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A compilation of the most recently announced middle-market deals and other M&A developments, updated continuously throughout the day

Curtain Raiser: Ben Stein to Keynote Atlanta ACG Capital Connection on Feb. 8

Here’s a preview of what the self-proclaimed “most famous economics teacher there has ever been” will say

UPDATED: Today's Transactions

A compilation of the most recently announced middle-market deals and other M&A developments, updated continuously throughout the day

PRIVATE EQUITY PERSPECTIVE: Kiss front man Gene Simmons rocks the brand

Kiss has sold more products than any other rock band in history, but Gene Simmons tells us he prefers JVs to M&A

People Moves of the Week

The most recent hires from investment banks, law firms, private equity groups and corporations

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The Weak-Meet-Weak Approach to M&A

Combining two weak companies may result in one that is very successful

Six Degrees of Heller

Kevin Bacon may be the lynchpin for connections in Hollywood, but for Midwest M&A, many can trace their roots to Heller Financial

Borders, Graycliff, Blackstone and Cyber Monday

Borders CEO Recalls the Moment it Was Over | Tamika Cody Executives of the bookstore retail chain, Borders, knew the company was in trouble when the banks pulled back on its reserves by $50 million. GE, its lead lender, also pulled out. The fate of the 40-year-old retailer was in the envelopes of two very different packages, one that would have saved the company and the other was a liquidation bid. A few hours before the court…

Incline Equity Partners Finds Life After PNC

As banks continue to shed their private equity portfolios, PNC spin-out Incline completes two acquisitions and exits one portfolio company

Cross-Border M&A: China's Enthusiasm for U.S. Deals Wanes

Chinese investors are cautious about U.S. targets and are increasingly looking elsewhere

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