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River Associates Exceeds Target for Sixth Fund

River Associate raised $222M in commitments thanks to limited partners who are looking at the lower middle market as their sweet spot

People Moves of the Week

Former Dewey & LeBoeuf partners join law firms Bracewell & Giuliani and Proskauer Rose

The Weekly Wrap

Penn National Gaming, Bed Bath & Beyond, and Facebook each announced acquisitions; check out other recent deals from the past week

Today’s Transactions:
Portware Picks Up Aritas’ Tech and Analytical Assets

The New York developer of broker-dealer technology is buying the Aritas analytical segment to improve trading solutions

The Weekly Wrap

LinkedIn, Wolverine World Wide, and DuPont each announced acquisitions; check out other recent deals from the past week

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A Moderate Approach to Acquisitions

Integration presents major integration challenges

To Russia, With Love

Moscow hopes to attract co-investors from around the world

LENDER OF THE YEAR
NXT Capital

For CEO and founder Robert Radway, the firm's consistency since it burst onto the scene two years ago is simply an extension of what his team had always done in their years together at Heller and Merrill

INVESTMENT BANK
OF THE YEAR
William Blair

The middle-market investment bank's M&A group advised on 60 transactions, totaling $12.8 billion, reports Mark Brady, the firm’s head of global M&A

LAW FIRM OF THE YEAR
Sullivan & Cromwell

The New York firm graced the top of various rankings and league tables, with at least half the firm’s transactions last year residing squarely in the middle market, points out partner Frank Aquila

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