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Lazy Days files for Chapter 11

[Posted on November 7, 2009 at 9:00 AM]

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...
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Bristol's dance card

[Posted on November 6, 2009 at 5:30 PM]

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...
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Blackstone buys into Glimcher malls

[Posted on November 6, 2009 at 3:30 PM]

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,...
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Capmark bid procedures approved

[Posted on November 6, 2009 at 2:30 PM]

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...
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Skype founders settle with investor group

[Posted on November 6, 2009 at 1:30 PM]

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...
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Cadbury shares fall before bid deadline

[Posted on November 6, 2009 at 12:30 PM]

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...
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Hyatt, Ancestry.com pull off upbeat market debuts

[Posted on November 6, 2009 at 11:00 AM]

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...
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Judge confirms Lear plan

[Posted on November 6, 2009 at 7:30 AM]

Lear Corp. has been given the green light from a New York judge to motor out of Chapter 11. Judge Allan Gropper of the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the...
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Frank to revamp overhaul bill

[Posted on November 6, 2009 at 3:30 AM]

House Financial Services Committee Chairman Barney Frank, D-Mass., on Thursday announced significant revisions to his financial overhaul plan with changes aimed at addressing Republican attacks on his legislation. Frank's...
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Telefonica buys HanseNet

[Posted on November 5, 2009 at 9:30 PM]

Telefónica SA on Thursday agreed to buy German broadband and fixed-line services provider HanseNet Telekommunikation GmbH from Telecom Italia SpA as the Spanish telecom raises its profile in the...
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Scripps Network tunes in Travel Channel

[Posted on November 5, 2009 at 5:39 PM]

Scripps Networks Interactive Inc.'s $975 million takeover of the Travel Channel had been carefully laid out years before E.W. Scripps Co. severed the buyer in 2008. As far back...
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Deutsche looks to raise blind pool for banks

[Posted on November 5, 2009 at 4:00 PM]

Deutsche Bank AG is trying to raise $350 million in the private placement markets for a blind pool to be run by former North Fork Bancorp executive Daniel Healy...
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Ancestry.com IPO prices within range

[Posted on November 5, 2009 at 3:00 PM]

Ancestry.com Inc., a portfolio company of buyout shop Spectrum Equity Investors LP, has priced its initial public offering at $13.50, the midpoint of its announced range, meaning the offering...
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