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    <title>House amendment would rearrange powers of Fed</title>
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    <published>2009-11-08T14:00:53Z</published>
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    <summary> The House Financial Services Committee continued to wrestle with the Financial Stability Improvement Act on Friday, Nov. 6, and approved an amendment to limit the powers of the Federal Reserve. Lawmakers have been at odds over which powers banking regulators and the Federal Reserve should have within in a new regulatory council that would identify and address potential problems in financial institutions before they threaten the economy. This is a free content preview. Subscribers enjoy access to all stories in full as well as second-to-none market intelligence. Dig deeper, with Pipeline. 297 articles related to Barney Frank 191 in-depth...</summary>
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        <![CDATA[ The House Financial Services Committee continued to wrestle with the Financial Stability Improvement Act on Friday, Nov. 6, and approved an amendment to limit the powers of the Federal Reserve.<br />

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Lawmakers have been at odds over which powers banking regulators and the Federal Reserve should have within in a new regulatory council that would identify and address potential problems in financial institutions before they threaten the economy.<br />

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    <title>Lazy Days files for Chapter 11</title>
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    <published>2009-11-07T14:00:58Z</published>
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    <summary> Lazy Days RV Center Inc. has parked its fleet of motor homes in bankruptcy protection, ready to carry out a prenegotiated restructuring deal. The Seffner, Fla., company filed for Chapter 11 on Thursday with the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware in Wilmington, also proposing a plan to rid itself of $137 million in unsecured bond debt by handing its equity to a group of bondholders. This is a free content preview. Subscribers enjoy access to all stories in full as well as second-to-none market intelligence. Dig deeper, with Pipeline. 230 in-depth reports of Bankruptcies in the...</summary>
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        <![CDATA[ Lazy Days RV Center Inc. has parked its fleet of motor homes in bankruptcy protection, ready to carry out a prenegotiated restructuring deal.<br />

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The Seffner, Fla., company filed for Chapter 11 on Thursday with the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware in Wilmington, also proposing a plan to rid itself of $137 million in unsecured bond debt by handing its equity to a group of bondholders.<br />

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    <title>Bristol&apos;s dance card</title>
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    <published>2009-11-06T22:30:47Z</published>
    <updated>2009-11-06T22:28:05Z</updated>

    <summary> At Bristol-Myers Squibb Co., the race is on to replace the pharmaceutical giant&apos;s biggest cash cow, the $6 billion-a-year moneymaker Plavix, a blood clot inhibitor whose patents expire in the first half of 2012. James Cornelius, the drugmaker&apos;s chief executive, told analysts last month that Bristol has $1.3 billion in cash on hand and could soon have a further $1.75 billion as the result of a refinancing by Mead Johnson, in which Bristol still owns a majority stake. This is a free content preview. Subscribers enjoy access to all stories in full as well as second-to-none market intelligence. Dig...</summary>
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        <![CDATA[ At Bristol-Myers Squibb Co., the race is on to replace the pharmaceutical giant's biggest cash cow, the $6 billion-a-year moneymaker Plavix, a blood clot inhibitor whose patents expire in the first half of 2012.<br />

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James Cornelius, the drugmaker's chief executive, told analysts last month that Bristol has $1.3 billion in cash on hand and could soon have a further $1.75 billion as the result of a refinancing by Mead Johnson, in which Bristol still owns a majority stake.<br />

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    <title>Citigroup still pays for ex-CEO&apos;s assistant</title>
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    <published>2009-11-06T21:41:00Z</published>
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    <summary>Former Citigroup co-CEO John Reed is sorry that Citigroup has had to take so much financial aid. But he is not sorry that it still pays for the rent on his office or for his assistant. </summary>
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        <![CDATA[<p><img alt="reed_john_125x100.jpg" src="http://www.thedeal.com/dealscape/img/reed_john_125x100.jpg" class="mt-image-left" style="margin: 0pt 8px 8px 0pt; float: left;" width="125" height="100" />Woopsies! Former Citigroup Inc. (NYSE:C) co-CEO and co-chairman John Reed, who helped engineer the 1998 merger between Citicorp and Travelers Group, apologized Thursday for co-authoring a monster that has sucked in $45 billion of aid, <a href="http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601109&amp;sid=albMYVE7D578&amp;pos=12">Bloomberg reports</a>.&nbsp;</p><p>"I'm sorry. ... These are people I love and care about. You could imagine
emotionally it's not easy to see what's happened."</p><p>But in unburdening himself -- what a relief, right Reed? -- the banker also called attention to the fact that Citigroup still pays for him to have an executive assistant. Not only that, but the beleaguered bank also foots the rent on his Park Avenue office. <br /></p><p>Lavishly funded retirements aren't unusual for former CEOs, of course. But given the public stake in Citi, which Reed left in 2000, the perk does look a little awkward.<br /></p><p>The interview, which took place at said Citi-funded office, was also noteworthy for Reed's regret that the Glass-Steagall Act separating commercial and investment banking had ever been repealed. The creation of Citi, of course, was the final blow against the depression-era law separating investment and commercial banking activities. Now Reed has joined Paul Volcker and others in saying that was a mistake.<br /></p><p>Also striking was Reed's argument that executive compensation at banks should be in line with performance. As Bloomberg points out, between 1997 to 1999, Reed received salary and bonuses totaling $23.4 million. In 2000, when he retired, he left with a $5 million retirement bonus. <br /></p><p>He didn't get into the issue of clawbacks, a hot subtopic in the debate over Wall Street comp. But if he's sincere about all this, maybe he should give it some thought.  -<i> Sara Behunek</i> <br /></p><p><a href="http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601109&amp;sid=albMYVE7D578&amp;pos=12">See the full Bloomberg article here</a><br /></p>]]>
        
