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		<title><![CDATA[Roundup: Trouble Looms for Lehman Brothers]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[A rundown of recent financial sector news:    	Lehman Brothers needs capital, and some are saying it could be the next Bear Stearns; others think it's the next Enron.  	Bear Stearns Merchant Banking goes independent. Or was it always?  	Rising credit card delinquencies and debt point...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Jun 2008 07:28:44 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Bear Stearns to acquire MC Shipping.(Update)]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_hb6489/is_200708/ai_n25827100]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Under a merger agreement signed last month, MC Shipping Inc. will  be acquired by a newly formed entity controlled by Bear Stearns Merchant  Banking BSMB.    Under a merger agreement signed last month, MC Shipping Inc. will  be acquired by a newly formed entity controlled...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Aug 2007 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[MC Shipping Inc. to be Acquired by Bear Stearns Merchant Banking]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0EIN/is_2007_July_30/ai_n19394503]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[NEW YORK -- MC Shipping Inc. (AMEX:MCX) and Bear Stearns Merchant Banking ("BSMB") announced today the signing of a merger agreement providing for the Company to be acquired by a newly-formed entity controlled by BSMB. Under the terms of the merger agreement, MC Shipping shareholders will receive $14.25 per share...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Jul 2007 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Bear Stearns Merchant Banking Announces Acquisition of PlayCore Holdings]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_pwwi/is_200702/ai_n18632143]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Bear Stearns Merchant Banking ("BSMB"), a leading private equity firm focusing on middle-market investments, today announced that, together with company management, it has acquired PlayCore Holdings, Inc. ("PlayCore") from an investor group led by Chartwell Investments.  Playcore is a leading designer, manufacturer and marketer of a broad range of...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Feb 2007 00:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Bear Stearns Merchant Banking Acquires Majority Stake in Alter Moneta]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_pwwi/is_200702/ai_n17168524]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Bear Stearns Merchant Banking ("BSMB"), a leading private equity firm, today announced that it has completed its acquisition of a controlling interest in Alter Moneta ("Alter Moneta"), an equipment finance innovator headquartered in Montréal, Québec with over $1 billion in assets.  Founded in 1998, Alter Moneta provides traditional equipment...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 02 Feb 2007 00:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Bear Stearns Merchant Banking Acquires Majority Stake in Alter Moneta.]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_hb5559/is_200702/ai_n22543162]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[MONTREAL, QC, Feb 2, 2007 CCNMatthews via COMTEX -- Bear Stearns  Merchant Banking ("BSMB"), a leading private equity firm,  today announced that it has completed its acquisition of a controlling  interest in Alter Moneta ("Alter Moneta  MONTREAL, QC, Feb 2, 2007 CCNMatthews via COMTEX -- Bear...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 02 Feb 2007 00:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Bear Stearns Merchant Banking Acquires Wells Fargo's Latin American Consumer Finance Subsidiary]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Bear Stearns Merchant Banking ("BSMB"), a leading private equity firm focusing on middle-market investments, today announced it has acquired, through a newly formed entity called Caribbean Financial Group ("CFG"), certain direct and indirect Latin American consumer finance subsidiaries of Wells Fargo & Company.  The acquired entities represent regional consumer...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 16 Jan 2007 00:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Bear Stearns Merchant Banking Partners with Senior Financial Services Executive]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[NEW YORK -- Bear Stearns Merchant Banking ("BSMB") today announced that it has formed an alliance with Daniel W. Porter, an experienced executive in the financial services industry. In this newly formed partnership, Mr. Porter will work together with BSMB in pursuing investment opportunities in the financial services arena, with...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 24 Jan 2005 00:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Bear Stearns Merchant Banking Partners with Senior Chemicals Strategy Executive]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0EIN/is_2004_Dec_13/ai_n8589355]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[NEW YORK -- Bear Stearns Merchant Banking Partners announced today an alliance with Kumar Shah, an experienced chemicals corporate development executive. In this newly formed alliance, Mr. Shah will assist BSMB in identifying, evaluating and executing acquisitions of chemicals businesses. Mr. Shah will also be working with chemical portfolio companies...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 13 Dec 2004 00:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Bear Stearns Merchant Banking and GlobeSecNine, Inc. Announce Strategic Alliance; $1.5 Billion Private Equity Fund to Pursue Opportunities in Homeland Defense and Security Sectors]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON -- Bear Stearns Merchant Banking and GlobeSecNine, Inc., a private investment firm, ("BSMB/GS9 Alliance") have formed a strategic alliance to pursue private equity investment opportunities in the homeland defense and security sectors. Investments will be funded from the $1.5 billion Bear Stearns Merchant Banking fund, of which $300 million...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 13 Sep 2004 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Mergers & acquisitions.]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_hb5930/is_200312/ai_n23843264]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Bear Stearns Merchant Banking acquired upscale grocery chain Sutton  Place Gourmet Inc., Bethesda, MD, for $50 million from AEA Investors  Inc., a New York private equity firm. Bear Stearns will own about 75% of  the business. Washington cafe operator M  Bear Stearns Merchant Banking acquired upscale...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 01 Dec 2003 00:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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