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AIP Takes Control of E-ONE

American Industrial Partners buys the Federal Signal division for $20 million, well below analyst expectations.

ECP Spices It Up With Salt Investment

Emerging Capital Partners acquires a controlling stake in the invests $30 million investment.

Mining Consolidation Continues

Alpha Natural Resources and Cleveland Cliffs will combine in a $10 billion combined cash and stock transaction.

H.I.G. Acquires DynaSteel Corporation

The transaction is a partnership with DynaSteel management.

Waste Management Bids For Republic Services

The $34 per share offer may scuttle Republic’s existing offer to acquire Allied Waste.

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Where's The Beef?

When JBS Swift SA unveiled three separate deals for rival packing companies, legislators began politicking regulators to block the acquisitions.

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.

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