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    <title>Deal Stocks: C, BAC, BX, T, H, ACOM, GS</title>
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    <published>2009-11-06T21:40:42Z</published>
    <updated>2009-11-06T22:16:51Z</updated>

    <summary>A look at the news moving deal-related stocks including Citigroup, Bank of America, American International Group and AT&amp;T.</summary>
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<img alt="stock_ticker125x100.jpg" src="http://www.thedeal.com/dealscape/img/stock_ticker125x100.jpg" class="mt-image-left" style="margin: 0pt 8px 8px 0pt; float: left;" height="100" width="125" />Welcome to Deal Stocks. In the new Friday are <b>Citigroup Inc.</b> (NYSE:C), <b>Bank of America Corp. </b>(NYSE:BAC), <b>American International Group Inc.</b> (NYSE:AIG), <b>AT&amp;T Inc.</b> (NYSE:T), <b>Centennial Communications Corp.</b> (NASDAQ:CYCL), <b>Blackstone Group LP</b> (NYSE:BX), <b>Travelport Ltd.</b>, <b>Orbitz Worldwide Inc.</b> (NYSE:OWW), <b>Escada AG</b>, <b>Hyatt Hotels Corp.</b> (NYSE:H), <b>Goldman, Sachs &amp; Co. </b>(NYSE:GS), <b>Madrone Capital Partners</b>, <b>Ancestry.com Inc. </b>(NASDAQ:ACOM), <b>Spectrum Equity Investors LP</b> and <b>Fannie Mae</b> (NYSE:FNM).<br />
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Stocks were up but wobbly after higher-than-expected unemployment reports. The Dow finished up 17.46, or .17%, to 10,023.42, while the Nasdaq closed up 7.12, or .34%, to 2,112.34.<br />
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For more hot stocks, check out the <a href="http://pipeline.thedeal.com/tdd/ViewArbChart.dl">arbitrage charts</a> in The Deal Pipeline (subscription required) or <a href="http://www.stocktwits.com/">stocktwits</a>. See the latest on the rally at <a href="http://stocktwits.net/blog/2009/11/06/overheard-on-stocktwits-jobless-rally/">Overheard on Stocktwits</a>.<br />
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  <li><b>AES Corp.</b> (<a href="http://finance.yahoo.com/q?s=AES" target="_blank">NYSE: AES</a>) <a href="http://www.thedeal.com/dealscape/2009/11/aes_gets_cic_investment_to_fue.php" target="_blank">sold</a> a 15% stake, for $1.58 billion, to Chinese sovereign wealth fund China Investment Corp. <br /></li></ul><ul>
  <li><b>Citigroup Inc.</b> (<a href="http://finance.yahoo.com/q?s=C">NYSE:C</a>) plans to relaunch its hedge fund unit after nearly two years of poor performance, internal strife and investor unrest, according to the <a href="http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/d832b1dc-ca52-11de-a3a3-00144feabdc0.html">Financial Times</a>. The unit has $14 billion under management and also includes private equity operations -- from Citi Alternative Investments to Citi Capital Advisors. </li>
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  <li>Brian Moynihan, head of <b>Bank of America Corp.</b>'s (<a href="http://finance.yahoo.com/q?s=bac&amp;=">NYSE:BAC</a>) consumer banking unit and a contender to succeed CEO Ken Lewis, will <a href="http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601087&amp;sid=abkKBPIC2Cb4&amp;pos=7">testify before Congress</a> about his role in the Merrill Lynch &amp; Co. acquisition. He will be joined by Timothy Mayopoulos, who Moynihan replaced as general counsel in December as the Merrill deal nearly collapsed.</li>
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  <li><b>American International Group Inc.</b> (<a href="http://finance.yahoo.com/q?s=aig&amp;=">NYSE:AIG</a>)<a href="http://www.thedeal.com/dealscape/2009/11/a_closer_look_at_aigs_earnings.php"> earned $455 million</a>, or 68 cents a share in the third-quarter, but for the second straight quarter the company has <a href="http://www.thedeal.com/dealscape/2009/11/why_isnt_aig_hosting_an_earnin.php">opted not to host a conference call</a>. </li>
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  <li>The Federal Communications Commission late on Thursday approved <b>AT&amp;T Inc.</b>'s (<a href="http://finance.yahoo.com/q?s=t&amp;=">NYSE:T</a>) $2.8 billion acquisition of <b>Centennial Communications Corp.</b> (<a href="http://finance.yahoo.com/q?s=cycl&amp;=">NASDAQ:CYCL</a>) subject to several divestitures already ordered by the Department of Justice last month. (The Deal Pipeline subscribers can read the full story <a href="http://pipeline.thedeal.com/tdd/ViewArticle.dl?id=10005351123">here</a>.) </li>
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  <li><b>Blackstone Group LP</b> (<a href="http://finance.yahoo.com/q?s=bx&amp;=">NYSE:BX</a>)-controlled <b>Travelport Ltd.</b> is investing an additional $50 million in online travel services company <b>Orbitz Worldwide Inc.</b> (<a href="http://finance.yahoo.com/q?s=oww&amp;=">NYSE:OWW</a>). Travelport is buying 9.02 million new Orbitz common stock priced at $5.54 apiece. (The Deal Pipeline subscribers can read the full story <a href="http://pipeline.thedeal.com/tdd/ViewArticle.dl?id=10005351058">here</a>.)</li>
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  <li>The <b>Escada AG </b>creditors' committee approved a sale of the company to the Mittal Family Trusts for an undisclosed sum. Megha Mittal, a former <b>Goldman, Sachs &amp; Co.</b> (<a href="http://finance.yahoo.com/q?s=gs&amp;=">NYSE:GS</a>) employee enamored with the fashion industry, is reported to have been the driving force behind the family's bid and will become the new Escada head. (The Deal Pipeline subscribers can read the full story <a href="*%20%20http://pipeline.thedeal.com/tdd/ViewArticle.dl?id=10005351133">here</a>.)</li>
