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    <title>Elizabeth Edwards Lends Message of Hope to Families and Supporters of George Mar</title>
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    <description>SAN LEANDRO, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--George Mark Children's House (GMCH), the country's first and onlyhome for seriously and terminally ill children and their families,welcomed Elizabeth Edwards as a special guest speaker this evening atits fourth a</description>
    <pubDate>2007-09-30</pubDate>
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    <title>Legg Mason's Miller tones down risk, ups big caps</title>
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    <description>NEW YORK (Reuters) - Star Legg Mason Inc (NYSE: - ) stock picker Bill Miller, known for gutsy bets on stocks with long-shot business models, is reducing risk by focusing more on big-cap companies and broadening holdings in his battered flagship port</description>
    <pubDate>2007-09-29</pubDate>
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    <title>American Clean Power, Inc. Receives Investment from SOLON AG</title>
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    <description>DENVILLE, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--American Clean Power, Inc. (ACPI) announced today that SOLON AGhad purchased an undisclosed amount of Convertible Preferred stock inthe company. ACPI is the parent company of The Solar Center (TSC), arapidly growing s</description>
    <pubDate>2007-09-28</pubDate>
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    <title>World Racing Group Completes Secured Note Financing to Fuel Continued Growth Int</title>
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    <description>CONCORD, N.C.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--DIRT Motor Sports, Inc. d/b/a World Racing Group (OTCBB: - )today announced the completion of the sale and issuance of $12 millionof its 12.5% Senior Secured Notes maturing March 15, 2010 (the&quot;Notes&quot;). The proceeds fro</description>
    <pubDate>2007-09-28</pubDate>
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    <title>Fact Sheet: College Cost Reduction And Access Act Of 2007</title>
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    <description>WASHINGTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Today, President Bush signed the College Cost Reduction and AccessAct of 2007, which will make college more affordable for low-incomestudents by increasing funding for Federal Pell Grants by more than$11 billion. The Pell</description>
    <pubDate>2007-09-28</pubDate>
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    <title>President of Rwanda Announces Historic Forest Protection Project in Partnership</title>
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    <description>NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Rwandan President H. E. Paul Kagame today unveiled his country'sfirst national conservation park to promote reforestation andconservation, and research to enhance knowledge of the world's rapidlydiminishing number of great</description>
    <pubDate>2007-09-28</pubDate>
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    <title>Santa Clara Alum, Jack Sullivan, Donates $3 Million for New Aquatics Center</title>
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    <description>SANTA CLARA, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Thanks to a $3 million gift by Santa Clara University alumni JackSullivan and his wife Joan, SCU students will enjoy a new aquaticscenter in the years to come. The Sullivan Aquatics Center will feature a regulati</description>
    <pubDate>2007-09-28</pubDate>
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    <title>Blue Ridge Paper Products Inc. Announces Expiration of Change of Control Offer f</title>
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    <description>MEMPHIS, Tenn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Blue Ridge Paper Products Inc. (Bloomberg: bluerd) today announcedthe expiration, at 12:00 midnight, New York City time, onSeptember 25, 2007, of the previously announced change of controloffer by Blue Ridge Paper Pro</description>
    <pubDate>2007-09-28</pubDate>
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    <title>ThermoEnergy Announces Additional Funding for Growth</title>
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    <description>LITTLE ROCK, Ark.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--ThermoEnergy Corporation (&quot;ThermoEnergy&quot;) (OTCBB: - ) announcedtoday that it has obtained $1 million of convertible debt fromexisting shareholders. This new funding along with the previouslyannounced $3 million pri</description>
    <pubDate>2007-09-28</pubDate>
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    <title>Vanguard to Broaden Retirement Income Solutions with Three New Managed Payout Fu</title>
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    <description>VALLEY FORGE, Pa.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The Vanguard Group today filed a registration statement with theU.S. Securities and Exchange Commission for a new series of mutualfunds designed to provide monthly payments to investors in retirement. The proposed</description>
    <pubDate>2007-09-28</pubDate>
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    <title>Mashery Secures New Funding From Formative Ventures and Accelerator Group to Fue</title>
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    <description>SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Mashery, a leading provider of solutions to help companies build,promote, support and manage access to web services and data via anApplication Programming Interface (API), today announced new fundingas it continues to</description>
    <pubDate>2007-09-28</pubDate>
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    <title>Interpublic Commences Exchange Offer for Its Floating Rate Notes Due 2010</title>
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    <description>NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The Interpublic Group of Companies, Inc. (NYSE: - ) todayannounced the launch of an offer to exchange any and all of itsoutstanding $250,000,000 aggregate principal amount of oldunregistered Floating Rate Notes due 2010 for</description>
    <pubDate>2007-09-28</pubDate>
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    <title>Cornerstone OnDemand Accelerates Channel Sales With New Vice President of Allian</title>
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    <description>SANTA MONICA, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Cornerstone OnDemand, Inc., the only proven provider of on-demand,integrated talent management software, today announced they haveappointed Sean Jacobsohn Vice President of Alliances. Jacobsohn andhis team will</description>
    <pubDate>2007-09-28</pubDate>
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    <title>ConsumerPowerline, Leading Provider of Demand Response and Energy Management Sol</title>
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    <description>NEW YORK, Sept. 27 /PRNewswire/ -- ConsumerPowerline, a leading strategicenergy asset management firm whose marketplace innovations have producedmillions in energy savings for its large industrial, commercial andresidential customers, announced the c</description>
    <pubDate>2007-09-28</pubDate>
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    <title>Focus Enhancements Completes Financing</title>
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    <description>CAMPBELL, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Focus Enhancements, Inc. (NASDAQ: - ), a worldwide leader invideo production, PC-to-TV conversion and Ultra Wideband (UWB)wireless, announced it entered into agreements for $5.4 million ofgross proceeds of new equit</description>
    <pubDate>2007-09-28</pubDate>
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    <title>Quellan Raises $20M in New Financing Round</title>
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    <description>SANTA CLARA, Calif., Sept. 27 /PRNewswire/ -- Quellan Incorporated, aleader in Analog Signal Processing and RF Noise Cancellation, today announcedthat it has closed $20 million in its Series C round of venture financing. Thenew capital will be used t</description>
    <pubDate>2007-09-28</pubDate>
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    <title>@Ventures Portfolio Company 212 Resources Secures $250 Million Credit Facility F</title>
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    <description>WALTHAM, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--@Ventures, the venture capital fund affiliated with CMGI, Inc.(Nasdaq: - ), announced today that portfolio company 212 Resourceshas secured a $250 million credit facility from GE Energy FinancialServices, a unit of GE</description>
    <pubDate>2007-09-28</pubDate>
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    <title>Clark Equipment Announces Postponement of Pricing for Debt Tender Offer and Exte</title>
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    <description>HAMILTON, Bermuda--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Clark Equipment Company (&quot;Clark&quot;), an indirect wholly-ownedsubsidiary of Ingersoll-Rand Company Limited, announced today that itwas postponing the pricing of its pending tender offer for any and allof its 8% Medium</description>
    <pubDate>2007-09-28</pubDate>
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    <title>GE Unit Provides $250 Million Credit Facility to Company Recycling Millions of B</title>
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    <description>MIDWAY, Utah #183; The units to be constructed under the new credit facility will beused, under a long-term contract with a major exploration andproduction company, to treat more than 9,000 barrels of water per dayat western Wyoming sites. 212 Resour</description>
    <pubDate>2007-09-28</pubDate>
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    <title>Sysco Holders to Vote on Stock Awards</title>
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    <description>NEW YORK (AP) -- Shareholders of food distributor Sysco Corp. will vote on the re-election of three board members and a stock incentive plan at its annual meeting on Nov. 9, according to a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission Wednesday.</description>
    <pubDate>2007-09-28</pubDate>
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    <title>Equinix Announces Completion of $750 Million Concurrent Public Offerings of Comm</title>
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    <description>FOSTER CITY, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Equinix, Inc. (Nasdaq: - ), the leading provider ofnetwork-neutral data centers and Internet exchange services, todayannounced the completion of its previously announced underwrittenoffering of 4,211,939 shares o</description>
    <pubDate>2007-09-28</pubDate>
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    <title>Nova Southeastern University Receives a $426,000 Federal Grant to Create a Geria</title>
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    <description>FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. &amp; Davie, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nova Southeastern University (NSU) announced Wednesday it receiveda $426,000 federal grant to create a Geriatric Education Center (GEC)to educate South Florida health care professionals and studen</description>
    <pubDate>2007-09-28</pubDate>
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    <title>University of Oregon Receives NSF Grant to Fund Entrepreneurship Collaboration</title>
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    <description>EUGENE, Ore.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The University of Oregon has received a three-year, $435,000 grantfrom the National Science Foundation's Partnerships for InnovationProgram to launch the Oregon Technology Entrepreneurship Consortium(OTEC). OTEC will fo</description>
    <pubDate>2007-09-28</pubDate>
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    <title>Fast $28.8 Million Loan from Kennedy Funding Helps Developer Build Resort for Al</title>
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    <description>HACKENSACK, N.J., Sept. 26 /PRNewswire/ -- James Fales of Braffits CreekEstates, LLC couldn't stop thinking about a certain Utah resort: his. Or,rather, the one he wanted very much to build. He had purchased 2,654 acres ofland on Cedar Mountain in Ir</description>
