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TXU deal is still on

[Posted on July 31, 2007 at 12:32 PM]

It is hard to believe the report from AFX News/Thomson Financial's London bureau Tuesday morning that the banks financing the $45 billion buyout of Texas utility TXU Corp., led by
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Commerce Bancorp nearer the block

[Posted on July 31, 2007 at 12:18 PM]

Across New Jersey, it seems there are Commerce Bank branches on every block, but now the 450-branch chain could find a place on the auction block following Tuesday's departure of
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M&A advisory fees buoy J.P. Morgan's earnings

[Posted on July 18, 2007 at 3:00 PM]

The M&A gravy train is still chugging along, and J.P. Morgan Chase & Co. has benefited every step of the way. The New York-based full-service bank reported $550 million
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PE to keep partying like it's 1999

[Posted on July 10, 2007 at 1:32 PM]

If the daily announcement of new buyout deals weren't enough to convince industry observers that the buyout boom isn't over, then perhaps Citigroup Inc. CEO Chuck Prince's comments in
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