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  <li>Shares of private equity-backed <b>Hyatt Hotels Corp.</b> (<a href="http://finance.yahoo.com/q?s=h&amp;=">NYSE:H</a>) rose in their IPO debut, but the offering still leaves the company's PE backer's -- <b>Goldman, Sachs &amp; Co. </b>(<a href="http://finance.yahoo.com/q?s=GS&amp;=">NYSE:GS</a>) and <b>Madrone Capital Partners</b> -- investment under water.</li>
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  <li>Shares of <b>Ancestry.com Inc. </b>(<a href="http://finance.yahoo.com/q?s=acom&amp;=">NASDAQ:ACOM</a>) likewise closed higher in their debut, giving buyout shop <b>Spectrum Equity Investors LP</b> a tidy profit.</li>
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  <li><b>Fannie Mae</b> (<a href="http://finance.yahoo.com/q?s=fnm&amp;=">NYSE:FNM</a>), the mortgage buyer seized by regulators, plans to ask for another $15 billion in bailout money for the fourth time this year, bringing its draws of taxpayer money to $60 billion after the company reported a $18.9 billion loss. </li>
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  <li>Putting to rest what some thought was <a href="http://www.thedeal.com/corporatedealmaker/2009/11/cf_industries_left_to_tango_wi.php">a weak attempt</a> at a hostile bid, <b>CF Industries Holdings Inc.</b> (<a href="http://finance.yahoo.com/q?s=cf">NYSE:CF</a>) <a href="http://phx.corporate-ir.net/phoenix.zhtml?c=190537&amp;p=irol-newsArticle&amp;ID=1352271&amp;highlight=">rejected</a> the best and final offer of Canadian fertilizer rival <b>Agrium Inc.</b> (<a href="http://finance.yahoo.com/q?s=agu&amp;=">NYSE:AGU</a>). </li>
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In economic news:<br />
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  <li>The Labor Department said employers cut 190,000 jobs in October and the unemployment rate is now 10.2%, according to <a href="http://www.cnbc.com/id/33717044">CNBC</a>.<b><strong><a href="http://www.cnbc.com/id/33714693/"><strong></strong></a></strong></b><br />
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    <td valign="top"><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-2"><b><a href="http://www.bloomberg.com/markets/rates/keyrates.html" target="_blank">LIBOR 1-MONTH</a></b></font></td>
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      <div align="right"><font color="#000000" face="Verdana, Arial,
Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-2"><b>0.24</b></font></div>    </td>
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      <div align="right"><font color="#009900" face="Verdana, Arial,
Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-2"><b>+0.000</b></font></div>    </td>
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      <div align="right"><b><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica,
sans-serif" size="-2">0.24</font></b></div>    </td>
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      <div align="right"><b><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica,
sans-serif" size="-2">0.24</font></b></div>    </td>
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      <div align="right"><b><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica,
sans-serif" size="-2">1.77</font></b></div>    </td>
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    <td valign="top"><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-2"><b><a href="http://www.bloomberg.com/markets/rates/keyrates.html" target="_blank">LIBOR 3-MONTH</a></b></font></td>
    <td valign="top">
      <div align="right"><font color="#000000" face="Verdana, Arial,
Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-2"><b>0.27</b></font></div>    </td>
    <td valign="top">
      <div align="right"><font color="#ff0000" face="Verdana, Arial,
Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-2"><b>-0.001</b></font></div>    </td>
    <td valign="top">
      <div align="right"> <b><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica,
sans-serif" size="-2">0.28</font></b></div>    </td>
    <td valign="top">
      <div align="right"> <b><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica,
sans-serif" size="-2">0.28</font></b></div>    </td>
    <td valign="top">
      <div align="right"><b><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica,
sans-serif" size="-2">2.39</font></b></div>    </td>
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    <td valign="top"><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-2"><b><a href="http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/cbuilder?ticker1=.TEDSP%3AIND" target="_blank">TED</a></b></font></td>
    <td valign="top">
      <div align="right"><font color="#000000" face="Verdana, Arial,
Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-2"><b>0.22</b></font></div>    </td>
    <td valign="top">
      <div align="right"><font color="#ff0000" face="Verdana, Arial,
Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-2"><b>-0.012</b></font></div>    </td>
    <td valign="top">
      <div align="right"><b><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica,
sans-serif" size="-2">0.23</font></b></div>    </td>
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      <div align="right"><b><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica,
sans-serif" size="-2">0.19</font></b></div>    </td>
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      <div align="right"><b><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica,