    <pubDate>2007-09-28</pubDate>
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    <title>XOJET Secures $363 Million in Financing from TPG and Lehman Brothers Global Prin</title>
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    <description>ATLANTA--(BUSINESS WIRE)--XOJET, the world's fastest-growing private aviation company, todayannounced the close of $143 million in equity and debt financing fromTPG and Lehman Brothers GPS, and an additional $220 million inaircraft lease financing fr</description>
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    <title>Sun Cal Energy Closes European Institutional $1 Million Equity Financing</title>
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    <description>SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sun Cal Energy Inc., (&quot;Sun Cal Energy&quot;)(OTC BB: - ), an energyexploration company focused in the Southern San Joaquin Valley ofCalifornia, the Anadarko Basin of Oklahoma, the Breton Sound ofLouisiana, and the Green Riv</description>
    <pubDate>2007-09-28</pubDate>
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    <title>ORIX Venture Finance Provides $18M Debt Financing to mindSHIFT</title>
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    <description>NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--ORIX Venture Finance (OVF) announced today that it has providedmindSHIFT Technologies, Inc. with $18 million in debt financing.mindSHIFT is a leading IT managed services provider (MSP) with asignificant presence in the smal</description>
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    <title>Global Grind Launches the Premier Online Destination for the Global Hip-Hop Comm</title>
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    <description>NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Global Grind () today announced the launch ofthe ultimate online destination for the hip-hop community. GlobalGrind is a unique combination of community and content, bringingusers' information and content relevant to their</description>
    <pubDate>2007-09-28</pubDate>
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    <title>Senesco Technologies Closes on $1.5 Million of Previously Announced Financing</title>
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    <description>NEW BRUNSWICK, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Senesco Technologies, Inc. (&quot;Senesco&quot; or the &quot;Company&quot;) (AMEX: - ) today announced that on September 21, 2007 it has closed on $1.5million of its previously announced private placement with YA GlobalInvestments,</description>
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    <title>Waterfront Media Closes $25 Million in Series D Financing Led by Scale Venture P</title>
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    <description>NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Waterfront Media, the largest privately held online health company(), announced today that it has closed $25million in its fourth round of funding. Scale Venture Partners led theround and was joined by new investor, Foundat</description>
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    <title>GECINA: Separation Agreement</title>
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    <description>PARIS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Regulatory News: In connection with the implementation of the separation processbetween METROVACESA and GECINA (Paris: - ), on September 19th, 2007the Spanish securities regulator (CNMV) approved METROVACESA's publicstock buyb</description>
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    <title>Global Venture Capital Investments in Clean Technology Surge</title>
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    <description>LONDON and SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 26 /PRNewswire/ -- Global venture capitalinvestments in clean technology companies surged to US$1.1 billion in thefirst six months of 2007 alone, according to mid-year research by Ernst Young and Dow Jones VentureOne.</description>
    <pubDate>2007-09-28</pubDate>
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    <title>AOL co-founder backs new online payment firm</title>
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    <description>SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Steve Case, the founder of the AOL Internet service, is backing a new online payment company that promises to let users transfer funds for free and offer a credit card with sharply lower fees for merchants. The new venture,</description>
    <pubDate>2007-09-28</pubDate>
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    <title>Software Takes Aim at Altered Photos</title>
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    <description>SAN DIEGO (AP) -- Tracing its roots to a founder's anger at a no-show home remodeling crew, the makers of Shoot Proof software aim to erase any doubts that digital photos are faked or manipulated. The software maker, CodaSystem France SA in Paris, un</description>
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    <title>Judge: Calpine Can Send Chapter 11 Plan</title>
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    <description>NEW YORK (AP) -- A federal judge ruled Tuesday that Calpine Corp.'s bankruptcy reorganization plan, which calls for unsecured creditors to be repaid at least 95 cents for every dollar they're owed, can be sent to creditors for a vote. Judge Burton Li</description>
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    <title>Tower Semiconductor Completes Expansion of Its Previously Issued Long-Term Bonds</title>
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    <description>MIGDAL HAEMEK, Israel--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Tower Semiconductor Ltd. (NASDAQ: - ; TASE:TSEM), an independentspecialty foundry, announced today that it has completed the expansionof its series of long-term bonds and warrants, which are traded on theTel Av</description>
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    <title>WorldGate Announces Investment of Additional $1 Million from Current Investor</title>
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    <description>TREVOSE, Pa.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--WorldGate Communications, Inc. (NASDAQ: - ), a leading providerof personal video phones, today announced the completion of a privateplacement of $1 million of its common stock with Antonio Tomasello, aprivate investor a</description>
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    <title>LeisureLink Closes $8.1mm Series B-1 Financing</title>
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    <description>PASADENA, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--LeisureLink, Inc., the leading distribution platform for vacationlodging properties, has announced the closing of its eight milliondollar Series B-1 round of venture capital from Clearstone VenturePartners, Group RC</description>
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    <title>ImagineAir Announces Major Expansion</title>
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    <description>ATLANTA--(BUSINESS WIRE)--ImagineAir has signed a deal with the specialty investment bankingfirm RockBridge Capital Partners, Inc. to raise $18.2 Million for theaddition of as many as 24 aircraft. ImagineAir will continue to growits fleet of Cirrus S</description>
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    <title>Motorcycle Industry Council Aftermarket/Allied Trades Members Pledge $200,000 to</title>
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    <description>IRVINE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The Motorcycle Industry Council Aftermarket/Allied Trades memberswill contribute $200,000 to the Oklahoma Transportation Center for anew Motorcycle Crash Causation Study. Combined with the $2.8 millionfrom Motorcycle</description>
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    <title>Healthsense, Inc. Announces Investment by Ziegler</title>
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    <description>MENDOTA HEIGHTS, Minn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Healthsense, Inc., a leading supplier of healthcare monitoringsystems for the senior living industry announced today that TheZiegler Companies, Inc., through its private equity group, ZieglerHealthVest Managem</description>
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    <title>UnitedHealth Group/PacifiCare To Provide Millions in New Grants to Benefit Calif</title>
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    <description>CYPRESS, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--As part of its ongoing commitment to California, UnitedHealthGroup and PacifiCare recently announced they will fund $25 million innew grants to benefit health care consumers and improve the deliveryof health care ser</description>
    <pubDate>2007-09-28</pubDate>
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    <title>NebuAd Announces Series B Funding Totaling Over $30 Million in Investments</title>
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    <description>REDWOOD CITY, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--NebuAd, Inc., provider of the first consumer-centric behavioraltargeting network for the online advertising industry, today announceda Series B round of investment bringing the total funding raised bythe company</description>
    <pubDate>2007-09-28</pubDate>
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    <title>DocuSign Raises $12.4 Million to Fuel Rapid Growth</title>
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    <description>SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--DocuSign, the leading Web-based eSignature service, todayannounced that the company has raised $12.4 million in funding led bynew investor WestRiver Capital, LLC. Also participating in the roundwere the company's existing in</description>
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    <title>Environmental Capital Partners Secures $100 Million for Green Private Equity Inv</title>
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    <description>NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Environmental Capital Partners, LLC (&quot;ECP&quot;) announced today thatit has formed a relationship with New York Private Bank Trust(&quot;NYPBT&quot;) to invest $100 million in middle-market green companies.Sectors of particular interest f</description>
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    <title>ProElite Completes $22.5 Million Private Funding</title>
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    <description>LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)--ProElite, Inc. (Pink Sheets: - ), a sports entertainment andmedia company dedicated to producing world-class mixed martial arts(MMA) events, confirmed that it has completed a private placement ofits securities to four in</description>
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    <title>Broadview Networks to Participate as Panelist at Capital 2.0 Conference</title>
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    <description>RYE BROOK, N.Y.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Broadview Networks, a leading provider of integrated businesscommunications and managed network services throughout the Northeastand Mid-Atlantic U.S., will speak at Capital 2.0: Funding the TelcoFuture on September</description>
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    <title>Niaid / Barda Awards Elusys a $12 Million Contract to Further Develop Anthim, th</title>
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    <title>Apprion Closes $12 Million Series B Financing</title>
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    <title>Veronis Suhler Stevenson Announces Majority Investment in Vault.com Inc.</title>
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    <title>USEC Announces Pricing of Public Offering of Common Stock and 3.0% Convertible S</title>
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    <description>BETHESDA, Md.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--USEC Inc. (NYSE: - ) announced today that it has priced itsregistered public offering of 20 million shares of common stock at$9.76 per share, which was the closing price of USEC's common stock onSeptember 24, 2007. USE</description>
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    <title>Glowpoint Restructures Outstanding Debt, Raises Additional Capital</title>
