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    <pubDate>Tue, 21 May 2013 17:53:25 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>AIG To Invest $92.5M In PICC Property And Casualty Rights Offering</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[American International Group Inc. (NYSE: AIG) said it has agreed to invest roughly HK$718.1 million (US$92.5 million) in a rights offering of PICC Property and Casualty Company Limited (PICC P&amp;C), a company listed in Hong Kong.<a href="http://www.istockanalyst.com/finance/story/6436993/aig-to-invest-92-5m-in-picc-property-and-casualty-rights-offering">[More...]</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 20 May 2013 18:04:46 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Actavis (ACT) Paying $8.5B For Warner Chilcott (WCRX)</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Actavis Inc. (NYSE: ACT) has agreed to acquire women healthcare company Warner Chilcott Plc (NASDAQ: WCRX) for roughly $8.5 billion in stock or $20.08 per share. Actavis, formerly known as Watson Pharmaceuticals Inc., expects the transaction to create a &quot;leading global specialty pharmaceutical company&quot; with combined annual revenue of around $11 billion.<a href="http://www.istockanalyst.com/finance/story/6435978/actavis-act-paying-8-5b-for-warner-chilcott-wcrx">[More...]</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 20 May 2013 11:34:40 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Snap-on (SNA) Purchases Challenger Lifts For $38M</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Snap-on Inc. (NYSE: SNA) has acquired Challenger Lifts Inc., a maker of vehicle lifts and accessories, for roughly $38 million in cash. Challenger, which recorded sales of around $45 million for the year ended 2012, specializes in the design, manufacture and distribution of superior car lifts, jacks and auto lift accessories.<a href="http://www.istockanalyst.com/finance/story/6428114/snap-on-sna-purchases-challenger-lifts-for-38m">[More...]</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 14 May 2013 11:49:28 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>http://www.istockanalyst.com/finance/story/6428114/snap-on-sna-purchases-challenger-lifts-for-38m</link>
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      <title>AsiaInfo-Linkage (ASIA) To Be Acquired For US$12/Shr</title>
      <guid>http://www.istockanalyst.com/finance/story/6426047/asiainfo-linkage-asia-to-be-acquired-for-us-12-shr</guid>
      <description><![CDATA[AsiaInfo-Linkage Inc. (NASDAQ: ASIA), which provides software services to telecommunications carriers, agreed to be taken private in a deal valued at roughly US$890 million or US$12.00 per share in cash. The deal represents a premium of 2.7 percent to the stock's previous closing price.<a href="http://www.istockanalyst.com/finance/story/6426047/asiainfo-linkage-asia-to-be-acquired-for-us-12-shr">[More...]</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 13 May 2013 11:25:55 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>http://www.istockanalyst.com/finance/story/6426047/asiainfo-linkage-asia-to-be-acquired-for-us-12-shr</link>
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      <title>Alibaba Takes 28 Pct Stake In Mapping And Navigation Firm AutoNavi (AMAP)</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[China's e-commerce giant Alibaba Group will acquire a 28 percent stake in AutoNavi Holdings Ltd. (NASDAQ: AMAP), a provider of digital map content and navigation services. Alibaba will invest roughly $294 million in the China-based company to jointly develop &quot;location-based&quot; e-commerce opportunities.<a href="http://www.istockanalyst.com/finance/story/6424761/alibaba-takes-28-pct-stake-in-mapping-and-navigation-firm-autonavi-amap">[More...]</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 10 May 2013 13:40:51 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>http://www.istockanalyst.com/finance/story/6424761/alibaba-takes-28-pct-stake-in-mapping-and-navigation-firm-autonavi-amap</link>
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      <title>Foot Locker (FL) To Acquire Runners Point In European Push</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Foot Locker Inc. (NYSE: FL) is strengthening its presence in Germany through the acquisition of Runners Point Group (RPG), an athletic store and online retailer, for 72 million euros ($95 million). The New York-based specialty athletic retailer said the deal will provide the company with additional banners to expand its European business.<a href="http://www.istockanalyst.com/finance/story/6421001/foot-locker-fl-to-acquire-runners-point-in-european-push">[More...]</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 08 May 2013 15:35:52 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>http://www.istockanalyst.com/finance/story/6421001/foot-locker-fl-to-acquire-runners-point-in-european-push</link>
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      <title>Trulia (TRLA) Paying $11.33/Shr For SaaS Software Co Market Leader (LEDR)</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Trulia Inc. (NYSE: TRLA), a San Francisco-based operator of real-estate information site, has agreed to acquire software provider Market Leader Inc. (NASDAQ: LEDR) for roughly $355 million or $11.33 per share. Market Leader provides of Software as a Service (SaaS)-based customer relationship management (CRM) software for the real estate sector.<a href="http://www.istockanalyst.com/finance/story/6420184/trulia-trla-paying-11-33-shr-for-saas-software-co-market-leader-ledr">[More...]</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 08 May 2013 12:03:37 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>http://www.istockanalyst.com/finance/story/6420184/trulia-trla-paying-11-33-shr-for-saas-software-co-market-leader-ledr</link>
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      <title>Baidu (BIDU) Pays US$370M For PPS Online Video Business</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Baidu.com Inc. (NASDAQ: BIDU), China's online search giant, has acquired the online video business of Internet video provider PPS for US$370 million. The combined entity will become China's largest online video platform by number of mobile users and video viewing time, Baidu said.<a href="http://www.istockanalyst.com/finance/story/6417734/baidu-bidu-pays-us-370m-for-pps-online-video-business">[More...]</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 07 May 2013 11:49:45 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>http://www.istockanalyst.com/finance/story/6417734/baidu-bidu-pays-us-370m-for-pps-online-video-business</link>
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      <title>BMC Software (BMC) To Be Taken Private In $46.25/Shr Deal</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[BMC Software Inc. (NASDAQ: BMC) confirmed media reports that it will be acquired by a private investor group in a deal valued at roughly $6.9 billion or $46.25 per share in cash. The deal represents a premium of 1.8 percent to BMC's previous closing price. Shares edged 0.11 percent lower to trade at $45.37 in early trading on Monday.<a href="http://www.istockanalyst.com/finance/story/6416179/bmc-software-bmc-to-be-taken-private-in-46-25-shr-deal">[More...]</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 06 May 2013 13:45:12 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>http://www.istockanalyst.com/finance/story/6416179/bmc-software-bmc-to-be-taken-private-in-46-25-shr-deal</link>
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      <title>Crestwood (CMLP) Announces Merger With Inergy</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Crestwood Midstream Partners LP (NYSE: CMLP), Inergy L.P. (NYSE: NRGY) and Inergy Midstream L.P. (NYSE: NRGM) have agreed to merge through a series of transactions, creating a midstream energy partnership with a total enterprise value of roughly $7 billion. The pro forma enterprise is expected to generate around $450 million of 2013 estimated EBITDA.<a href="http://www.istockanalyst.com/finance/story/6415590/crestwood-cmlp-announces-merger-with-inergy">[More...]</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 06 May 2013 11:31:49 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>http://www.istockanalyst.com/finance/story/6415590/crestwood-cmlp-announces-merger-with-inergy</link>
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