sans-serif" size="-2">3.27</font></b></div>    </td>
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      <div align="center"><b><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica,
sans-serif" size="-2">Exchange</font></b></div>    </td>
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      <div align="center"><font color="#000000" face="Verdana, Arial,
Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-2"><b>Average</b></font></div>    </td>
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      <div align="center"><b><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica,
sans-serif" size="-2">Change from previous day</font></b></div>    </td>
    <td bgcolor="#cccccc" valign="top">
      <div align="center"><b><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica,
sans-serif" size="-2">1 week ago</font></b></div>    </td>
    <td bgcolor="#cccccc" valign="top">
      <div align="center"><b><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica,
sans-serif" size="-2">1 month ago</font></b></div>    </td>
    <td bgcolor="#cccccc" valign="top">
      <div align="center"><b><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica,
sans-serif" size="-2">1 year ago</font></b></div>    </td>
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    <td valign="top"><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-2"><b><a href="http://data.cnbc.com/quotes/VIX/tab/2" target="_blank">VIX</a></b></font></td>
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      <div align="right"><font color="#000000" face="Verdana, Arial,
Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-2"><b>        	  	  	  	  	  	  	  	  	 24.19    </b></font></div></td>
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      <div align="right"><font color="#ff0000" face="Verdana, Arial,
Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-2"><b>         -1.24 (-4.88%)</b></font></div></td>
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      <div align="right"><b><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica,
sans-serif" size="-2">30.69</font></b></div>    </td>
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      <div align="right"><b><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica,
sans-serif" size="-2">25.70</font></b></div>    </td>
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      <div align="right">
        <p><b><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-2">63.68</font></b></p>
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      <div align="center"><b><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica,
sans-serif" size="-2">T-bond</font></b></div>    </td>
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      <div align="center"><font color="#000000" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-2"><b>Current Price/Yield</b></font></div></td>
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      <div align="center"><b><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica,
sans-serif" size="-2">Price/Yield change</font></b></div>    </td>
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      <div align="right"><font color="#000000" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-2"><b> 100-00.5 / 1.37</b></font></div></td>
    <td colspan="3" valign="top">
      <div align="right"><b><font color="#009900" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-2">0-02+</font><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-2"> /<font color="#ff0000"> -.027</font> </font></b></div>
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    <td valign="top"><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-2"><b><a href="http://www.bloomberg.com/markets/rates/index.html" target="_blank">5-Year</a></b></font></td>
    <td colspan="2" valign="top">
      <div align="right"><font color="#000000" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-2"><b> 100-10+ / 2.30			</b></font></div></td>
    <td colspan="3" valign="top">
      <div align="right"><b><font color="#009900" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-2">0-04+</font><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-2"> /<font color="#ff0000"> -.030 </font></font> </b>  </div> </td>
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    <td valign="top"><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-2"><b><a href="http://www.bloomberg.com/markets/rates/index.html" target="_blank">10-Year</a></b></font></td>
    <td colspan="2" valign="top">
      <div align="right"><font color="#000000" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-2"><b> 100-30 / 3.51</b></font></div></td>
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        <p><b><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-2"><font color="#009900">0-03.5 </font>/ <font color="#ff0000">-.013</font></font></b></p>
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      <div align="right"><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-2"><b>Sources: <a href="http://www.bloomberg.com/" target="_blank" style="text-decoration: none;">Bloomberg.com,</a> <a href="http://www.cnbc.com/" target="_blank" style="text-decoration: none;">CNBC.com</a></b></font></div>    </td>
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<entry>
    <title>Linklaters&apos; Schmidt on Pfizer-Wyeth review</title>
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    <id>tag:www.thedeal.com,2009:/dealscape//29.31546</id>

