]></title>
         <description><![CDATA[Eagle Construction &amp; Environmental Services, L.P. and Southern Waste Services, Inc. have merged to form a regional environmental services firm with twenty-seven strategically located service centers spanning nine states. The combination unites two market leaders and creates a firm with expertise in numerous services, including: environmental remediation, land- and water-based emergency response, industrial services, demolition, training, and technical services. Together, Eagle and SWS are uniquely positioned to provide customers with a comprehensive set of environmental services across the Southern and Midwestern United States.]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA[Rotorcraft Acquires Bristow's Production Management Business]]></title>
         <description><![CDATA[H.I.G. Capital's portfolio company, Rotorcraft Leasing Company, has completed its acquisition of the production management flight services business of Bristow Group Inc. (NYSE:BRS). The production management flight services business uses over 50 aircraft to provide helicopter transportation services to providers of management services and outsourced personnel to oil and gas companies in the Gulf of Mexico. ]]></description>
         <link>http://www.mergersunleashed.com/news/187566-1.html?CMP=OTC-RSS</link>
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         <title><![CDATA[Qatar Buys French Bank]]></title>
         <description><![CDATA[Qatar's Al Khalij Commercial Bank has agreed to acquire BLC Bank-France for USD $250 million, the bank said in a statement. The new bank will acquire an EU wide banking license as well as BLC's four branches in the UAE and one branch in Paris.  The rebranding and integration of BLC is expected to be completed over the next six months. Al Khalij Commercial Bank's products and services include loans, deposit and current accounts, credit cards and travel checks, letters of credit and guarantees, currency trading, and investment advice.]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA[Wells, Wachovia Name Integration Execs]]></title>
         <description><![CDATA[Wachovia Corp. and Wells Fargo &amp; Co. have named two executives to manage the companies' integration. Steve Boehm, president of the Charlotte, N.C. bank's card and payment solutions group, will lead Wachovia in merger planning. Bob Ryan will succeed Boehm in his current role on an interim basis.]]></description>
         <link>http://www.mergersunleashed.com/news/187568-1.html?CMP=OTC-RSS</link>
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         <title><![CDATA[Delta Grows As Telecom Market Intensifies]]></title>
         <description><![CDATA[Delta Partners, a telecommunications, media and technology firm focused in high growth markets, has appointed Juan Ignacio Cifre as a partner. Amid continued growth in the telecommunications market in the Middle East and Africa, Delta Partners has also appointed two new associate partners - Joao Sousa and Josep Que - as part of the on going expansion of the leadership team. ]]></description>
         <link>http://www.mergersunleashed.com/news/187569-1.html?CMP=OTC-RSS</link>
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         <title><![CDATA[Wilshire Enterprises, NWJ Properties Deal Could Fold]]></title>
         <description><![CDATA[NWJ Apartment Holdings Corp. is having difficulty getting financing together to execute merger, as the recession claims another victim.]]></description>
         <link>http://www.mergersunleashed.com/news/187236-1.html?CMP=OTC-RSS</link>
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         <title><![CDATA[Fidelity Acquires LandAmerica Financial]]></title>
         <description><![CDATA[The two mortgage services companies will consolidate debt. LandAmerica exec says "unprecedented credit freeze and depressed real estate market" forced merger.]]></description>
         <link>http://www.mergersunleashed.com/news/187261-1.html?CMP=OTC-RSS</link>
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         <title><![CDATA[Hyde Park SPAC Seals Deal with Credit Increase]]></title>
         <description><![CDATA[At a time when shareholders have been killing blank check companies to guarantee immediate capital returns, one SPAC tethered to its combination's completion an increase in a credit facility and narrowly won over investors.]]></description>
         <link>http://www.mergersunleashed.com/news/187213-1.html?CMP=OTC-RSS</link>
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         <title><![CDATA[Ares Capital Launches Debt Fund]]></title>
         <description><![CDATA[The fund is the middle market investment company's second fund to focus on distressed debt.]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA[LRG Capital Group Buys Unit In Sonoma]]></title>
         <description><![CDATA[The 36-unit apartment complex is an investment of the firm's LRG Capital Real Estate Partners I Fund.]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA[Greenberg Glusker Launches Real Estate Restructuring Practice]]></title>
         <description><![CDATA[The California law firm  is looking to leverage its real estate and bankruptcy practices to address the market challenges.]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA[Evercore Adds Another Restructuring Pro]]></title>
         <description><![CDATA[Firm hires Miller Buckfire veteran five months after bringing on Bear's former head of restructuring.]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA[Lifemark Group Looks At Alternatives ]]></title>
