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BarCap Names Lead Paper/Packaging Banker

July 23, 2008 - Barclays Capital said on Wednesday it named James Paris as a managing director and head of paper and packaging industries in its investment banking division.

Goldman Gets Four From UBS

July 22, 2008 - Goldman Sachs has hired four senior bankers from the recently shuttered public finance group at UBS Securities, including former head of municipal banking Jeff Scruggs. Meanwhile, Mark Florian, head of Goldman's infrastructure banking team, is leaving the firm.

Second-Quarter Commercial Bankruptcy Filings Soar

July 21, 2008 - Commercial bankruptcy filings jumped by 45% in the first half of 2008 over last year, and rose by 17% in the second quarter.

BofA Grows Equity Research Platform

July 16, 2008 - Bank of America heeded investor demand by hiring nine additional analysts for its equity research division, the firm's head of equity research, Michael Rietbrock, told IDD.

CIT Sells Hospital Out Of Bankruptcy

July 14, 2008 - CIT Group advised Victory Memorial Hospital and its unsecured creditors committee on the $44.9 million sale of the healthcare provider's Brooklyn, N.Y., campus site and two operating businesses. The US Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern District of New York recently approved the transaction.

Huron Expands Healthcare Presence

July 14, 2008 - Huron Consulting Group has moved to fortify its healthcare and education consulting practice, sealing an agreement to acquire hospital and health systems management consulting company Stockamp & Associates for $219 million earlier this week.

Maxim Group Enhances PIPE Capabilities

July 5, 2008 - Maxim Group has hired two professionals who specialize in structuring private investments in public equity (PIPE) securities.

Needham Appoints Private Placements Head

July 1, 2008 - Peter Bennett, formerly head of private placements at Deutsche Bank, Piper Jaffray and Lazard Middle Market, has been tapped to lead the private placement group at Needham & Co.

Merrill Hires 30 Ex-UBS Muni Bankers

June 30, 2008 - Merrill Lynch has scooped up nearly 30 public finance bankers from the ranks of the now-shuttered municipal group at UBS--taking advantage of a 'once-in-a-decade opportunity' as its Wall Street neighbors shed staff to cope with subprime market-related losses, the firm's municipal chairman said.

Ratings Actions & Outlooks

June 30, 2008 - The latest ratings downgrades and outlooks from Moody's and S&P.

Bear Muni Healthcare Team Joins RBC

June 26, 2008 - A seven-member team of municipal finance healthcare bankers from Bear Stearns has resurfaced at RBC Capital Markets.

Ratings Actions & Outlooks

June 23, 2008 - Some of the key ratings downgrades and revised outlooks from Moody's and S&P.

Leerink Further Adds To I-Banking Group

June 19, 2008 - Continuing its expansion, Leerink Swann has made hires in its investment banking business in the mergers and acquisitions and corporate finance groups.

Blackstone Makes Home Healthcare Play

June 19, 2008 - The Blackstone Group has sallied forth with a bid to acquire Apria Healthcare Group for roughly $1.6 billion.

Life-Science Researcher Immunicon Files For Protection

June 16, 2008 - Immunicon Corp., a developer of cell- and molecular-based human diagnostic and life science research products, filed for bankruptcy protection in Delaware's bankruptcy court.