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    <description>HILLSIDE, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Glowpoint, Inc. (OTC: - ), announced today that it hascompleted a restructuring of its Senior Secured Convertible Notes,which, among other things, extended the maturity date eighteen (18)months to March 31, 2009, and</description>
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    <title>KKR completes $26 billion First Data takeover</title>
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    <description>NEW YORK (Reuters) - Payment processor First Data Corp (NYSE: - ) said on Monday that private equity firm Kohlberg Kravis Roberts Co (KKR.UL) completed its $26 billion purchase of the company, closing the book on one part of the closely watched deal</description>
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    <title>Kaiser Permanente Funds UCLA Statewide 2007 Health Survey</title>
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    <description>PASADENA, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Kaiser Permanente announced today that the UCLA Center for PolicyHealth Research (Center) will receive a two-year grant of $743,826 tosurvey 48,000 households from every California County on behaviorslinked to obesi</description>
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    <title>Leucadia National Corporation Announces Pricing of Common Shares Offering</title>
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    <title>PeopleCube Secures $17M in Funding from Truffle Capital and Big Bang Ventures</title>
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    <description>WALTHAM, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--PeopleCube, the leader in on-demand calendaring, resource andevent management solutions, today announced it has received a newround of funding through the purchase of all outstanding shares in thecompany by investment</description>
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    <title>Zillow Secures $30M in Financing</title>
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    <description>SEATTLE (AP) -- Real estate information startup Zillow Inc. said late Wednesday it closed a $30 million round of financing. Legg Mason Capital Management, a Baltimore-based global asset management group known for its mutual funds, led the round. In a</description>
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    <title>Zillow Secures $30M in New Financing</title>
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    <description>SEATTLE (AP) -- Real estate information startup Zillow Inc. said late Wednesday it closed a $30 million round of financing. Legg Mason Capital Management, a Baltimore-based global asset management group known for its mutual funds, led the round. In a</description>
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    <title>The PLSG Invests $150,000 in Coventina Healthcare Enterprises, Inc., Its Eighth</title>
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    <description>PITTSBURGH, Sept. 19 /PRNewswire/ -- The Pittsburgh Life SciencesGreenhouse (PLSG), the private/public partnership putting the region's lifesciences industry on a fast track for growth, announced that the PLSG hasinvested $150,000 in Coventina Health</description>
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    <title>2008 Florida Venture Capital Conference - Call for Presenting Companies</title>
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    <description>TAMPA, Fla., Sept. 19 /PRNewswire/ -- On January 29 and January 30, 2008, the Florida Venture Forum will host its 17th Annual Florida Venture Capital Conference at the Renaissance Vinoy Resort Golf Club in St. Petersburg, FL. The Florida Venture Foru</description>
    <pubDate>2007-09-20</pubDate>
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    <title>PlaySpan(TM) Secures $6.5 Million in Series A Funding From Institutional Investo</title>
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    <description>SANTA CLARA, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--PlaySpan Inc., the first publisher-sponsored(TM)in-game-commerce(TM) network, today announced that it has secured $6.5million in Series A funding. New York based Easton Capital led thefunding round, along with Si</description>
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    <title>Intalio Closes Round of Funding Led by Partech International</title>
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    <description>PALO ALTO, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Intalio, Inc., The Open Source BPMS Company, today announced theclosing of a new round of funding led by Partech International.Vincent Worms, co-founder and managing partner at PartechInternational, will join the I</description>
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    <title>OnForce, the World's Largest IT Service Marketplace, Secures Funding for New Mar</title>
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    <description>NEW YORK, Sept. 19 /PRNewswire/ -- OnForce, the world's largestmarketplace for IT service professionals, today announced the completion of a$6.75 million Series A1 financing round, led by Accel Partners, the venturecapital firm behind Facebook. OnFor</description>
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    <title>Barrett-Jackson Announces New Strategic Business Partnership with Endeavour Capi</title>
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    <description>SCOTTSDALE, Ariz.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Barrett-Jackson Auction Co. LLC today announced that EndeavourCapital has made a significant minority investment in the company.With the news of the addition of Endeavour as a strategic businesspartner, Barrett-Jac</description>
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    <title>Restricted Stock Partners Secures Funding From Pequot Ventures</title>
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    <description>NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Restricted Stock Partners today announced that it has securedSeries A funding from Pequot Ventures. A portion of the funding willbe used to speed the launch of a proprietary electronic tradingplatform for the Restricted Sec</description>
    <pubDate>2007-09-20</pubDate>
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    <title>Mimeo.com Secures $25 Million in Funding</title>
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    <description>NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--In a major move that will rapidly accelerate its technologicaladvancement and new product development, Mimeo.com, the innovator ofonline, on-demand printing for business documents and marketingmaterials, announced today the</description>
    <pubDate>2007-09-20</pubDate>
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    <title>QuickPlay Media Closes $15 Million in Series C Financing</title>
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    <description>TORONTO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--QuickPlay Media, the leader in mobile TV and video solutions,today announced it is has completed a $15 million USD Series Cfinancing round led by Ventures West. Also participating were GeneralCatalyst, J.L. Albright Venture</description>
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    <title>Emerging Markets Private Equity Funds Raise over US$20 Billion in the First Six</title>
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    <description>WASHINGTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--107 private equity funds focused on investing in the emergingmarkets of Asia, Europe, Latin America, the Middle East and Africaraised US$21.5 billion in capital commitments in the first half of2007, compared to US$33.2 bi</description>
    <pubDate>2007-09-19</pubDate>
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    <title>Technology Crossover Ventures Purchases Minority Stake in Intelligent Beauty</title>
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    <description>MANHATTAN BEACH, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Intelligent Beauty Inc., a leader in building prestige beautybrands through innovative e-commerce technology and marketingmethodologies, announced that Technology Crossover Ventures (TCV) hasacquired a minori</description>
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    <title>Neuberger Berman Real Estate Income Fund Inc. Announces Expected Withdrawal of I</title>
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    <description>NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Neuberger Berman Real Estate Income Fund Inc. (NYSE: - )announced that it has been advised by Lola Brown Trust No. 1B (the&quot;Trust&quot;) that the Trust's revised tender offer expired on Friday,September 14, 2007. The Trust report</description>
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    <title>Free Phone Calls With Startup's $399 Box</title>
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    <description>PALO ALTO, Calif. (AP) -- A Silicon Valley startup will begin selling $399 gadgets Wednesday that consumers with broadband Internet service can use to make unlimited free domestic phone calls. Backed by $27 million in venture capital, ooma Inc. has d</description>
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    <title>Elizabeth Edwards to Address Audience at George Mark Children's House Fourth Ann</title>
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    <description>--(BUSINESS WIRE)--George Mark Children's House: WHEN: Saturday, September 29, 2007, 5 - 9:30 p.m.WHERE: George Mark Children's House 2121 George Mark Lane, San Leandro, CA 94578 Note: Directions must be taken from . Address does not appear on most G</description>
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    <title>GE Antares Provides Cdn$73.5 Million Senior Credit Facility for Leading Manufact</title>
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    <description>CHICAGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--GE Antares Capital today announced it closed a transaction asadministrative agent for a Cdn$73.5 million senior secured creditfacility to support Tricor Pacific Capital's acquisition of Golden BoyFoods, Inc. GE Capital Marke</description>
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    <title>picoChip Receives Strategic Investment from Samsung</title>
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    <description>BATH, England--(BUSINESS WIRE)--picoChip today announced that Samsung has made a strategicinvestment in the company. The amount of the investment isundisclosed, and forms part of the $27 million of new investmentD-round announced in July by picoChip</description>
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    <title>Across America Funds Lonestar Steakhouse and Saloon and Champps Americana Restau</title>
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    <description>DENVER--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Across America Real Estate Corp. (OTCBB: - ) announced it hasclosed on funding for a Lonestar Steakhouse and Saloon for CharmarProperty Acquisitions, Inc and a Champps Americana Restaurant forRestaurant Group Management. Tota</description>
    <pubDate>2007-09-18</pubDate>
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    <title>Facebook backers create $10 mln fund for start-ups</title>
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    <description>SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Online social networking phenomenon Facebook Inc said on Monday its backers have created an unusual $10 million fund to dole out grants to start-ups with ideas for innovative Facebook applications. Facebook is working with</description>
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    <title>Asian Dragon Group Inc. Announces Closing Of USD$1 Million Financing In Expectat</title>
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    <description>LUOYANG, China--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Asian Dragon Group Inc., (OTCBB: - ; Frankfurt: - ; WKN:A0KE7Z) is pleased to announce the closing of a US$1,000,000private placement financing at USD $2.50 per share. There are nowarrants attached and no finder fees</description>
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    <title>Newspapers Are Going 'Widget'-Happy</title>
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    <description>NEW YORK (AP) -- If you're not plugged into the Internet, you still have to buy the whole newspaper even if you only want to do the crossword puzzle. But online, that and other stand-alone features are increasingly popping up all over the Web. Now yo</description>