         <description><![CDATA[Raymond James &amp; Associates is retained by Capital Southwest Corp. to weigh recapitalization or sale of underperforming asset.]]></description>
         <link>http://www.mergersunleashed.com/news/187198-1.html?CMP=OTC-RSS</link>
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         <title><![CDATA[Survey Shows Optimism for Commercial RE]]></title>
         <description><![CDATA[JE Robert Companies published a survey in the last week of October that highlights high hopes among institutional investors for the commercial real estate market.]]></description>
         <link>http://www.mergersunleashed.com/news/187354-1.html?CMP=OTC-RSS</link>
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         <title><![CDATA[KKR To Delay IPO]]></title>
         <description><![CDATA[KKR Private Equity Investors disclosed the news about its IPO in an earnings report.]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA[Greenhill Expands in Midwest]]></title>
         <description><![CDATA[The global investment bank capitalizes on Lehman MDs' departures and boosts its industrial practice.]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA[Crain Buys Staffing Industry Analysts]]></title>
         <description><![CDATA[Temp workforce data firm's sale to B2B media company highlights where media M&amp;A is still most viable.]]></description>
         <link>http://www.mergersunleashed.com/news/187169-1.html?CMP=OTC-RSS</link>
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         <title><![CDATA[Evergreen Announces Strategic Review]]></title>
         <description><![CDATA[The coal processing company must now struggle to regain its reputation following the not quite amicable departure of chairman William Walker.]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA[Chicago's Park View Hotel For Sale]]></title>
         <description><![CDATA[The luxury apartment building, which will be sold by Hilco, is one of several entities previously owned by defunct PE firm WexTrust.]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA[Storm Cat Defaults, Seeks Alternatives]]></title>
         <description><![CDATA[The company was forced to terminate commodity swap agreements, exposing it to natural gas-price volatility.]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA[Conduit Acquires GLEP Stake]]></title>
         <description><![CDATA[The New York-based firm acquired 50% of the hydroelectric development company.]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA[inCode's Management Buys Company from Owner]]></title>
         <description><![CDATA[VeriSign's 2006 acquisition, which cost it $52 million, is now fully controlled by its management.]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA[Ian Reid Launches Advisory Firm]]></title>
         <description><![CDATA[Ian Reid chief hires Thomas Batties as MD to lead the new business unit.]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA[Bankruptcy M&amp;A Picks Up]]></title>
         <description><![CDATA[Financial-services sector has boosted bankruptcy dealmaking, according to Thomson Reuters.]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA[Tygris Commercial Finance Gets New CFO]]></title>
         <description><![CDATA[One-time Harley man Lawrence Hund comes to finance company with a wealth of experience at his slot.]]></description>
         <link>http://www.mergersunleashed.com/news/187149-1.html?CMP=OTC-RSS</link>
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         <title><![CDATA[GSE Challenges Didn't End At Takeover]]></title>
         <description><![CDATA[Nearly two months after the government seized Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, not much has changed.]]></description>
         <link>http://www.mergersunleashed.com/news/187150-1.html?CMP=OTC-RSS</link>
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         <title><![CDATA[GM - Chrysler Deal Is No Deal]]></title>
         <description><![CDATA[The U.S. Treasury Department rejected $10 billion financing request.]]></description>
         <link>http://www.mergersunleashed.com/news/187152-1.html?CMP=OTC-RSS</link>
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         <title><![CDATA[LNK Partners Nabs Former Levi Exec]]></title>
         <description><![CDATA[Phil Marineau, former chief executive of Levi Strauss, joins LNK Partners and signals his grand return to retail.]]></description>
         <link>http://www.mergersunleashed.com/news/187105-1.html?CMP=OTC-RSS</link>
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         <title><![CDATA[Hexion Fails in Huntsman Funds Commitment Request]]></title>
         <description><![CDATA[Apollo arm's bid to force banks to follow up on loans for deal falls short in court, appeal expected.]]></description>
         <link>http://www.mergersunleashed.com/news/187114-1.html?CMP=OTC-RSS</link>
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         <title><![CDATA[Bernanke: 'Government Backstop' Needed For Mortgage Securitization]]></title>
         <description><![CDATA[Fed chairman, speaking at a UC-Berkeley/UCLA symposium in Berkeley, Calif., says GSE conservatorships should be considered a 'time-out.']]></description>
         <link>http://www.mergersunleashed.com/news/187350-1.html?CMP=OTC-RSS</link>
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         <title><![CDATA[Delta, Northwest Finalize Combination]]></title>
         <description><![CDATA[The next step is integration, which Delta estimates will cost a maximum of $600 million.]]></description>
