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Merger activity has hit the ground running after the holiday weekend, with URS Corp…(Read More)

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Could the telecom sector be the next hot topic in the recent rush of merger and acquisition deals? The Wall Street Journal certainly seems to think so, as the business rag reported yesterday that telecom-equipment maker Avaya (AV) is in talks with private-equity firms and other potential bidders about selling all or part of the company…(Read More)

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Straight from the annals of the web right to your computer, today’s list of headlines and articles taking the Internet by storm include comments on Google (GOOG), Lehman Brothers (LEH), and U.S. Talks with Iran.Schaeffer’s ”Around the Web” is new feature designed with our readers in mind…(Read More)

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The apartment REIT will be taken private in a $22 billion deal

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Telecom equipment provider gets a lift on speculation the company could be an acquisition target.

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A specialty lending company, Gemino Healthcare Finance, has been started with $290 million in debt and equity capital from an investor group that includes Nashville’s Clayton Associates.

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Savvis Inc.’s controlling shareholder Welsh, Carson, Anderson & Stowe VIII LP reduced its stake in the firm to 36.1 percent as of May 23, Savvis said Friday in a regulatory filing.

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Manpower Inc. has named Darryl Green, an American national who has served as chief executive of Indian and Japanese companies, as president of the company’s Asia and Pacific operations, effective Monday.

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Dynegy Inc. has agreed to sell its CoGen Lyondell Power Generation Facility to EnergyCo for $470 million in cash.

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Telecom equipment provider gets a boost on talk the company could be an acquisition target.

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