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    <title>BayStar Capital III Investment Fund, L.P. Invests in VirtualScopics, a Premier P</title>
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    <description>LARKSPUR, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--LRG Capital Group, LLC (&quot;LRG&quot;), a global merchant bank and managerof BayStar Capital III (&quot;BayStar&quot;), announced today that it hasinvested in VirtualScopics (Nasdaq: - ), a premier provider ofquantitative image-based</description>
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    <title>Search Startup Ready to Challenge Google</title>
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    <description>SAN FRANCISCO (AP) -- The dozens of entrepreneurs gathered for an exclusive high-tech conference here Monday all hope to dazzle the crowd with their ingenuity. But one startup, Powerset, is pursuing a particularly challenging goal: It's aiming to out</description>
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    <title>PHH Takeover Faces Financing Obstacle</title>
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    <description>MT. LAUREL, N.J. (AP) -- PHH Corp., which operates mortgage-lending and fleet-management units, said Monday its pending acquisition by General Electric might face a financing obstacle. Under terms of the deal, first announced in March, General Electr</description>
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    <title>NemeriX Receives $22M in Series-C Funding</title>
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    <description>MANNO, Switzerland--(BUSINESS WIRE)--NemeriX, a leading A-GPS solution provider based near Lugano,Switzerland, closed a $22m (CHF 27m) financing round. All existinginvestors (Atila Venture Partners, Auriga Partners, Oak InvestmentPartners, PolyTechno</description>
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    <title>Taiwan Greater China Fund August Monthly Update</title>
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    <description>NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The Taiwan Greater China Fund's net asset value (NAV) in Augustoutperformed both its primary benchmark, the Taiwan China StrategyIndex (TCS Index) as computed by MSCI, and the total return of TaiwanStock Exchange Index (TAI</description>
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    <title>EntreMed Completes $20 Million Financing</title>
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    <description>ROCKVILLE, Md. (AP) -- Drug developer EntreMed Inc. said Monday it completed a $20 million secured loan agreement with lenders led by GE Healthcare Financial Services. Other parties involved included Merrill Lynch Capital, a division of Merrill Lynch</description>
    <pubDate>2007-09-17</pubDate>
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    <title>Pentadyne Power Corp Announces $14M Venture Investment by Loudwater</title>
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    <description>CHATSWORTH, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Pentadyne Power Corporation (), the world'sleading commercial manufacturer of clean energy storage systems usingadvanced composite flywheel technology, announced today that LoudwaterInvestment Partners () have led</description>
    <pubDate>2007-09-17</pubDate>
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    <title>Spire Receives a $870,000 Grant to Develop a Fiber Laser for Myringotomy and Mid</title>
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    <description>BEDFORD, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Spire Corporation (Nasdaq: - ) today announced that it hasreceived a two-year, $870,000 Phase II Small Business InnovationResearch (SBIR) grant from the National Institutes of Heath, NationalInstitute on Deafness and</description>
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    <title>The India Fund, Inc. Announces Expiration of Semi-Annual Repurchase Offer</title>
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    <description>NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The India Fund, Inc. (NYSE: IFN; the &quot;Fund&quot;) announced theexpiration of the Fund's semi-annual repurchase offer for its sharesof common stock. The repurchase offer and withdrawal rights expired onFriday, September 14, 2007.</description>
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    <title>JMAR Technologies Receives $7.5 Million in New Financing from Laurus Master Fund</title>
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    <title>North Castle Partners Invests in Atkins Nutritional Holdings, Inc.</title>
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    <description>GREENWICH, Conn. and NEW YORK, Sept. 17 /PRNewswire/ -- North CastlePartners, along with its co-investors and certain management team members,announced today that it has acquired a controlling interest in AtkinsNutritional Holdings, Inc. (&quot;Atkins&quot;),</description>
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    <title>Chris Albrecht Joins Forces with Ted Forstmann</title>
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    <description>NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--IMG, the world's leading sports, entertainment and media company,today announced that Chris Albrecht, former Chairman and ChiefExecutive Officer of HBO, has joined IMG to head its global mediabusiness. Albrecht will also be</description>
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    <title>WiChorus Raises $15 Million in New Funding</title>
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    <description>SAN JOSE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--WiChorus, a developer of innovative solutions for WiMAX and 4Gwireless core networks, today announced it has secured $15 million innew funding in an oversubscribed round. Led by new investor MayfieldFund, this finan</description>
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    <title>COPAN Systems Announces $32.4 Million Series D Funding Led by Battery Ventures</title>
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    <description>LONGMONT, Colo.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--COPAN Systems, the leader in persistent data storage based uponits intelligent, enterprise-class enhanced MAID (Massive Array of IdleDisks) platform, today announced $32.4 million series D venturefunding. Led by Batt</description>
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    <title>RPM Communications Lands $4 Million from Morgenthaler to Bring a Voice to the So</title>
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    <description>MAYNARD, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--RPM Communications announced today the closing of $4 million inSeries A funding for the development and launch of the new Utterzinstant mobile blogging service. In a separate release today, thecompany announced the be</description>
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    <title>CloudShield Secures $15 Million in Funding Round Led by Tektronix</title>
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    <description>SUNNYVALE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--CloudShield Technologies, Inc., a leading provider of IP servicescontrol and security solutions, has closed a $15 million financinground led by Tektronix, Inc. (NYSE: - ), a leading worldwide providerof communicati</description>
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    <title>Teknovus Raises $28 Million in ''Oversubscribed'' Mezzanine Financing Round</title>
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    <description>PETALUMA, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Teknovus, the leading provider of Ethernet Optical Network (EPON)chips for the deployment of triple-play services in broadband accessnetworks, announced that it has secured $28 million in equityfinancing. The signif</description>
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    <title>NEA Leads $100mm Growth Equity Financing in OANDA</title>
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    <description>MENLO PARK, CALIF.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--New Enterprise Associates (NEA) has invested in OANDA Corporation,the industry's leading foreign currency exchange company withoperations in New York, Toronto, and Zurich. NEA led this $100 Millioninvestment, and,</description>
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    <title>Internap Network Services Corporation Closes $35 Million Credit Facility to Supp</title>
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    <description>ATLANTA--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Internap Network Services Corporation (NASDAQ: - ), a globalprovider of end-to-end Internet business solutions, today announcedthat it closed a new four-year senior secured credit facility fromBank of America, N.A. The facil</description>
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    <title>Pure Biofuels Secures $30 Million in a Private Financing</title>
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    <description>LOS ANGELES amp; Co. (AMEX: - ) acted as lead placementagent for this transaction. Canaccord Adams acted as co-placementagent. The shares sold in the private placement have not been registeredunder the Securities Act of 1933, as amended or state secu</description>
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    <title>Global Web 2.0 Deals Up 14% in First Half of 2007 as Venture Capitalists Seek to</title>
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    <description>SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 17 /PRNewswire/ -- It's official: Web 2.0 has goneglobal. What was once an industry focused almost entirely in the SanFrancisco Bay area has expanded into new markets within the U.S. as well as inEurope and Israel, according to n</description>
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    <title>InterAmerican Acquisition Group Inc. Completes Initial Public Offering</title>
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    <description>NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--InterAmerican Acquisition Group Inc. (OTCBB: - ) announcedtoday that it consummated its initial public offering this week of5,750,000 units at an offering price of $8.00 per unit. The units,consisting of one share of common</description>
    <pubDate>2007-09-15</pubDate>
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    <title>Patriot Capital Funding Closes a $11.25 Million One-Stop Financing, Including an</title>
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    <description>WESTPORT, Conn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Patriot Capital Funding, Inc. (NasdaqGS: - ), a specialtyfinance company providing flexible financing solutions primarily tosmall- to mid-sized companies in transactions initiated by privateequity sponsors, announced</description>
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    <title>Tenn. Gov Seeks to Help Rural Businesses</title>
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    <description>NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) -- Gov. Phil Bredesen on Thursday said rural development will be a major focus of the remainder of his second term in office. Bredesen, a Democrat, said the state has launched a tax credit program targeting areas like the Cumber</description>
    <pubDate>2007-09-14</pubDate>
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    <title>Moody's Completes $300 Million Private Placement of Senior Unsecured Notes</title>
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    <description>NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Moody's Corporation (NYSE: - ) today filed a Form 8-K with theSecurities and Exchange Commission indicating that the company hascompleted a private placement of $300 million aggregate principalamount of its 6.06% Series 200</description>
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    <title>KKR, Banks Delay First Data Financing</title>
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    <description>NEW YORK (AP) -- Kohlberg Kravis Roberts Co. failed to reach an agreement with bankers in charge of financing the buyout shop's $26 billion takeover of First Data Corp., and negotiations will resume next week, a person familiar with the talks said. T</description>