    <published>2009-11-06T20:55:37Z</published>
    <updated>2009-11-06T21:15:20Z</updated>

    <summary>The approval by U.S. antitrust regulators of Pfizer&apos;s acquisition of Wyeth is an outlier of how merger reviews will be conducted under the Obama administration.</summary>
    <author>
        <name>Maria Woehr</name>
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        <![CDATA[ The approval by U.S. antitrust regulators of Pfizer Inc.'s (NYSE:PFE) acquisition of Wyeth is an outlier of how merger reviews will be conducted under the Obama administration. That's according to Jeffrey Schmidt, a partner with Linklaters and a former director of the Federal Trade Commission's office of competition under President George W. Bush. Schmidt, who will be discussing the antitrust landscape at <a href="http://www.thedeal.com/events/dealeconomy2010.php">The Deal Economy 2010</a> conference Nov. 18 and 19, says based on reports about the review, it seems regulators expanded their investigation beyond what would have taken place under the previous administration. See the video below or
download it at <a href="http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewPodcast?id=296556566">iTunes</a>. - <i>Suzanne Stevens</i><br /><br />&nbsp; &nbsp; <br /><object classid="clsid:D27CDB6E-AE6D-11cf-96B8-444553540000" id="viddler_8f67021" height="370" width="437"><param name="flashvars" value="autoplay=t" /><param name="movie" value="http://www.viddler.com/player/8f67021/" /><param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always" /><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true" /><embed src="http://www.viddler.com/player/8f67021/" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" flashvars="autoplay=t" allowfullscreen="true" name="viddler_8f67021" height="370" width="437"></object><img src="http://ad.yieldmanager.com/pixel?id=598703&amp;t=2" height="1" width="1" />

Also see:<br /><br /><a href="http://www.thedeal.com/blogs/video/corporate-dealmaker/linklaters-schmidt-on-antitrus.php">Linklaters' Schmidt on antitrust merger reviews</a><img src="http://ad.yieldmanager.com/pixel?id=598703&amp;t=2" height="1" width="1" /><img src="http://ad.yieldmanager.com/pixel?id=598703&amp;t=2" height="1" width="1" />
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    <title>Rebranding Citi Alternatives would be a waste</title>
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    <id>tag:www.thedeal.com,2009:/dealscape//29.31541</id>

    <published>2009-11-06T20:39:10Z</published>
    <updated>2009-11-06T20:39:43Z</updated>

    <summary>Citigroup is reportedly mulling a rebranding of its lackluster alternatives investment unit, Citi Alternative Investments. This would be a poor use of company resources.</summary>
    <author>
        <name>Sara Behunek</name>
        <uri>http://www.thedeal.com/dealscape</uri>
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        <![CDATA[<p> <img alt="Citigroup-125x100.jpg" src="http://www.thedeal.com/dealscape/img/Citigroup-125x100.jpg" class="mt-image-left" style="margin: 0pt 8px 8px 0pt; float: left;" height="100" width="125" />Citigroup Inc. (NYSE:C) is reportedly mulling a <a href="http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/d832b1dc-ca52-11de-a3a3-00144feabdc0.html">rebranding</a> of its lackluster alternatives investment unit, Citi Alternative Investments, or CAI, according to the Financial Times. This would be a poor use of company resources.</p>

<p>One of the new names reportedly being bandied about is Citi Capital Advisors. Why would CAI go through all the trouble for such a infinitesimal change? Apparently, it wouldn't be to distance itself from the baggage-laden Citi name. Perhaps, if there is any reasonable explanation, it might be that Citi thinks the term "alternatives" has a bad reputation, given all the blow-ups and scandal in the alternatives asset classes -- but this, even, is a stretch.<br />
</p><p>The name of the unit should be the least of the bank's worries. As <a href="http://www.thedeal.com/dealscape/2009/11/citigroup_get_a_strategy.php">Maria Woehr pointed out</a> on Wednesday, one, if not <i>the</i>, fundamental issues at Citigroup is the lack of a cohesive, long-term strategy. <br /></p><p>Indeed, it was the lack of a successful strategy that has in part weighed down CAI over the past two years. In September 2007, the firm <a href="http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601087&amp;sid=aK2Kay5ACF_8">shut down</a> its $2 billion Tribeca Global Investments hedge fund to focus on its Old Lane multistrategy hedge fund platform, which it acquired from now-CEO Vikram Pandit. However, less than a year later, the bank was <a href="http://www.thedeal.com/dealscape/2008/06/citigroup_may_shutter_old_lane.php">forced to shutter</a> the Old Lane funds due to heavy losses and staggering client withdrawals. It also had to unwind its Falcon
Strategies hedge funds after suspending redemptions.     
</p><p>In between all that, CAI purchased hedge fund Carlton Hill, the founders of which hold managerial roles at CAI and have reportedly suggested renaming the unit Carlton Hill (perhaps the least remarkable name since Citi Alternative Investments). Apparently, though, the idea was shot down. At least we know that some good decisions are still being made at Citi. - <i>Sara Behunek</i></p><p><a href="http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/d832b1dc-ca52-11de-a3a3-00144feabdc0.html">Read the Financial Times' story here</a><br /></p><p><br />
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    <title>Blackstone buys into Glimcher malls </title>
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    <id>tag:www.thedeal.com,2009:/dealscape//29.31533</id>

