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		<title><![CDATA[NAB Expands Rural Distribution Footprint]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[ National Australia Bank Ltd NAB is expanding its distribution across rural Australia through an alliance with Ruralco Holdings Ltd, offering seasonal finance and term loans to farmers.Hobart-based Ruralco and NAB in early 2010 will offer Ruralco's customers a co-branded seasonal finance product as a line of credit with a...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Nov 2009 13:38:00 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[No More Lonely Planets: BBC Blocked From M&A]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[ BBC Worldwide, the BBC&#8217;s profit-making commercial wing, is being barred from doing any mergers or acquisitions unless in &#8220;exceptional circumstances&#8221;, after its £89 million acquisition of three quarters of travel publisher Lonely Planet ruffled commercial rivals&#8217; feathers.Concluding an 18-month review in to BBCWW, the regulating BBC Trust says it...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Nov 2009 11:16:01 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Rothschild Star, Buffett Banker Circle Cadbury]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Victoria Howley and Jessica HallLONDON/PHILADELPHIA (<a href="http://resources.bnet.com/index.php?source=ReutersUK">Reuters UK</a>) - Akeel Sachak, global head of the consumer team at Rothschild, may get a seat at the table for this year's sweetest deal after all.Goldman Sachs GS, Morgan Stanley MS and UBS UBSN secured the coveted roles defending Cadbury CBRY against Kraft's...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Nov 2009 12:15:52 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Firstfolio in Talks For $6b Loan Assets]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[ Mortgage and financial services group Firstfolio Ltd is in negotiations to acquire up to $6 billion in loan assets from three separate companies.Firstfolio says it has commenced due diligence to acquire finance company First Chartered Capital's FCC $3.5 billion loan book, wholesale mortgage manager Loan Services Australia's $2 billion...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Nov 2009 13:26:00 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Patterson Companies Inc. F2Q10 (Qtr End 24/10/10) Earnings Call Transcript]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[ Question-and-Answer SessionOperator Operator Instructions Your first question comes from Larry Marsh - Barclays Capital. Larry Marsh - Barclays Capital I don&#8217;t know, what happened. I don&#8217;t know if that&#8217;s a demotion or not, but a couple of follow-ups, if I could. First, I guess, still on the balance sheet....]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Nov 2009 11:08:13 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[TNK-BP Looking at Oil Refining Acquisitions]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Emma FargeLONDON (<a href="http://resources.bnet.com/index.php?source=ReutersUK">Reuters UK</a>) - Russian oil company TNK-BP TNBPI is looking at acquisitions or joint ventures as a means of growing in the oil refining sector, a senior company executive said on Wednesday.In recent years, Russian oil firms have shown interest in acquisitions of refineries in eastern and...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Nov 2009 09:01:15 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Chevron's Acquisition Strategy: Small Companies Need Not Apply]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[News thatÃ‚Â Devon Energy plans to offload its international and offshore assets in the Gulf of Mexico hasÃ‚Â ignited speculation of when and who will snap them up.    Exxon Mobil has been batted about as a possible candidate to buy up Devon's assets. China -- with its growing appetite...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Nov 2009 22:46:48 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Take the Business Tool Fadaholic Test]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://blogs.bnet.co.uk/sterling-performance/2009/11/17/take-the-business-tool-fadaholic-test/]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[  HereÃ¢â‚¬â„¢s a quick quiz. How many of these 10 acronyms do you recognise, and how many can you explain?*  (1) ABC (2) BPR (3) 7S (4) TQM (5) JIT (6) VBM (7) PIMS (8) NPS (9) MBTI (10) QFD  (Answers at the bottom of the post.)...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Nov 2009 06:48:27 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Punchbowl To Add Local Party Vendor Listings With I'm In Acquisition]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://dw.com.com/redir?destUrl=http%3A%2F%2Fpaidcontent.org%2Farticle%2F419-punchbowl-to-add-local-party-vendor-listings-with-im-in-acquisition%2F&siteid=23&tag=contentnext]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[ Punchbowl Software, parent company of events-planning site MyPunchbowl.com, has acquired rival group travel planning and events site I&#8217;m In. The deal includes I&#8217;m In&#8217;s code, domain, registered user base and trademarks&#8212;but not the founders or management team&#8212;as they&#8217;ve gone on to pursue &#8220;new opportunities&#8221;&#8212;per an acquisition FAQ pdf. Financial...