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• S&P pan of Arby's-RTM merger turns table on gadfly investor Peltz

  - 2006-07-10

  NEW YORK -- Foodservice finance watchers may have sensed considerable irony in Standard & Poor's Rating Services' recent criticisms of the nearly 1,000-unit Arby's group owned by Triarc Cos. Inc., whose Arby's arm is franchisor of about 2,500 other Arby's outlets.

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• Merger mania spells downgrades.

  - 2006-01-16

  Jan 16, 2006 (The Australian Financial Review - ABIX via COMTEX) -- Standard & Poor's (S&P) warned investors on 16 January 2006 to expect more ratings downgrades than upgrades in the first half....

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• Duff & Phelps Completes Merger with Standard & Poor's Corporate Value Consulting Business

  - 2005-09-30

  NEW YORK -- Duff & Phelps, LLC, an independent financial advisory and investment banking firm, announced today that it has completed its merger with Corporate Value Consulting CVC, a business unit of Standard & Poor's, which is a division of The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. (NYSE: MHP). The combination creates a...

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• S&P Announces: Clarica Life Insurance Co. - U.S. Ratings Withdrawn Due To Merger With Parent Company

  - 2004-07-23

  NEW YORK -- On July 23, 2004, Standard & Poor's Ratings Services said that it withdrew its 'A+' counterparty credit and financial strength ratings on Clarica Life Insurance Co. - U.S. Clarica because the Clarica legal entity ceased to exist when it was merged into its parent Midland National Life...

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• S&P Announces: Anthem and WellPoint Ratings Remain on CreditWatch as Proposed Merger Proceeds

  - 2004-06-30

  NEW YORK -- On June 30, 2004, Standard & Poor's Ratings Services said that its 'A' counterparty credit and financial strength ratings on Anthem Inc.'s (NYSE:ATH) core operating companies remain on CreditWatch with positive implications. At the same time, Standard & Poor's said that its 'A-' counterparty credit rating on...

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• Workers in Connecticut May Lose Jobs as Merger Deals Close.

  - 2004-04-02

  The Hartford Courant, Conn. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Apr. 2--Merger mania blanketed Connecticut as four deals closed Thursday, bringing new corporate names, forecasts of business growth, and the specter of job cuts to a state that's seen many headquarters come and go....

  Tags: Bank of America Corp., CIGNA Corp., Citigroup Inc., Connecticut, FINANCE, FleetBoston Financial Corp., Investment, job, merger, S&P, stock, worker

• Moody's, S&P Differ in Response to Japan Drug Makers' Merger Plan.

  - 2004-02-25

  Kyodo News International, Tokyo Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Kyodo News International, Tokyo Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News

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• S&P Says Thai Bank Mergers Unlikely to Help Ratings.

  - 2004-02-17

  Bangkok Post, Thailand Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Bangkok Post, Thailand Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News

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• St. Paul hikes reserves; is it enough?(Top Stories Of The Week)

  - 2004-02-02

  The St. Paul Companies is taking a $228 million after-tax charge for its 2003 fourth quarter to strengthen reserves on rising medical malpractice claims in its runoff health care business, although one rating agency is questioning whether the additio The St. Paul Companies is taking a...

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• Late Breaking News

  - 2002-10-07

  FCC to Weigh In on DBS Merger Michael Powell told Fox News Friday afternoon that he expects the Federal Communications Commission to issue its decision on the EchoStar-DirecTV merger within days. His remarks followed news reports that FCC staffers are set to vote against the merger. Citing sources familiar...

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