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            <title><![CDATA[Searchlight Capital’s Zinterhofer Sees Bifurcated M&A Market]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Wed, 06 May 2026 18:51:35 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Meet Long Lake, Which is Applying AI to Your Business and Also Doing $6 Billion Take-Privates]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[A look behind Long Lake, an under-the-radar firm that announced a $6.3 billion take-private today.]]></description>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Liana Baker]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Mon, 04 May 2026 19:05:01 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[War, Fuel Prices Seen Steering Travel Industry Toward M&A]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Wed, 29 Apr 2026 19:49:14 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Arlington Capital Acquires Nuclear Engineering Firm Enercon]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Michael Hytha]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Wed, 29 Apr 2026 11:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Starboard’s Jeff Smith Sees Opportunity as Companies Struggle With AI]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Starboard is backing the incoming CarMax CEO to reverse the used car retailer’s fortunes.]]></description>
            <link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/newsletters/2026-03-11/starboard-s-jeff-smith-sees-opportunity-as-companies-struggle-with-ai</link>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Dani Burger]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Wed, 11 Mar 2026 20:22:39 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Solomon Partners Hires Raymond James’ Ian O’Neal for Tech Deals]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Liana Baker]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Mon, 05 Jan 2026 13:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[M&A Ends Second-Biggest Year Ever With Tech, Cross-Border Surge]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[AI and take-private transactions, deals for US targets mark big,  volatile year]]></description>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Michael Hytha]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Wed, 31 Dec 2025 19:05:42 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Warner Bros. Discovery’s ‘Masterful’ M&A Move]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Ross Gerber says future of Hollywood is at stake in battle for Warner Bros.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Tue, 23 Dec 2025 16:12:33 GMT</pubDate>
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                <media:description>Warner Bros. Studios in Burbank, California, US, on Tuesday, Dec. 9, 2025. Paramount Skydance Corp. and Netflix Inc. — the entertainment heavyweights locked in a bidding war for Warner Bros. Discovery Inc. — are girding for a battle they predict will stretch well into 2026. Photographer: Ethan Swope/Bloomberg</media:description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Medline Scores Year-topping $6.26 Billion IPO Without the Glitz]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Medline’s private equity sponsors bumped up the size of company’s IPO.]]></description>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Michael Hytha]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Wed, 17 Dec 2025 20:20:22 GMT</pubDate>
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                <media:description>Jim Boyle, chief executive officer of Medline Inc., center, rings the opening bell during the company&apos;s initial public offering (IPO) at the Nasdaq MarketSite in New York, US, on Wednesday, Dec. 17, 2025. Medline Inc. shares are indicated to open 6.9% above their initial public offering price, after the medical supplier raised $6.26 billion in the year’s biggest listing. Photographer: Michael Nagle/Bloomberg </media:description>
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            <title><![CDATA[RapidSOS Tops $1 Billion Value With Apax Digital Investment]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Liana Baker]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Wed, 19 Nov 2025 11:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Medline Discloses More IPO Underwriters Along With Growing Sales]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Michael Hytha]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Tue, 04 Nov 2025 23:06:53 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[EQT Invests in Legal Startup Harvey to Fuel International Growth]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Mon, 06 Oct 2025 11:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[BofA Trailblazers Event Draws Humanoids, Supercomputers]]></title>
            <link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/newsletters/2025-09-19/bofa-trailblazers-event-draws-humanoids-supercomputers</link>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Michael Hytha]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Fri, 19 Sep 2025 17:51:38 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Klarna Leads Pack of IPO Hopefuls as ECM Market Opens on a High]]></title>
            <link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/newsletters/2025-09-10/klarna-leads-pack-of-ipo-hopefuls-as-ecm-market-opens-on-a-high</link>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Michael Hytha]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Wed, 10 Sep 2025 19:03:01 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[A Closer Look at Dealmakers' $1 Trillion Summer: Bloomberg Deals]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Michael Hytha]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Fri, 29 Aug 2025 18:24:39 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Figma’s Meteoric Debut May — At Last —  Spark IPO Rebound]]></title>
            <link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/newsletters/2025-07-31/figma-s-meteoric-debut-may-at-last-spark-ipo-rebound</link>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Michael Hytha]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Thu, 31 Jul 2025 18:25:36 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Bluestone-Backed Sports Platform Volo Acquires Rival ZogSports]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Michael Hytha]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Thu, 26 Jun 2025 11:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[QXO Offers to Buy Building Materials Firm GMS for $5 Billion]]></title>
            <link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-06-19/qxo-offers-to-buy-building-materials-company-gms-for-5-billion</link>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Michael Hytha]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Thu, 19 Jun 2025 00:55:13 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Crown Castle Sells Its Fiber Business for Combined $8.5 Billion]]></title>
            <link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-03-13/crown-castle-sells-its-fiber-business-for-combined-8-5-billion</link>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Michelle F Davis]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Thu, 13 Mar 2025 23:18:26 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Payday and Peril for Dealmakers: What to Keep Your Eye on in 2025]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Michael Hytha]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Thu, 02 Jan 2025 16:35:13 GMT</pubDate>
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