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		<title><![CDATA[Mergers of Necessity to Dominate in '09]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[  	The Find: 2008 was a terrible year for mergers and acquisitions, but 2009, while not exactly an M&A gold mine, will see an uptick in the number of "mergers of necessity" with deals to be found in several sectors.     	The Source: A new report...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 31 Dec 2008 10:05:34 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Venture Capital Investment Declines in Q1 2008 According to the MoneyTree Report]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_pwwi/is_200804/ai_n25346312]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Venture capitalists invested $7.1 billion in 922 deals in the first quarter of 2008, according to the MoneyTreeTM Report from PricewaterhouseCoopers PwC and the National Venture Capital Association NVCA based on data provided by Thomson Reuters.  Quarterly investment activity was down 8.5 percent from the fourth quarter of 2007...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 21 Apr 2008 23:59:59 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Fastest Growing Regions for Venture Capital Investment Lie Outside Silicon Valley]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_hb5554/is_200803/ai_n25309715]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[To: TECHNOLOGY EDITORS Contact: Emily Mendell, National Venture Capital Association, +1- 610-565-3904, emendell@nvca.org; Clare Chachere, PricewaterhouseCoopers, +1-512-867-8737, clare.chachere@us.pwc.com; Lisa Peterson, Porter Novelli for PricewaterhouseCoopers, +1-512- 241-2233, lisa.peterson@porternovelli.com  NEW YORK, March 11 /PRNewswire/ -- While Silicon Valley and New England remain the country's leading regions for venture capital investment, they...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 11 Mar 2008 23:59:59 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Local biotech tops chart for biggest VC deal in '07]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_hb5247/is_5_29/ai_n29414146]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Local Biotech Tops Chart For Biggest VC Deal In '07: Zogenix Inc., a local startup biotechnology company with offices here and in Emeryville, topped the list for the most amount of venture capital investment raised in 2007, according to a survey by the National Venture Capital Association and PricewaterhouseCoopers. ...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 04 Feb 2008 23:59:59 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[2007 Venture Capital Investing Hits Six-Year High at $29.4 Billion]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Venture capitalists invested $29.4 billion in 3,813 deals in 2007 -- marking the highest yearly investment total since 2001 -- according to the MoneyTree Report by PricewaterhouseCoopers and the National Venture Capital Association, based on data from Thomson Financial. The total invested in 2007 represents a 10.8 percent increase in...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 21 Jan 2008 23:59:59 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Venture Capital Investment in Clean Technology Shows Considerable Strength in Third Quarter of 2007]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_hb5554/is_200710/ai_n21917430]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[To: BUSINESS EDITORSContact: Steven Berry, PricewaterhouseCoopers, +1-410-659-3460, steven.h.berry@us.pwc.com; Lisa Peterson of Porter Novelli for PricewaterhouseCoopers, +1-512-241-2233, lisa.peterson@porternovelli.com; Emily Mendell, National Venture Capital Association, +1-610-565-3904, emendell@nvca.org WASHINGTON, Oct. 22 /PRNewswire/ -- Venture capitalists invested $7.1 billion in 887 deals in the third quarter of 2007 according to the MoneyTreeTM Report from...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 22 Oct 2007 23:59:59 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Corporate Venture Capital Investment at Highest Levels Since 2001]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_hb5554/is_200708/ai_n21907765]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[To: BUSINESS EDITORSContact: Emily Mendell of NVCA, +1-610-565-3904, emendell@nvca.org; Matthew Toole, +1-646-822-7560, matthew.toole@thomson.com, Sandy Anglin, +1-646-822-7334, sandy.anglin@thomson.com, both of Thomson Financial; Lisa Peterson of Porter Novelli for PricewaterhouseCoopers, +1-512-241-2233, lisa.peterson@porternovelli.com NEW YORK, Aug. 30 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Corporate venture capitalists invested $1.3 billion into 390 deals in the first half of...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 30 Aug 2007 23:59:59 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Venture Capital Investment Volume in Q2 2007 at Highest Level Since 2001]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_hb5554/is_200708/ai_n21906739]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[To: BUSINESS EDITORSContact: Lisa Peterson, of Porter Novelli for PricewaterhouseCoopers, +1-512-241-2233, lisa.peterson@porternovelli.com; or Clare Chachere, of PricewaterhouseCoopers, +1-512-867-8737, clare.chachere@us.pwc.com; or Emily Mendell, of National Venture Capital Association, +1-610- 565-3904, emendell@nvca.org; or Matthew Toole, of Thomson Financial, +1-646-822-7560, matthew.toole@thomson.com WASHINGTON, Aug. 7 /PRNewswire/ -- Venture capitalists invested $7.1 billion in 977...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 07 Aug 2007 23:59:59 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Corporate deal frenzy still going strong: study]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_kmafp/is_200706/ai_n19315512]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[NEW YORK AFP &#8212; The corporate merger frenzy of 2007 is still going strong, with more deals likely on the horizon, a research report said Wednesday.  PricewaterhouseCoopers' Transaction Services group said the merger and acquisition MA mania, helped by a wave of private equity deals, does not seem to...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 27 Jun 2007 23:59:59 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[PricewaterhouseCoopers to invest heavily in China]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[SHANGHAI AFP &#8212; Global accounting firm PricewaterhouseCoopers will invest between 50 and 100 million dollars a year over the next few years in China, state media has said. PwC chief executive officer Samuel A. DiPiazza told the China Daily the company would also recruit 2,000 new employees annually over the...]]></description>
