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HY Fund Inflows Set Record

High-yield bond funds took in more than $1 billion for the week ended March 10, research firm EPFR Global announced today. The total marks the highest weekly inflow since the firm began tracking fund flows.

Cerberus Backs GeoEye

Cerberus Capital Management will back GeoEye Inc., providing up to $100 million in debt and buying stock. Private equity began making consolidation plays in the government services space late last year.

Greentech Grows Private Placement Effort

Greentech Capital Advisors has nabbed Deutsche Bank private placement veteran Heather Smith to spearhead its efforts in the market.

Houlihan Launches Fin Tech Group

Houlihan Lokey hired Robert Hyer Jr. as a managing director in charge of its new financial technology banking group.

Lone Star to Sell Korean Bank Stake

Lone Star Funds is selling its majority interest in Korea Exchange Bank. This isn’t Lone Star’s first attempt at a sale.

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C.P. Eaton Expands Ranks

C.P. Eaton Partners hired Loren Boston, a fundraising veteran and former global head of origination for Bank of America Merrill Lynch's private-equity funds group, as part of the advisory firm's efforts to grab market share from larger rivals.

Scoping the Tech Horizon

For all the bullishness over tech M&A, no one seems ready to proclaim the market fully open, nor does anyone predict another banner year like 2007, when $193 billion of tech transactions were completed.

Agribusiness Banking Crops Up Anew on Wall Street

Investment bankers have found that, at a time when food commodity prices are above historical levels, interest is heightened in cross-border transactions among agribusiness companies.

A Consumer Sector with a Healthy M&A Appetite

Food-and-beverage companies are seeking both product growth and distribution efficiency through acquisitions.

Arriving in Familiar Territory

Shannon Lowry Nagle’s first day as a partner in Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson’s bankruptcy and restructuring practice may have been this week, but she’s no stranger to Fried Frank partners such as Gary Kaplan and Brad Eric Scheler.

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