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    <title>Silverleaf Resorts, Inc. Announces Increase and Extension to Revolving Credit Fa</title>
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    <description>DALLAS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Silverleaf Resorts, Inc. (NASDAQ: - ) today announced that itsrevolving credit facility through its wholly-owned and fullyconsolidated special purpose finance subsidiary, Silverleaf FinanceIV, LLC (&quot;SF-IV&quot;), a Delaware limite</description>
    <pubDate>2007-09-14</pubDate>
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    <title>ThromboVision Closes $4 Million Series A Financing</title>
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    <description>HOUSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--ThromboVision, Inc., a Houston-based biomedical diagnosticscompany, has completed a $4 million Series A convertible preferredstock financing, led by private equity firm National HealthcareServices and a group of private inve</description>
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    <title>Ohio: School Construction Needs $150M</title>
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    <description>COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) -- The state's agency for school construction must borrow $150 million over the next six weeks to fill a gap created by the end of a bond program and the start of a new funding source, a state panel said. The Ohio School Facilitie</description>
    <pubDate>2007-09-14</pubDate>
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    <title>'Venture Finance Forum With Mark Heesen'</title>
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    <description>TAMPA, Fla., Sept. 13 /PRNewswire/ -- The Florida Venture Forum incollaboration with the University of South Florida Center for Entrepreneurshipis pleased to present &quot;Venture Finance Forum with Mark Heesen&quot; on Friday,October 12, 2007 at the Universit</description>
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    <title>Growing Minnesota Biosciences Industry Participates in BIO Mid-America VentureFo</title>
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    <description>ST. LOUIS PARK, Minn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--LifeScience Alley announces participation planned for the BIOMid-America VentureForum Sept. 24-26, 2007 in Milwaukee, Wis. &quot;The biosciences sector in Minnesota is a key focal point forcontinued growth, and we a</description>
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    <title>OmniCapital Group Invests in Veveo Discovery Service to Bring the World of Web V</title>
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    <description>WESTFIELD, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--OmniCapital Group today announced that it has invested in Veveo,Inc., a technology company delivering the full promise of web videodiscovery to broadband-enabled devices. OmniCapital participated in aninvestment that</description>
    <pubDate>2007-09-13</pubDate>
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    <title>LDR Raises $25 Million in Series C Round</title>
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    <description>AUSTIN, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)--LDR, a privately held company with innovative spinal implants forboth non-fusion and fusion applications, has completed a $25MM SeriesC funding round. Telegraph Hill Partners led the investment along withoriginal inves</description>
    <pubDate>2007-09-13</pubDate>
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    <title>NXP Invests Euro 42 Million in European Mobile Speaker Facility</title>
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    <description>EINDHOVEN, Netherlands--(BUSINESS WIRE)--NXP Semiconductors, the independent semiconductor company foundedby Philips, today announced it will invest Euro 42 million in itsSound Solutions innovation and manufacturing activities in Vienna,Austria in 20</description>
    <pubDate>2007-09-13</pubDate>
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    <title>Planktos Corp. Announces Private Placement Funding</title>
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    <description>FOSTER CITY, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Planktos Corp. (OTCBB: - ) is pleased to announce that it hassecured private placement funding of up to $2,000,000. The Company hasrecently received $1,100,000 in funding and anticipates receiving theremainder of</description>
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    <title>Hilton Hotels Corporation Commences Cash Tender Offers and Related Consent Solic</title>
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    <description>BEVERLY HILLS, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Hilton Hotels Corporation (NYSE: - ; &quot;Hilton&quot;) announced todaythat it has commenced cash tender offers in respect of an aggregate ofapproximately $1.8 billion of its outstanding unsecured debtsecurities, which</description>
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    <title>Ampex and Hillside Sign Letter of Intent to Restructure Pension Notes</title>
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    <description>REDWOOD CITY, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Ampex Corporation (Nasdaq: - ) today announced that it hasentered into a Standstill Agreement with Hillside Capital Incorporated(&quot;Hillside&quot;) that provides 60 days for the parties to completedocumentation which w</description>
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    <title>JMG Exploration Inc. Provides $3,000,000 Loan to Newco Group Limited to Purchase</title>
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    <description>PASADENA, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--JMG Exploration, Inc., (&quot;JMG&quot; or the &quot;Company&quot;) (NYSE ARCA: JMG)(NYSE ARCA: JMG+) today announced it has funded a $3,000,000 loan withinterest at 8% per annum to Newco Group Limited, a limited liabilitycompany organ</description>
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    <title>Diversity Group Announces Reduction of Authorized Share Limit and a Proposed Pri</title>
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    <description>LAS VEGAS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Diversity Group International Inc. (PINK SHEETS: - ): Diversity Group International Inc. is pleased to announce areduction in the authorized share limit and announce a proposedprivate placement. Mr. Les Eveneshen, CEO of D</description>
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    <title>Intelligent Power Amplifiers: Atlanta IC Developer VT Silicon Receives $3.3 Mill</title>
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    <description>ATLANTA--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Atlanta radio-frequency integrated circuit developer VT Siliconhas received a $3.3 million round of financing from California-basedMenlo Ventures. The funding will help the company design and produceprototypes of its new &quot;in</description>
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    <title>Palm Stockholders Approve Transaction Involving Investment by Elevation Partners</title>
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    <description>SUNNYVALE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Palm, Inc., (Nasdaq: - ) today announced that Palm stockholdershave approved proposals that will permit Palm to conclude a $325million investment by Elevation Partners, L.P., borrow up to $400million in an associat</description>
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    <title>Vantrix Secures $12 Million in Series B Funding</title>
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    <description>NEW YORK amp;B Capital. Existing investors Summerhill VenturePartners (the venture arm of Bell Canada Enterprises), EntrepiaVentures, BDC Venture Capital, and Innovacom (the venture arm ofFrance Telecom), have also participated in this round. Vantrix</description>
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    <description>ALBUQUERQUE, N.M.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Santa Fe Gold Corp (OTCBB: - ), a U.S.-based mining andexploration enterprise focused on gold, silver, copper and industrialminerals, announced that beginning with the monthly payment dueNovember 1, 2007, it had el</description>
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    <description>BURLINGTON, N.C.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Laboratory Corporation of America Holdings (LabCorp) (NYSE: - ) announced today that for the period of September 12, 2007 to March11, 2008, its zero coupon subordinated Liquid Yield Option(TM) Notesdue 2021 (LYONs)</description>
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    <title>OpGen Announces $23.6 Million Series A Financing</title>
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    <description>MADISON, Wis., Sept. 12 /PRNewswire/ -- OpGen, Inc., today announced thatthe company has raised $23.6 million in equity financing. The round was ledby CHL Medical Partners, Highland Capital Partners and Versant Ventures, withprevious investor Mason W</description>
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    <description>TOKYO, Sept. 12 /Xinhua-PRNewswire/ -- Zero2IPO, a leading integratedfinancial services firm in China, announced today its first China VentureCapital Forum (&quot;CVCF&quot;) in Japan. The forum was held on Sept. 12th at theMeiji Kinenkan, Tokyo. It was jointl</description>
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    <title>PowerReviews Secures $15 Million in Additional Financing Lead by Lehman Brothers</title>
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    <description>MILLBRAE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--PowerReviews(TM) (), a leader in customerreviews and social merchandising solutions for online retailers, todayannounced it has secured $15 million in additional financing led byLehman Brothers Venture Partners alon</description>
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    <title>Stone &amp;amp; Youngberg Underwrites $93MM in Tax District Financing</title>
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    <description>SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Stone Youngberg, the nation's top-ranked firm in underwritingspecial tax district and tax increment bonds(1), today announced thatit has priced and sold the largest tax increment bond issue in theCommonwealth of Virgin</description>
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    <title>Champion Plans Debt to Buy Newspaper</title>
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    <description>HUNTINGTON, W.Va. (AP) -- Buying The Herald-Dispatch daily newspaper is going to be a financial burden, Champion Industries Inc. said in a report filed Tuesday with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Financing the $77 million purchase with debt</description>
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    <title>The Pittsburgh Life Sciences Greenhouse Adds to Its Investment Portfolio</title>
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    <description>PITTSBURGH, Sept. 11 /PRNewswire/ -- The Pittsburgh Life SciencesGreenhouse (PLSG), the private/public partnership putting the region's lifesciences industry on a fast track for growth, announced that the PLSG hasinvested a total of $570,000 in three</description>
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    <title>SayNow Launches Service for Celebrities to Connect with their Audience Over the</title>
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    <description>PALO ALTO, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--SayNow, a leading provider of phone-based communities, announcedits initial customers and its Series A round of financing. SayNow'sservice enables celebrities to connect with their audience by sendingand receiving</description>
    <pubDate>2007-09-12</pubDate>
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    <title>Bazaarvoice Secures Nearly $9M in Second Round Funding</title>
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    <description>AUSTIN, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Bazaarvoice, the market and technology leader in hosted socialcommerce applications that drive sales, today announced it has secured$8.8 million in a second round of funding from Battery Ventures andAustin Ventures. Ba</description>
    <pubDate>2007-09-11</pubDate>