    <published>2009-11-06T20:30:34Z</published>
    <updated>2009-11-06T16:58:56Z</updated>

    <summary> Private equity firm Blackstone Group LP is taking a stake in two of Glimcher Realty Trust&apos;s malls, the Lloyd Center in Portland, Ore., and the WestShore Plaza in Tampa, Fla., by entering into a joint venture agreement valued at about $320 million. Under terms of the venture, Blackstone would acquire a 60% stake in the properties, while Glimcher would maintain a 40% interest and continue to lease and manage the center. The gross value for the combined transaction is about $320 million, which includes $218 million in mortgage loans in place on the properties. At this value, Blackstone&apos;s 60%...</summary>
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        <name>Neil Buchalter</name>
        
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        <![CDATA[ Private equity firm Blackstone Group LP is taking a stake in two of Glimcher Realty Trust's malls, the Lloyd Center in Portland, Ore., and the WestShore Plaza in Tampa, Fla., by entering into a joint venture agreement valued at about $320 million.<br />

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Under terms of the venture, Blackstone would acquire a 60% stake in the properties, while Glimcher would maintain a 40% interest and continue to lease and manage the center. The gross value for the combined transaction is about $320 million, which includes $218 million in mortgage loans in place on the properties. At this value, Blackstone's 60% acquisition price would be about $192 million, including the assumption of $130.8 million in debt.<br />

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    <title>AES sells stake to CIC to fuel possible deals </title>
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    <id>tag:www.thedeal.com,2009:/dealscape//29.31539</id>

    <published>2009-11-06T20:24:35Z</published>
    <updated>2009-11-06T20:24:30Z</updated>

    <summary>AES sells a 15% stake for $1.58 billion in stock to Chinese sovereign wealth fund China Investment Corp.</summary>
    <author>
        <name>Gerald Magpily</name>
        
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        <![CDATA[ <img alt="china-map125x100.gif" src="http://www.thedeal.com/dealscape/img/china-map125x100.gif" class="mt-image-left" style="margin: 0pt 8px 8px 0pt; float: left;" height="100" width="125" />Power provider AES Corp. (NYSE:AES) continues to go global with a sale of a 15% stake for $1.58 billion in stock to Chinese sovereign wealth fund China Investment Corp. The deal expands AES' exposure in Asia, where it currently is very limited. Overall, AES derives a majority of its revenue from 28 countries outside the U.S. <br /><br />"This is really a game changer for AES,"  CEO Paul Hanrahan said in a conference call. The extra money gives  the Arlington, Va.-based AES the flexibility to explore mergers and acquisitions opportunities as well as possibly opens the Chinese market to targets and customers. <br /><br />The deal could propel other global U.S. power providers to seek similar deals with companies from China, which has the fastest-growing economy in the world. - <i>Gerald Magpily </i>]]>
        
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<entry>
    <title>Want a bailout? There&apos;s an iPhone app for that</title>
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    <id>tag:www.thedeal.com,2009:/dealscape//29.31528</id>

    <published>2009-11-06T20:04:05Z</published>
    <updated>2009-11-06T20:33:17Z</updated>