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		<description><![CDATA[Byline: Neale Prior     Feb 07, 2006 (The West Australian - ABIX via COMTEX) -- The  Australian Senate's Estimates Committee        will question  officials of the Australian        Securities & Investments  Commission...]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Venture Capital Investment in Health Industries Report]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://jobfunctions.bnet.com/abstract.aspx?docid=153179]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[The paper depicts about a survey conducted by PricewaterhouseCoopers, Thomson Venture Economics and the National Venture Capital Association which informs that reflecting investors' continuing enthusiasm for health-related investments, nearly a third (31%) of all venture capital dollars in Q2 2005 went to health industries. This sector, comprised of biotechnology, pharmaceuticals,...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 25 Aug 2005 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Automotive Sector 2004/2005: Analysis & Opinions on Global M&A Activity From Our Network of Local Advisors]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[The automotive industry worldwide is currently in the midst of wholesale restructuring with continuing consolidation and a fair number of distressed situations. Despite these deal drivers, however, the sector experienced a slight fall in deal volumes last year although some major 'aftermarket' deals boosted overall deal values. This report of...]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Global Private Banking/Wealth Management Survey 2005]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://jobfunctions.bnet.com/abstract.aspx?docid=153205]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[The paper introduces the Global Private Banking/Wealth Management Survey 2005. The survey's findings provide practical advice to wealth managers on how to address the issues they face. Using the international network the report provides advice on request about market entry, strategy, mergers and acquisitions, due diligence, operational effectiveness, human resource...]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Quarterly Summary of Developments for Mutual Fund Audit Committees]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://jobfunctions.bnet.com/abstract.aspx?docid=147717]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Recent debates over mutual fund governance practices have included the question of whether Board or individual director oversight of a mutual fund complex becomes ineffective or inefficient when the Board oversees a large number of mutual funds. The document includes current developments by subject area (including a separate section on...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 30 Jun 2005 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Understanding Regulation AB]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://jobfunctions.bnet.com/abstract.aspx?docid=147726]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[The registration, disclosure, and reporting requirements for publicly issued asset-backed securities ABS are governed by the Securities Act of 1933 and the Exchange Act of 1934. The paper focuses on the Regulation AB that contains an updates and clarifies the Securities Act registration requirements for Asset Backed Securities ('ABS') offerings,...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 17 Jun 2005 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Money for Growth: The European Technology Investment Report 2005]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://jobfunctions.bnet.com/abstract.aspx?docid=147729]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[With total European investment across all sectors rising by a quarter in 2004 to record levels, the rise of almost one fifth in technology investment is hugely encouraging - especially following the relative gloom of recent years. An equally heartening sign is the fact that technology investment at the venture...]]></description>
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		<description><![CDATA[After the bell  Prices at close of trading, March 2, 2005                                      ...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 04 Apr 2005 23:59:59 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[SarbOx - A Deal Breaker?]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://jobfunctions.bnet.com/abstract.aspx?docid=153203]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[The Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 ("the Act"), the United States' response to a number of high profile corporate scandals, is having a significant impact on the way US companies are run, and Mergers and Acquisitions ("M&A") have not escaped its effect. Whilst M&A does not get a specific mention in...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 01 Apr 2005 00:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Venture funding steady; money's on life sciences.(Brief Article)]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_hb5254/is_200501/ai_n20250790]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Byline: anita jain    Venture capital investment in the New York area remained virtually  unchanged last year as 195 companies received $1.45 billion, according  to the MoneyTree Survey by PricewaterhouseCoopers, Thomson Venture  Economics and the National Venture Capital Association. Total funding  was in line...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 31 Jan 2005 23:59:59 -0800</pubDate>
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