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Nov 2009 22:11:57 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Playdom's Big Round Fuels First Two Acquisitions: iPhone, Facebook Game Developers]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[ Fresh off a $43 million first round of funding, comes news that social gamer Playdom has made its first two acquisitions: Facebook game developer Green Patch and iPhone game developer Trippert Labs. Financial terms were not disclosed. Founded by David King, Green Patch launched in 2008. Its first game...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Nov 2009 23:21:38 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Confirmed: Playdom Raises $43 Million In Part For Acquisitions]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[ Playdom, the social gaming startup behind uber popular titles like Mobsters and Social Life, has raised $43 million in its first round of funding, we have confirmed. In a statement, the company says it will use the cash to fund acquisitions and expand its pipeline of games.The deal comes...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Nov 2009 23:20:05 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[AmeriGas Partners, L.P. F4Q09 (Qtr End 30/09/2009) Earnings Call Transcript]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[ Question-and-Answer SessionOperator Operator Instruction Your first question comes from Darren Horowitz - Raymond James. Darren Horowitz - Raymond James Just a couple of questions on AmeriGas for Eugene, you had mentioned slight up tick in 2010 volumes year-over-year, and I was hoping you could quantify that for us. It...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Nov 2009 18:05:49 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Hearst Plans To Use $1 Billion War Chest For Acquisitions]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[ Although it&#8217;s been fairly quiet on the M&A front lately, Hearst Corp. may have decided that now is the right time to start looking at acquisitions, NYP&#8217;s Keith Kelly reports. Citing unidentified sources, Kelly says that Hearst has $1 billion saved up for possible purchases. No word about any...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Nov 2009 17:05:21 -0800</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[ AMP Ltd shares jumped over four per cent on Tuesday on expectations the wealth manager and insurer itself could be the subject of a takeover.The development comes just days after the Australian group and Paris-based AXA SA made an $11 billion tilt for AXA Asia Pacific Holdings Ltd (AXA...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Nov 2009 20:21:00 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[EA's Acquisition of Playfish: Some More Details From SEC Filing: Earnout Already in Escrow]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[ Yesterday EA announced buying social gaming company Playfish for $275 million upfront our coverage is here. Now comes more details from an SEC filing by EA. Among those:&#8212;$30 million of $275 million is in escrow, a normal occurrence.&#8212; Kristian Segerstrale, Sebastien de Halleux and Sami Lababidi, all Playfish senior...]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Google Buys Mobile Ad Firm For $750 Million]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[SAN FRANCISCO (<a href="http://resources.bnet.com/index.php?source=Reuters">Reuters</a>) - Google Inc said on Monday that it was acquiring of AdMob, one of the largest mobile advertising networks, for $750 million, widening its bet that cell phone advertising could become the Internet's next-big money maker.Google's agreement to buy AdMob in an all-stock deal would give it...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Nov 2009 17:15:17 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Collectors Universe. F1Q10 (Qtr End 9/30/09) Earnings Call Transcript]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[ Question-and-Answer SessionOperator Operator Instructions Your first question comes from Garrett King &#8211; Unidentified Company. Garrett King - Unidentified Company Given that you are going to be paying out the current payout rate about $7.5 million in dividends going forward, which is about your run rate, kind of cash flow...]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[The Deal's Done: EA Acquires Playfish For $275 Million Up-Front, Plus $100 Million Earnout]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[ Playfish told us no once, twice ... but perhaps the third time was the charm. The hot social gaming company has been acquired by Electronic Arts, in a deal potentially worth $500 million. Previous reports pegged the price at around $250 million. EA will pay $275 million in cash,...]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[StoneMor Partners L.P. 3Q09 (Qtr End 9/30/09) Earnings Call Transcript]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[ Question-and-Answer SessionOperator  Absolutely, sir. Ladies and gentlemen, we&#8217;ll now proceed to the question-and-question session. Operator Instructions. And our first question comes from the line of John Ransom from Raymond James and Associates. Please proceed with your question. John Ransom - Raymond James & Associates, Inc.  Hi, good...]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[How McCann Botched the Sterling Cooper Acquisition: "It's the Clients, Stupid"]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Sterling Cooper's entire management -- Roger Sterling, Bertram Cooper, creative chief Don Draper and CFO Lane Pryce -- abandoned their agency over the weekend in reaction to McCann Erickson's planned acquisition of the shop and its parent, Putnam Powell & Lowe. The quartet will form a new agency, Sterling Cooper,...]]></description>
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