    <summary>Would you like a bailout? Are you a banker frustrated at politicians or a politician frustrated at bankers? Do you want to track the national debt? There&apos;s an iPhone app for that.</summary>
    <author>
        <name>Maria Woehr</name>
        <uri>http://www.thedeal.com/dealscape</uri>
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        <![CDATA[<img alt="iphone3g_125x100.jpg" src="http://www.thedeal.com/dealscape/img/iphone3g_125x100.jpg" class="mt-image-left" style="margin: 0pt 8px 8px 0pt; float: left;" width="125" height="100" />Would you like a bailout? Are you a banker frustrated at politicians or a politician frustrated at bankers? Do you want to track the national debt? There's an iPhone app for that. <br /><br />Several game applications based around bankers and regulation have been popping up and have been growing in popularity. <br /><br />Here's a list of some of them:<br /><br /><ul><li><a href="http://www.americanbanker.com/bankthink/kill_game-1003698-1.html">American Banker recommends</a> "Bailout Wars," a <a href="http://appshopper.com/games/bailout-wars">99 cent app</a> by French publisher Gameloft that
is themed around the Troubled Asset Relief Program. "The game features
cash-hungry bankers attempting to raid the White House for bailout cash
and it's up to the player to stop them."</li></ul><ul><li>The goal of the free app "Bailout Bonanza" <a href="http://appshopper.com/games/bailout-bonanza">is to collect</a> as many money bags as you can before they hit the ground.</li></ul><ul><li>With the<a href="http://appshopper.com/games/bailout-ben"> free app</a> "Bailout
Ben," you can help Helicopter Ben
Bernanke to lower cash to failing companies.</li></ul><ul><li>In the <a href="http://krapps.com/2009/03/28/bailout-america-app/">99 cent app</a> "Bailout America," you can help Uncle Sam get more cash into the hands of bankers. </li></ul><ul><li>"Super Banker" is 99 cent app where you get <a href="http://www.appstore.ca/2009/10/new-super-banker-games/">promotions</a> for serving customers.</li></ul><ul><li>"BankerBash" is <a href="http://www.apptism.com/apps/bankerbash">a 99 cent app</a> that takes your money from the retail counter to Wall Street where it allows you to bash bankers.</li></ul><ul><li>"Auto Bailout" is a <a href="http://www.iappphone.com/apps/311534646/auto-bailout/">free app</a> that lets you settle the demise of the auto industry in the U.S.</li></ul><ul><li>"Bailout Watch" is <a href="http://www.michaelmorrison.com/content/bailout-watch-iphone-app">a $1.99 app</a> that tracks every dollar of bailout cash and breaks down who got what.</li></ul><ul><li>With the<a href="http://appshopper.com/games/bag-the-bankers"> free app</a> "Bag the Bankers," you drag bankers into a money bag to reclaim cash.</li></ul><ul><li>"National Debt &amp; Bailout" is a <a href="http://www.appstorehq.com/nationaldebt-bailout-iphone-76096/app">99 cent app</a> that tracks the national debt and all the bailouts.</li></ul><ul><li>"Bailout!" is a <a href="http://www.iappphone.com/apps/308160474/bailout/">$1.99 app that</a> puts you in control of $1 million to turn into gazillions.</li></ul><ul><li>"Bailout Word" is a <a href="http://www.iappphone.com/apps/303477871/bailout-world/">99 cent app</a> that puts the fate of the world in your hands.</li></ul><ul><li>Catch executives escaping in golden parachutes in "Bailout Bandits," a<a href="http://www.iappphone.com/apps/309351518/bailout-bandits/"> 99 cent app</a>.&nbsp; </li></ul>

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    <title>Capmark bid procedures approved </title>
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    <id>tag:www.thedeal.com,2009:/dealscape//29.31531</id>

    <published>2009-11-06T19:30:30Z</published>
    <updated>2009-11-06T16:59:41Z</updated>

    <summary> Warren Buffett&apos;s dealmaking this month does not stop with Burlington Northern Santa Fe Corp. Berkadia Commercial Mortgage LLC, an entity formed by Buffett&apos;s Berkshire Hathaway Inc. and Leucadia National Corp., will enter a Nov. 23 bankruptcy auction for Capmark Financial Group Inc.&apos;s mortgage servicing and banking business as the stalking-horse bidder with a $1.09 billion bid. Judge Christopher Sontchi of the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware in Wilmington approved the bidding procedures for the sale of Capmark&apos;s mortgage servicing and banking business, or MSB, on Wednesday, Nov. 4, court documents said. This is a free content...</summary>
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        <![CDATA[ Warren Buffett's dealmaking this month does not stop with Burlington Northern Santa Fe Corp. Berkadia Commercial Mortgage LLC, an entity formed by Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway Inc. and Leucadia National Corp., will enter a Nov. 23 bankruptcy auction for Capmark Financial Group Inc.'s mortgage servicing and banking business as the stalking-horse bidder with a $1.09 billion bid.<br />

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Judge Christopher Sontchi of the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware in Wilmington approved the bidding procedures for the sale of Capmark's mortgage servicing and banking business, or MSB, on Wednesday, Nov. 4, court documents said.<br />

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    <title>Skype founders settle with investor group</title>
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    <id>tag:www.thedeal.com,2009:/dealscape//29.31532</id>

    <published>2009-11-06T18:30:28Z</published>
    <updated>2009-11-06T16:56:56Z</updated>

    <summary><![CDATA[ Online auction company eBay Inc. announced a settlement Friday between the founders of Skype and the private investors looking to buy the Web telephony unit. The agreement will allow the buyout to proceed, with Niklas Zennstrom and Janus Friis, founders of the Web-based long-distance service, taking a 14% stake. An investor group led by Silver Lake will take 56% and San Jose, Calif.-based eBay will retain 30%. This is a free content preview. Subscribers enjoy access to all stories in full as well as second-to-none market intelligence. Dig deeper, with Pipeline. 333 in-depth reports of M&amp;A deals in the...]]></summary>
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        <![CDATA[ Online auction company eBay Inc. announced a settlement Friday between the founders of Skype and the private investors looking to buy the Web telephony unit.<br />

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The agreement will allow the buyout to proceed, with Niklas Zennstrom and Janus Friis, founders of the Web-based long-distance service, taking a 14% stake. An investor group led by Silver Lake will take 56% and San Jose, Calif.-based eBay will retain 30%.<br />

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    <title>Cadbury shares fall before bid deadline </title>
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    <id>tag:www.thedeal.com,2009:/dealscape//29.31530</id>

    <published>2009-11-06T17:30:26Z</published>
    <updated>2009-11-06T16:54:56Z</updated>

