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Hicks Seals $3.2B Plastics Packaging IPO

Hicks Acquisition and Blackstone began discussions two months ago without an auction process.

Severstal Wins Bid For Esmark

Essar withdraws bid following Severstal’s agreement of a $775 million cash deal.

Republic Services, Allied Waste Set to Merge

Allied shares dip in early Monday trading; Republic shares up, but downgraded by analysts.

Starwood Energy Wraps $400M+ Fund

Energy industry proves worthwhile investment target in down economy; investors oversubscribe to PE package.

HIG Capital adds Stant Corp. to Portfolio

Vapor and fluid control components company poised for international expansion.

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CI Strengthens Ply Gem

CI Capital Partners has secured $700 million in new financing for its portfolio company Ply Gem Industries.

Finmeccanica Subsumes DRS

Italian defense company Finmeccanica, S.p.A. agreed to acquire DRS Technologies through a $5.2 billion (?3.4 billion) cash deal valued at $81 a share. The sale price represents a 27% premium to what DRS' price was a day prior to public reports speculating about a possible combination.

Industrial Manufacturers Forge Ahead

Caterpillar's kind of performance and optimism seems to fly in the face of the buzz surrounding the industrial sector, as cracks in the economy and a stalled real estate market have caused most onlookers to just assume the worst.

Provident Energy To Sell BreitBurn Assets

Provident Energy Trust plans to sell its remaining holdings in oil and gas site developer BreitBurn Energy Partners.

Coeur May Sell Lucrative, But Idle, Mine

Coeur d'Alene Mines is exploring a possible sale for its Rochester silver and gold mine in Nevada, its most prosperous location.

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