         <link>http://www.mergersunleashed.com/news/186969-1.html?CMP=OTC-RSS</link>
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         <title><![CDATA[C.W. Downer Poaches Bear Stearns Vet]]></title>
         <description><![CDATA[Ruta Jureviciute will focus on financial sponsor coverage and healthcare in the firm's Boston office.]]></description>
         <link>http://www.mergersunleashed.com/news/186970-1.html?CMP=OTC-RSS</link>
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         <title><![CDATA[Active Bidding]]></title>
         <description><![CDATA[When urgency for a sale supersedes calculation, sellers will increasingly turn to a live auction. And as the economic picture gets darker, live auctions for bankrupt properties should become more common.  ]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA[Kimberly Clark Corp. Buys Remainder of Subsidiary]]></title>
         <description><![CDATA[The global brands company's move represents a continuing push into developing markets in a down economy.]]></description>
         <link>http://www.mergersunleashed.com/news/186976-1.html?CMP=OTC-RSS</link>
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         <title><![CDATA[Trenwith Opens Affiliate Office in China]]></title>
         <description><![CDATA[The Beijing-based foreign enterprise will be lead by Gregory Mark Hill.]]></description>
         <link>http://www.mergersunleashed.com/news/186978-1.html?CMP=OTC-RSS</link>
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         <title><![CDATA[Foundry and Brocade Revise Terms]]></title>
         <description><![CDATA[Foundry stock price bounces back, recovering from previous losses.]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA[Lazard Still Hiring]]></title>
         <description><![CDATA[The investment bank is taking advantage of the turmoil to lure top names.]]></description>
         <link>http://www.mergersunleashed.com/news/186949-1.html?CMP=OTC-RSS</link>
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         <title><![CDATA[Tenaska Closes $2.4 Billion Fund]]></title>
         <description><![CDATA[The fund, which follows Tenaska's initial $838 million energy fund will invest in power generation, renewable energy, natural gas storage, and natural gas and power infrastructure.]]></description>
         <link>http://www.mergersunleashed.com/news/186956-1.html?CMP=OTC-RSS</link>
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         <title><![CDATA[Trans-India SPAC Targets Solar Semiconductor]]></title>
         <description><![CDATA[With one SPAC already liquidated this week, it remains to be seen if the $80 million deal will go through.]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA[Deutsche Buys Stake In Real Estate Investment Advisor]]></title>
         <description><![CDATA[Deutsche Bank's asset management unit has acquired "a significant minority interest" in Rosen Real Estate Securities, a real estate investment advisor.]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA[FTI Consulting Taps Auction Design Experts]]></title>
         <description><![CDATA[Alongside the hirings, FTI bought a minority stake auction-software company Auction Technologies.]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA[Oppenheimer Acquires Fulcrum's Restructuring Unit]]></title>
         <description><![CDATA[Nick Tell and Eben Paul Perison will join Oppenheimer following the completed transaction.]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA[Francisco Partners Buys API Software ]]></title>
         <description><![CDATA[Healthcare software firm's acquisition continues to demonstrate the industry's M&amp;A viability even in a questionable economic environment.]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA[Pinpoint  Liquidates]]></title>
         <description><![CDATA[SPAC deal dead after anonymous investor pulls out of agreement, underscoring the uncertainty in the overall blank-check market.]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA[Deutsche Bank, Credit Suisse Balk At Hexion Funding]]></title>
         <description><![CDATA[Credit Suisse and Deutsche Bank balk at financing Hexion's acquisition of large Texas chemicals company. ]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA[Moelis &amp; Co. Opens London Office]]></title>
         <description><![CDATA[Firm has tapped former Deutsche Bank vice chairman to oversee its first international branch.]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA[US Home Prices Fell In August]]></title>
         <description><![CDATA[Phoenix and Las Vegas markets lead home price declines.]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA[Lane Hospitality Shifts Focus to Management]]></title>
         <description><![CDATA[The hotel management company aims to concentrate on third-party management services in light of the 'challenging economic cycle.']]></description>
         <link>http://www.mergersunleashed.com/news/187355-1.html?CMP=OTC-RSS</link>
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         <title><![CDATA[Quanta Names New COO]]></title>
         <description><![CDATA[The contracting company rewards exec who spearheaded the integration of InfraSource.]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA[Portfolio Renovation]]></title>
         <description><![CDATA[Private equity firms, after a three-year buying spree, are reassessing what they bought during the binge and figuring out how to preserve those investments.]]></description>
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