    <summary> A few days before a Nov 9. Takeover Panel deadline for Kraft Foods Inc., bid expectations for reluctant target Cadbury plc are melting faster than one of its Dairy Milk bars on a summer&apos;s day. The Northfield, Ill. food group&apos;s late-August approach was initially dismissed as shockingly low, both by the Cadbury board, and by many investors and analysts, when Kraft CEO Irene Rosenfeld disclosed her 745 pence-per-share assault on Sept. 7. This is a free content preview. Subscribers enjoy access to all stories in full as well as second-to-none market intelligence. Dig deeper, with Pipeline. 261 in-depth reports...</summary>
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        <![CDATA[ A few days before a Nov 9. Takeover Panel deadline for Kraft Foods Inc., bid expectations for reluctant target Cadbury plc are melting faster than one of its Dairy Milk bars on a summer's day.<br />

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The Northfield, Ill. food group's late-August approach was initially dismissed as shockingly low, both by the Cadbury board, and by many investors and analysts, when Kraft CEO Irene Rosenfeld disclosed her 745 pence-per-share assault on Sept. 7.<br />

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    <title>IPO is one path to winning exit strategy </title>
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    <published>2009-11-06T16:44:08Z</published>
    <updated>2009-11-06T16:45:04Z</updated>

    <summary>What types of companies are planning to join the growing wave to go public in the near term? A panel at The Deal&apos;s Webinar, Winning Exit Strategies, answered the question.</summary>
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        <name>Gerald Magpily</name>
        
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        <![CDATA[ <p><img alt="Exit125x100.jpg" src="http://www.thedeal.com/dealscape/img/Exit125x100.jpg" class="mt-image-left" style="margin: 0pt 8px 8px 0pt; float: left;" height="100" width="125" />The IPO market is picking up steam, and the momentum is being greatly fueled by a variety of companies who see the public market as the only way to raise money as credit has been tight and strategics have been slow to make acquisitions. <br /></p><p>On Thursday,  two companies <a href="http://pipeline.thedeal.com/tdd/ViewArticle.dl?id=10005350704" target="_blank">went</a> public -- Hyatt Hotels Corp. (NYSE:H) and Ancestry.com Inc.(NASDAQ:ACOM) -- and five more IPOs are expected in the next two weeks, according to Renaissance Capital. So what types of companies, specifically, are planning to join the growing wave to go public in the near term?</p>
  <p>Robert H. McCooey, Jr. -- senior vice president of New Listings and Capital Markets, Nasdaq OMX Group Inc. (NASDAQ:NDAQ) -- said at The Deal's <a href="http://www.thedeal.com/events/winningdealstrategies.php" target="_blank">Winning Exit Strategies</a> Webinar on Thursday he sees four main groups pushing to go public: </p>
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    <li>Global companies, especially Chinese firms. McCooey points out that 22 Chinese companies went public this year, eight on the Nasdaq. Overall, 123 Chinese-based companies are listed on the Nasdaq compared to just 50 two years ago. </li>
    <li>Technology companies with a specialty in digital and social media. Ancestry.com is one example. </li>
    <li>Companies in the portfolio of private equity firms and venture-backed firms. The reason? The strategics aren't out there right now to acquire these portfolio companies, and available credit for these firms to expand is tight. "You have this window available [for IPOs], and companies are certainly driving through it very quickly," McCooey said. </li>
    <li>Alternative energy companies. </li>
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  <p>Jay Duke, partner and co-chair of the BDO Capital Markets Working Group BDO Seidman LLP, agrees with McCooey on the types of companies that are preparing to go public, but he adds in general:  "Typically, what you're seeing is companies that are a little but more stable, a little more mature and profitable is the key." </p>
  <p>To listen in on a replay of The Deal's Webinar, Winning Exit Strategies, please click <a href="http://events.vcall.com/VCall/ReplayLogin.aspx?room=2146004335" target="_blank">here</a>. - <i>Gerald Magpily </i></p>
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    <title>Hyatt, Ancestry.com pull off upbeat market debuts </title>
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    <published>2009-11-06T16:00:27Z</published>
    <updated>2009-11-05T23:25:55Z</updated>

    <summary><![CDATA[ Hyatt Hotels Corp.'s shares rose in its market debut Thursday, but those gains came at a sacrifice for its primary private-equity backers. Hyatt's stock began trading on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol H at $27.8% above the $25 price established late Wednesday. Public enthusiasm may have offered some solace to Hyatt's largest private equity backers, Goldman, Sachs &amp; Co. and Madrone Capital Partners, both of which have suffered significant paper losses on their investments in the Chicago-based hotel chain. This is a free content preview. Subscribers enjoy access to all stories in full as well...]]></summary>
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        <![CDATA[ Hyatt Hotels Corp.'s shares rose in its market debut Thursday, but those gains came at a sacrifice for its primary private-equity backers. Hyatt's stock began trading on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol H at $27.8% above the $25 price established late Wednesday.<br />

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Public enthusiasm may have offered some solace to Hyatt's largest private equity backers, Goldman, Sachs &amp; Co. and Madrone Capital Partners, both of which have suffered significant paper losses on their investments in the Chicago-based hotel chain.<br />

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