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Onex Makes a Vegas Bet

The Canadian corporation acquires the majority equity stake in the Tropicana Las Vegas Hotel & Casino.

Saban Capital Adds New MD

The media investment firm’s taking on a leader with IP and licensing expertise could signal content plays.

OpenGate Buys Gabriel North America

The private equity firm joins a growing number of investors that are now looking to make plays in sectors that have struggled the most as of late.

Agrium Chief Blasts CF

Seizing an opportunity to cash in on shareholder frustration, Mike Wilson claims that “CF refuses to meet.'

Brazil Stays Steady

Direct investment into the republic surpassed analyst growth, underscoring Advent's recent transaction.

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Charlotte Russe Considers Sale

Amid increasing pressure from activist investors, retailer Charlotte Russe Holding has indicated that it will seek out strategic alternatives.

Tastemakers

It can be difficult to put a value on 'cool.' When talent management company The Firm acquired the rights to the Pony brand back in 2001, roughly $3 million was the figure floated to assume the rights to the dormant sneaker trademark.

Gawker Sells Site To Consumer Union

Gawker Media, the snark-ridden media empire founded by Nick Denton, has sold its Consumerist.com blog to the publisher of Consumer Reports.

War Relics

While new deals are few and far between in the current environment, deal tombstones still clutter up the desks and window sills of offices.

American Greetings Finishes Debt Play

American Greetings will buy Recycled Paper Greetings which filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in Delaware.

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