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Citi analysts conclude sale of BlackRock stake could help Merrill's balance sheet.

Chicago banking pro will help PE firm increase visibility in the Midwest.

Richard F. NeJame has been announced as a managing director for the company.

Dennis Johnson will manage the Shamrock Value Activist Fund, L.P., founded in 2004.

The PE firm will acquire 51 percent of Fiserv’s insurance businesses for $205 million in equity and $335 million in debt.

Evercore Partners named Daniel Celentano, of Bear Stearns, as a senior managing director in its restructuring advisory business.

Lehman Brothers, struggling under the weight of persistent speculation that it may be in deeper trouble, reshuffled management.

The convergence of alternative assets has largely been a boon to M&A in recent years, with hedge funds, in particular, fueling the market.

Bankruptcies have surfaced with regularity out of private equity portfolios throughout much of 2008.

The private equity affiliate of Bear Stearns, informed the world that it was spinning out from as an independent investment house.