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    <title>Nutrition 21 Raises $17.75 Million in Convertible Preferred Stock Financing</title>
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    <title>VoodooVox Closes $8.1M Financing Round Led by Softbank Capital</title>
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    <title>TAGSYS Receives $16 Million in Second Tranche of $35 Million Funding Round</title>
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    <title>4Blox Secures Funding to Fuel Development of iSCSI Acceleration Software</title>
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    <title>Splunk Closes $25 Million in Funding Rapid Adoption of IT Search in Data Centers</title>
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    <title>Conn's, Inc. Reports Increase in Securitization Funding Capacity and Addition of</title>
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    <title>CapitalSource Completes Term Financing</title>
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    <description>CHEVY CHASE, Md. (AP) -- CapitalSource Inc. said Tuesday it completed a $1.07 billion term financing of commercial real estate loans. The commercial lender plans to use the proceeds to repay debt under existing credit facilities. The transaction invo</description>
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    <title>Spectrum K12 School Solutions, Inc. Secures $5.7M in Expansion Funding</title>
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    <description>TOWSON, Md.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Spectrum K12 School Solutions Inc, provider of Encore theleading special education and Individualized Education Program (IEP)management software, today announced it has secured an additionalround of venture funding led b</description>
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    <title>Twistbox Entertainment Secures $19.5 Million in Funding Led by VALUEACT CAPITAL(</title>
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    <title>Proud Mary Entertainment Rolls into Regent's $50 million P&amp;amp;A Fund</title>
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    <title>Meecorp Capital Markets to Sponsor L-29 Viper and Pipsqueak L-39C at 44th Annual</title>
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    <description>FORT LEE, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Meecorp Capital Markets (a privately-owned commercial real estatelender specializing in value-added commercial real estate projects)today announced it will sponsor the Delaware Warbirds' award-winningPipsqueak L-39C a</description>
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    <title>Health Evolution Partners Announces Investment Strategy</title>
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    <description>SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Health Evolution Partners, a health care private equity firm,announced today that $500 million of its current commitment will bedirectly invested in late stage health care companies. Another $200million will be investe</description>
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    <title>BiTMICRO Networks Raises $9.3M in Latest Series F Round of Funding</title>
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    <description>FREMONT, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--BiTMICRO Networks, Inc., maker of intelligent flash IDE/ATA, SCSI,and Fibre Channel and SATA solid state disk (SSD) storage solutions,today announced the completion of $9.3 million in Series F fundingwith a team of i</description>
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    <title>SecurView, Inc. Closes on Strategic Investment Funding Round</title>
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    <description>EDISON, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--SecurView, Inc., a leading provider of risk assessment and managedsecurity services, today announced that the company has received astrategic investment from Cisco Systems, Inc., the worldwide leader innetworking for th</description>
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    <title>CRI Technologies Inc. Raises $10 Million in Series A Funding</title>
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    <description>SHELTON, Conn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--CRI Technologies, an independent IT virtualization consulting andprofessional services firm, today announced that it has secured $10million in Series A funding. Commonwealth Capital Ventures and SigmaPartners co-led t</description>
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    <title>Cilion, Inc. Continues to Lead - Closing Debt Financing for Ethanol Facilities</title>
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    <description>GOSHEN, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Cilion, a new biofuels company, today announced the closing of itsfirst round of debt financing for the construction of two ethanolplants in California. Cilion closed on a $105 Million debt packagethat will complement</description>
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    <title>Platinum Studios(R) Completes $5 Million Financing and Files to Go Public</title>
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    <description>LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Platinum Studios, Inc. the owner and rights holder for one of theworld's largest independent libraries of comic book characters, todayannounced that the company recently completed a $5 million round ofequity financing, a</description>
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    <title>Arizona Bay Technology Ventures Closes First Round of Collaborative Venture Fund</title>
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    <description>SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 10 /PRNewswire/ -- Arizona Bay Technology Ventures, aleading venture capital and application development firm, announced today theclose of its Arizona Bay Collaborative Venture Fund. Building on Arizona Bay'ssuccessful track reco</description>
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    <title>Medtronic Makes Equity Investment in NanoCor Therapeutics, Inc.</title>
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    <description>CHAPEL HILL, N.C.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--NanoCor Therapeutics, Inc. (NanoCor) today announces an investmentby Medtronic, Inc. of $3.75 million. NanoCor intends to use thisinvestment to develop and commercialize a gene therapy basedtherapeutic for Congesti</description>
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    <title>Central Garden &amp;amp; Pet Company Announces Proposed Public Offering of Class A C</title>
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    <description>WALNUT CREEK, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Central Garden Pet Company (NASDAQ: - ; NASDAQ: - ) todayannounced that it will offer 10,000,000 shares of Class A common stockto the public. A maximum of 1,500,000 additional shares may be sold bythe Company pu</description>
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    <title>Antigenics Completes $5 Million in Financing</title>
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    <description>NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Antigenics Inc. (NASDAQ: - ) today announced that it hascompleted its previously announced offering of 1,623,377 shares ofcommon stock at a price of $3.08 per share to Fletcher International,Ltd., for gross proceeds of $5 m</description>
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    <title>Monroe Capital Provides $21.5 Million to SMTC Corporation</title>
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    <description>CHICAGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Monroe Capital LLC announced the funding of a $21.5 million termloan to SMTC Corporation (NASDAQ: - ; TSE: - ). Monroe Capitalacted as Sole Arranger and Agent of a term loan credit facility inconjunction with a $40 million s</description>
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    <title>Bioject Completes Financing With VC Firm</title>
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    <description>PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) -- Health care supplier Bioject Medical Technologies Inc. said Friday it completed financing with venture capital firm Partners for Growth LP for a $500,000 term loan. The loan is due in 12 equal monthly installments beginning Oct</description>
    <pubDate>2007-09-08</pubDate>
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    <title>Panama City - Bay County Airport Authority Accepts $26 Million from FAA for Firs</title>
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    <description>PANAMA CITY, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The Panama City - Bay County International Airport and IndustrialDistrict (Airport Authority) today made three critical announcementsfollowing a special meeting on issues related to the relocation of theairport to</description>
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    <title>Bioject Completes Financing with Partners for Growth</title>
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    <description>PORTLAND, Ore.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Bioject Medical Technologies Inc. (Nasdaq: - ), a leadingdeveloper of needle-free drug delivery systems, today announced thatit has entered into a Term Loan and Security Agreement with Partnersfor Growth, L.P. (&quot;PFG&quot;)</description>
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    <title>Multiply Secures Funding of $16.6 Million</title>
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    <description>BOCA RATON, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Multiply, Inc. (), today announced thecompletion of its Series B round of financing in the amount of $16.6million. The round is being led by Silicon Valley-based VantagePointVenture Partners, with participation by P</description>
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    <title>J.C. Flowers Invests $100 Million in The Kessler Group</title>
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    <description>BOSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The Kessler Group, a pioneer in the affinity marketing industryand a leading credit card industry investment banking firm, andinvestment funds affiliated with J.C. Flowers Co. LLC, a privateequity fund focused on the financia</description>
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    <title>Private Equity Groups Warn on Tax Rise</title>
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    <description>WASHINGTON (AP) -- Private equity and hedge fund executives on Thursday warned lawmakers that efforts to raise taxes on their firms' managers could weaken the global competitiveness of U.S. financial markets. That claim was disputed by academics and</description>
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    <title>AIC Ventures Acquires the Facilities of E&amp;amp;E Engineering in Warren, MI</title>
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    <description>AUSTIN, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)--AIC Ventures announced today that it has completed a saleleaseback transaction with EE Engineering, a seller and distributorof products to the automotive, aerospace, appliance, agricultural,furniture, food processing a</description>
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    <title>Advanced Photonix, Inc. Completes Private Placement</title>
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    <description>ANN ARBOR, Mich.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Advanced Photonix, Inc. (AMEX: - ) announced today that itcompleted a private placement with certain institutional investors andmanagement. The placement was for 2,432,000 shares of common stock,with institutional i</description>
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    <title>PBN Sells Strategic 49.9% Stake to WPP</title>
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    <description>MOSCOW--(BUSINESS WIRE)--WPP and The PBN Company today announced a strategic partnership tofurther strengthen PBN's leading position in Russia, Ukraine, otherCIS countries and the Baltics and to leverage the firm's expansioninto other high-opportunit</description>
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    <title>Tweeter Secures $80 Million in New Financing</title>
