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        <title><![CDATA[Aaron Kirchfeld]]></title>
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            <title><![CDATA[Apollo, Bain Among Bidders for Continental Industrial Unit]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Aaron Kirchfeld]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Mon, 23 Mar 2026 17:17:10 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[British Airway Parent Leans Toward Dropping TAP Air Portugal Pursuit]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Fri, 20 Mar 2026 16:53:31 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Unilever Considers Potential Separation of Food Assets]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Tue, 17 Mar 2026 18:37:06 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Kone’s Latest TK Elevator Pitch Helps Lift M&A Market]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Finland-based Kone has been pursuing TK Elevator for at least six years.]]></description>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Aaron Kirchfeld]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Tue, 17 Mar 2026 18:31:24 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Kone Is Said in Discussions to Acquire Competitor TK Elevator]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Swetha Gopinath]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Mon, 16 Mar 2026 17:06:24 GMT</pubDate>
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                <media:description>Shares in Kone have risen around 4.6% in Helsinki over the last 12 months. Photographer: Roni Rekomaa/Bloomberg</media:description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Apollo in Talks for Stake in Syntegon at €4 Billion Value]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Eyk Henning]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Mon, 16 Mar 2026 11:54:33 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Triton Partners Raises €5.5 Billion for Delayed Flagship Fund]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Swetha Gopinath]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Sun, 15 Mar 2026 20:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Drake-Backed Dave’s Hot Chicken Explores Sale of Its European Franchise]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Swetha Gopinath]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Thu, 12 Mar 2026 17:31:45 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Defense Deals Line Up From Florida to Frankfurt]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Equipment deployed in Ukraine is now being eyed for use in the escalating Middle East conflict.]]></description>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Aaron Kirchfeld]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Mon, 09 Mar 2026 17:01:06 GMT</pubDate>
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                <media:description>An Ascalon 120 canon manufactured by KNDS at the Eurosatory Defense and Security expo in Paris, France, on Tuesday, June 18, 2024. Eurosatory is a global event for defense and security manufacturers held every two years in Paris. Photographer: Nathan Laine/Bloomberg</media:description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Advent Said to Weigh $4 Billion Sale of Naval Defense Asset]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Mon, 09 Mar 2026 14:50:17 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Trump Family’s Defense Investments Grow With New Drone Deal]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Annie Massa]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Mon, 09 Mar 2026 13:56:55 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Dealmakers See Iran War Stymieing M&A With Delays, Diligence]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Matthew Monks]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Fri, 06 Mar 2026 15:00:29 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Ukraine Battlefield Tech Firm UFORCE Tops $1 Billion Valuation]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Veena Ali-Khan]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Thu, 05 Mar 2026 07:30:00 GMT</pubDate>
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                <media:description>UFORCE’s most prominent technologies include MAGURA maritime drones. Photographer: Andrew Kravchenko/Bloomberg</media:description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Arcline Enters Battle for UK Aerospace Supplier Senior]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Aaron Kirchfeld]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Wed, 04 Mar 2026 20:41:13 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Blackstone Consortium Makes Non-Binding Cash Bid for Senior]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Swetha Gopinath]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Tue, 03 Mar 2026 09:06:07 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Oaktree Said to Select Banks to Help Arrange Utmost’s London IPO]]></title>
            <link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-03-02/oaktree-said-to-select-banks-to-help-arrange-utmost-s-london-ipo</link>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Pablo Mayo Cerqueiro]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Mon, 02 Mar 2026 18:40:50 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Zurich Said to Near Deal for Beazley Funded by Equity Sale]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Aaron Kirchfeld]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Fri, 27 Feb 2026 14:24:29 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Blackstone and Brookfield Among Bidders for €8 Billion Volkswagen Unit]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Aaron Kirchfeld]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Fri, 27 Feb 2026 11:51:18 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[BNP Paribas Rises to Take Goldman’s UK Crown, For Now]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[French bank is a surprise early leader in the UK’s advisory rankings in 2026.]]></description>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Aaron Kirchfeld]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Thu, 26 Feb 2026 16:57:52 GMT</pubDate>
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                <media:description>A a BNP Paribas SA office building in the financial district in Warsaw, Poland, on Wednesday, Jan. 7, 2026. Poland’s central bank is due to announce its next interest rate decision on Jan. 14. Photographer: Damian Lemanski/Bloomberg</media:description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Honeywell Slashes Deal Price for Johnson Matthey’s Catalyst]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Liana Baker]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Mon, 23 Feb 2026 07:25:58 GMT</pubDate>
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