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    <description>CANTON, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Specialty electronics retailer Tweeter Newco, LLC (&quot;Tweeter&quot;), aprivately held portfolio company of Schultze Asset Management, LLCclient accounts, (&quot;Schultze&quot;) today announced that it has received $80million in new fin</description>
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    <title>Momentum Biofuels, Inc. Closes on Its Private Placement of Common Stock</title>
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    <description>LEAGUE CITY, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)--TONGA CAPITAL CORPORATION (OTCBB: - ; &quot;Tonga&quot;) and itswholly-owned subsidiary, MOMENTUM BIOFUELS, INC. (&quot;Momentum&quot;), todayannounced that on September 4, 2007 the Company closed its privateplacement selling shares</description>
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    <description>CHICAGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--GE Healthcare Financial Services has provided a $320 millionsenior secured credit facility to Saint Vincent Catholic MedicalCenters of New York, one of the largest healthcare systems in the NewYork Metro area. The financing,</description>
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    <description>WOBURN, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--SupplyScape Corporation, the leading provider of software tomaximize product integrity and create business value forpharmaceutical, biotech, medical device companies and their tradingpartners, today announced the compl</description>
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    <description>WASHINGTON (AP) -- To help quash legislation that would raise taxes on private equity and hedge funds, representatives for big business are warning lawmakers that the effort could instead end up hurting the little guy. It's a notion unions and consum</description>
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    <title>California Transportation Commission Allocates $674 Million in New Transportatio</title>
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    <description>SACRAMENTO, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The California Transportation Commission (CTC) approved fundingtoday for an important Southern California transportation project thatwas delayed last month because of the state budget stalemate. The CTC approved f</description>
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    <title>Business 2.0 Magazine Shutting Down</title>
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    <description>SAN FRANCISCO (AP) -- Time Inc. is closing high-tech magazine Business 2.0, abandoning efforts to salvage a publication that survived the dot-com bust only to be doomed by the rise of Internet advertising. Although the San Francisco-based magazine's</description>
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    <title>Altera Announces Credit Facility</title>
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    <description>SAN JOSE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Altera Corporation (NASDAQ: - ) today announced that the companyhas entered into a five-year $750 million unsecured credit facility.At this time, Altera has not borrowed any funds using this facility.The credit agre</description>
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    <title>Antigenics Agrees to Sell Up to $20.25 Million in Common Shares</title>
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    <description>NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Antigenics Inc. (NASDAQ: - ) today announced that it has enteredinto an agreement with Fletcher Asset Management to sell $5 million ofcommon stock to Fletcher pursuant to its S-3 shelf registration. Underthe terms of the tr</description>
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    <description>LONDON, September 5 /PRNewswire/ -- Ideaworks3D, the leading provider ofadvanced mobile gaming technology and content, today announced investmentfrom Japan's leading Venture Capital Company, Japan Asia Investment CompanyLtd.(JAIC). &quot;We are delighted</description>
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    <title>Emporis Completes Multi-Million Euro Financing Round to Drive Growth</title>
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    <title>Atritech Announces Completion of a $22 Million Equity Financing</title>
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    <title>VideoEgg Secures $15 Million in Funding Led by Focus Ventures</title>
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    <title>UltraShape Secures $15.1 Million in New Financing Led by Meritech Capital</title>
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    <description>PALO ALTO, Calif. &amp; YOKNEAM, Israel--(BUSINESS WIRE)--UltraShape, a global leader in non-invasive body contouring, todayannounced it has completed a $15.1 million round of funding. Thefinancing was led by new investor Meritech Capital Partners, withp</description>
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    <title>Groove Mobile Announces Additional $6 Million in Funding to Expand Mobile Music</title>
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    <description>BEDFORD, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Groove Mobile, the world's leading mobile music service provider,announced today that it has received an additional $6 million infunding from ORIX Venture Finance, bringing its total capital raisedto date to $32 milli</description>
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    <title>Metro One Obtains Release of $1.7 Million From Restricted Cash Balance</title>
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    <title>Record Deal Sizes Push European Venture Capital Investment to Euro 1.14B in 2nd</title>
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    <title>Hyperion Therapeutics Secures $40 Million In Series B Round</title>
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    <title>GenVec Announces Increased Funding for FMD Vaccine Program from the U.S. Departm</title>
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    <description>GAITHERSBURG, Md.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--GenVec, Inc. (Nasdaq: - ) announced today that it has executedthe first option period from the previously announced agreement withthe U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) that will provide $5.6million over th</description>
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    <title>Atempo Secures $22 Million in Expansion Capital</title>
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    <description>PALO ALTO, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Atempo, Inc., a leading provider of cross-platform data protectionand archiving solutions, today announced that it has raised $22million in Series B funding to drive the company's continued globalexpansion. New inv</description>
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    <title>American Uranium Corporation Closes Private Placement</title>
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    <description>DENVER--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dr. Robert Rich, President and CEO of American Uranium Corp.(OTCBB: - ; &quot;AUUM&quot;), is pleased to announce that the Company hasclosed a private placement for gross proceeds of $6,065,125 USD at$0.75 per unit, with each unit cons</description>
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    <title>The Shidler Group Sells Gold Coast Business Center in Kona</title>
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    <description>HONOLULU--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The Shidler Group affiliate, Gold Coast Kona LLC, has sold theGold Coast Business Center located in Kailua-Kona. The property, whichconsists of eight buildings and comprises 104,988 square feet, waspurchased by FP Gold Coas</description>
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    <title>DynAmerica Manufacturing Opens New Facility in Mexico</title>
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    <description>CHICAGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--TMB Industries (&quot;TMB&quot;) announces the opening of a new green-fieldmanufacturing facility in Apodaca, Mexico to support the growingdemand for products from TMB portfolio company, DynAmericaManufacturing, LLC. The Apodaca facil</description>
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    <title>CA Closes $1 Billion Credit Facility</title>
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    <description>ISLANDIA, N.Y.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--CA, Inc. (NYSE: - ) today announced it has entered into a $1billion, five-year unsecured revolving credit facility that willexpire August 2012. The new facility replaces an existing $1 billionfour-year facility execut</description>
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    <title>Gold Reef Agrees to $1.6B Buyout</title>
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    <description>LONDON (AP) -- Ethos Private Equity, a consortium that includes Goldman Sachs Group Inc., Tuesday said that South Africa casino operator Gold Reef Resorts Ltd. has agreed to a $1.6 billion buyout. The consortium also includes Gold Reef management and</description>
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    <title>Fluor Endows Supply Chain and Logistics Chair at Clemson University</title>
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    <description>GREENVILLE, S.C.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Fluor Corporation (NYSE: - ) announced today that it presentedClemson University with a $2 million gift that matches a State ofSouth Carolina award of $2 million through the South Carolina Centersof Economic Excelle</description>
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    <title>AmCOMP Announces $30 Million Line of Credit with Regions Bank</title>
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    <description>NORTH PALM BEACH, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--AmCOMP, Inc. (Nasdaq: - ) today announced that it has received acommitment for a $30 million secured non-revolving line of credit fromRegions Bank. AmCOMP expects that the loan will be finalized anddefinitive</description>
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    <title>Sysix Secures Two Key Banking Relationships</title>
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    <description>CHICAGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sysix Solutions Inc., a global technology provider, announcedtoday that they have finalized an agreement with LaSalle Bank toprovide a full-service credit line for its leasing subsidiary SysixFinancial, LLC. In addition, the</description>
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    <title>FirstLight Financial Corporation Serves as Lead Arranger of $36MM in Senior Cred</title>
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    <description>OLD GREENWICH, Conn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--FirstLight Financial Corporation (&quot;FirstLight&quot;) announced todaythat it served as lead arranger and administrative agent of a $36million senior credit facility for a portfolio company of LinxPartners, LLC (&quot;Linx&quot;</description>
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    <title>Washington Property Expands Presence in Silver Spring, MD</title>
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    <description>SILVER SPRING, Md.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Washington Property Company is continuing to play a leading rolein Silver Spring with the recent refinancing of 8616 Cameron St. (nowoccupied by L.A. Fitness) as well as plans for a new 16-story, luxuryapartment c</description>
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    <title>BioForce Nanosciences Completes Financing</title>
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    <description>AMES, Iowa--(BUSINESS WIRE)--BioForce Nanosciences Holdings, Inc. (OTCBB: - ) today announcedthe completion of a financing transaction worth up to $3.45 million.The fixed price transaction involved sales to an institutionalinvestor of Series A 8% Con</description>
    <pubDate>2007-09-04</pubDate>
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    <title>Amish Naturals Completes $6 Million Private Placement Funding</title>
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    <description>HOLMESVILLE, Ohio--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Amish Naturals, Inc. (OTC Bulletin Board: - ), maker of premiumorganic pastas, today announced that it has executed a securitiespurchase agreement and closed a private placement transaction with aninstitutional inv</description>
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    <title>GE Antares Provides $208.75 Million Credit Facility for a Leading Manufacturer a</title>
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    <description>CHICAGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--GE Antares Capital today announced it served as administrativeagent for a $208.75 million senior secured credit facility for therecapitalization of Woodstream Corporation, a portfolio company ofBrockway Moran Partners and Co</description>
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    <title>AMERICAN SYSTEMS Secures $75 Million Credit Facility</title>
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    <description>CHANTILLY, Va.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--AMERICAN SYSTEMS, an employee-owned government and commercial ITsolutions provider, today announced that the company has secured a $75million line of credit from Wachovia Bank, N.A., to support itsaggressive acquisiti</description>
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    <title>X-Change Corp. Closes on $4.4 Million Financing Commitment</title>
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    <description>DALLAS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--X-Change Corporation (OTCBB: - ) through its wholly ownedsubsidiary, AirGATE Technologies, Inc., is a leader in specializedwireless technologies, including RFID. The Company announced today ithas secured a financing arrangeme</description>
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    <title>AMETEK Completes Private Placement of $450 Million in Senior Notes</title>
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    <description>PAOLI, Pa.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--AMETEK, Inc. (NYSE: - ) announced that it has completed the saleof $450 million in Senior Notes in a private placement withinstitutional investors. The Notes will be funded in December 2007 for$370 million and in July 200</description>
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    <title>Kum &amp;amp; Go Presents Lance Armstrong with Donations from Iowans</title>
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    <description>WEST DES MOINES, Iowa--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Iowa's Kum Go convenience stores raised more than $27,000 forthe Lance Armstrong Foundation (LAF) during a fundraising push duringRAGBRAI. Brenda Heeren, general manager of the Kum Go store thatraised the most</description>
    <pubDate>2007-09-03</pubDate>
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    <title>Argon ST Announces Stock Repurchase Program</title>
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    <description>FAIRFAX, Va.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Argon ST, Inc. (NASDAQ: - ), today announced that its Board ofDirectors has authorized a stock repurchase program of up to a totalof 2,000,000 shares of its common stock. The Company will finance the repurchase program</description>
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    <title>Brooke Credit Corporation Increases Lending Facility to $150 Million</title>
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    <description>OVERLAND PARK, Kan.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Brooke Credit Corporation (OTC Bulletin Board: - , - , - )today announced that its lending facility with DZ Bank AG DeutscheZentral-Genossenschaftsbank (DZ Bank) has been increased from $80million to $150 million</description>
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    <title>Realogy Corporation and PHH Mortgage Announce $596,000 Donation to Benefit Eight</title>
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    <description>PARSIPPANY, N.J. reg;, Coldwell Banker, ColdwellBanker Commercial, The Corcoran Group, ERA, Sotheby'sInternational Realty, NRT Incorporated, Cartus and Title ResourceGroup. Headquartered in Parsippany, N.J., Realogy ()has approximately 15,000 employe</description>
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    <title>NewMarket Corporation Completes Stock Repurchase Program</title>
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    <description>RICHMOND, Va.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--NewMarket Corporation (NYSE: - ) announced today that it hascompleted the open-market repurchase of $50 million of its commonstock. On December 16, 2005, the Board of Directors approved a sharerepurchase program that a</description>
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    <title>TeleSphere Announces Investment by Hawkeye Capital</title>
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    <description>PHOENIX--(BUSINESS WIRE)--TeleSphere, a Phoenix-based managed telecommunications andInternet services provider, announced today that Hawkeye Capital, LLC,a venture capital firm led by well known telecom executive JohnChapple, has made an investment o</description>
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    <title>Calif. to Help Build Biodiesel Plant</title>
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    <description>STOCKTON, Calif. (AP) -- State officials approved giving $8 million to a Southern California company building a biodiesel plant at the Port of Stockton. The tax-free bond financing is intended to help underwrite development costs for the renewable fu</description>
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    <title>Quorum Public Affairs, Inc. Announces New Line of Service for Emerging Companies</title>
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    <description>AUSTIN, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Quorum Public Affairs, Inc., an Austin-based public affairs firm,is announcing a new line of consulting service for emerging companiesin Texas. The announcement was made today at a statewide conferencehosted by the Tex</description>
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    <title>BAE Systems AH Inc. Issues Notice of Fundamental Change for Its Convertible Note</title>
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    <description>WASHINGTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--BAE Systems AH Inc. (formerly Armor Holdings, Inc.) (the&quot;Company&quot;), a wholly owned subsidiary of BAE Systems, Inc., todayissued a notice of fundamental change pursuant to the indenture underwhich its 2.00% Senior Subordin</description>
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    <title>Rivermine Achieves Major Milestones During First Half of 2007</title>
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    <description>FAIRFAX, Va.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Experiencing unprecedented growth this year, Rivermine, a leadingprovider of telecom expense management (TEM) solutions, todayannounced its mid-year milestones. More than 85 companies now useRivermine's solutions, and s</description>
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    <title>Global Wataire Inc. Secures $10 Million Funding Commitment</title>
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    <description>NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Global Wataire Inc. (GWI) (OTCBB: - ; BCN:M3N1) announced todaythat it has signed a $10 million Investment Agreement with DutchessPrivate Equities Fund Ltd. to provide long-term expansion capital tothe Company. Sydney Harla</description>
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    <title>@Ventures Invests in Propel Biofuels, Inc.</title>
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    <description>WALTHAM, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--@Ventures, the venture capital business of CMGI, Inc.(NASDAQ: - ), announced today that it has made a $2.0 millioninvestment in Propel Biofuels, Inc., a biofuels retailing anddistribution company. @Ventures led the co</description>
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    <title>Calif. Startup Targets Music Fans</title>
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    <description>SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) -- Being a groupie can be as easy as picking up the phone. &quot;I love you, Tyrese!&quot; a female caller shouts in a message to the RB singer. &quot;Yo, Rihanna, I just wanted to say thank you for the good work. I love ya,&quot; a male caller fro</description>
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    <title>Houlihan Smith Serves as Exclusive Advisor to Grocery Shopping Network on First</title>
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    <description>CHICAGO, Aug. 29 /PRNewswire/ -- Houlihan Smith Company, Inc.(&quot;Houlihan&quot;) acted as exclusive financial advisor to its long time clientGrocery Shopping Network, Inc. (&quot;GSN&quot;) for its Series A round of venturecapital financing. The $7.0 million equity f</description>
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    <title>BridgeCo Closes $17M in Latest Venture Finance Round</title>
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    <description>LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)--BridgeCo Inc. (), a leading provider of digitalhome networking solutions, recently closed a venture financing round.The provider of processor IC and software platforms that connectconsumer electronics to computers and th</description>
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    <title>Trilogy Studios Completes Series B Funding Round</title>
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    <description>SANTA MONICA, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Videogame and virtual world development company, Trilogy Studios,announced today the completion of its second round of independentequity funding, totaling $3.2 million. The funds will be allocated toexpand the c</description>
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    <title>Presidio Pharmaceuticals Closes $26 Million Series B Financing</title>
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    <description>SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Presidio Pharmaceuticals, Inc, a specialty pharmaceutical companyfocused on developing and commercializing novel, small moleculecompounds for the treatment of HIV-1, HCV and other chronic viralinfections, announced tod</description>
    <pubDate>2007-09-02</pubDate>
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    <title>GE Corporate Lending Provides C$600 Million Credit Facility to Saskatchewan Whea</title>
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    <description>NORWALK, Conn. amp; Defense;Automotive Automotive Parts; Chemicals Plastics; Construction;Food, Beverage Agribusiness; Financial Business Services; ForestProducts; General Manufacturing; Metals and Mining; Technology Electronics; and Transportation.</description>
    <pubDate>2007-09-02</pubDate>
    <category>Venture Capital</category>
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    <title>EndoGastric Solutions Raises $30 Million to Fund US Commercialization</title>
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    <description>REDMOND, Wash., Aug. 29 /PRNewswire/ -- EndoGastric Solutions(TM), theworld leader in natural orifice surgery (NOS), announces that it has completeda $30 million round of private financing. The financing, EndoGastricSolutions' Series D Round, was led</description>
    <pubDate>2007-09-02</pubDate>
    <category>Venture Capital</category>
    <author>秩名</author>
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    <title>Jive Software Receives $15 Million from Sequoia Capital</title>
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    <description>PORTLAND, Ore.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jive Software, a developer of award-winning collaborationsoftware, today announced it has received $15 million in funding fromSequoia Capital. Jive Software, which has been profitable since its2001 inception, will use</description>
    <pubDate>2007-09-02</pubDate>
    <category>Venture Capital</category>
    <author>秩名</author>
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    <title>Neuberger Berman Real Estate Income Fund Inc. Stockholders Elect Class I Directo</title>
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    <description>NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Neuberger Berman Real Estate Income Fund Inc. (NYSE: - )announced that each of the individuals who had been nominated by theFund's Board of Directors for election as a Clas