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        <title><![CDATA[Liana Baker - US Deals Managing Editor]]></title>
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            <title><![CDATA[Bridge Growth Raises $790 Million to Extend Hold on Solace]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Liana Baker]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Tue, 05 May 2026 09:00:00 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[Amex-Backed Corporate Travel Firm to Sell to Startup Backed by General Catalyst, Alpha Wave]]></title>
            <link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-05-04/amex-gbt-said-to-near-sale-to-general-catalyst-alpha-wave-backed-long-lake</link>
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            <pubDate>Mon, 04 May 2026 11:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Versant’s SportsEngine to Sell to Genstar’s PlayMetrics]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Liana Baker]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Fri, 01 May 2026 14:05:08 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Activist Starboard Pushes for Lamb Weston to Hold Investor Day]]></title>
            <link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-04-30/activist-starboard-pushes-for-lamb-weston-to-hold-investor-day</link>
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            <pubDate>Thu, 30 Apr 2026 11:50:29 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Dynatrace to Discuss Ideas With Starboard After Firm Takes Stake]]></title>
            <link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-04-28/dynatrace-to-discuss-ideas-with-starboard-after-firm-takes-stake</link>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Liana Baker]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Tue, 28 Apr 2026 18:07:15 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Natixis Sells Down Stake in US Boutique Adviser Solomon Partners]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Crystal Tse]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Tue, 28 Apr 2026 16:12:12 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[AI Legal Firm Manifest OS Raises Funds at $750 Million Value]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Liana Baker]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Tue, 28 Apr 2026 13:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Dynatrace Rallies on Report That Starboard Value Took a Stake]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Liana Baker]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Tue, 28 Apr 2026 00:04:37 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Starboard Builds Stake in Flowserve, Push for Changes]]></title>
            <link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-04-27/starboard-is-said-to-build-stake-in-flowserve-push-for-changes</link>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Liana Baker]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Mon, 27 Apr 2026 18:48:46 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[NFL Drafts a Future in Flag Football]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[The NFL is looking ahead with plans for a new professional flag football league.]]></description>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Liana Baker]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Thu, 23 Apr 2026 14:03:02 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Honeywell Is Said to Near Sale of Warehouse Services Unit to AIP]]></title>
            <link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-04-23/honeywell-is-said-to-near-sale-of-warehouse-services-unit-to-aip</link>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[David Carnevali]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Thu, 23 Apr 2026 09:30:00 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Honeywell to Sell Productivity Business in $1.4 Billion Deal]]></title>
            <link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-04-20/honeywell-said-close-to-selling-unit-to-brady-for-1-4-billion</link>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Liana Baker]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Mon, 20 Apr 2026 10:30:29 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[H.I.G. Capital Appoints Brian Schwartz as First Non-Founder CEO]]></title>
            <link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-04-07/h-i-g-capital-appoints-brian-schwartz-as-first-non-founder-ceo</link>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Veena Ali-Khan]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Tue, 07 Apr 2026 10:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Activist Investor Irenic Builds Stake in Snap, Calls for Changes]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Liana Baker]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Tue, 31 Mar 2026 14:51:32 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Elliott Said to Take Multibillion-Dollar Stake in Synopsys]]></title>
            <link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-03-22/elliott-is-said-to-take-multibillion-dollar-stake-in-synopsys</link>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Liana Baker]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Sun, 22 Mar 2026 23:22:35 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Elliott Builds Stake in Invisalign-Maker Align Technology]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Michelle F Davis]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Thu, 19 Mar 2026 01:12:32 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Starboard Takes $350 Million CarMax Stake, Seeks Board Seats]]></title>
            <link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-03-11/activist-starboard-is-said-to-build-350-million-stake-in-carmax</link>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Ryan Gould]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Wed, 11 Mar 2026 00:06:47 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Irenic Hires Apollo’s Wang in Private Equity Push for Hedge Fund]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Liana Baker]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Mon, 09 Mar 2026 13:01:14 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Agilent Buys Medical Instruments Maker Biocare for $950 Million]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Liana Baker]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Mon, 09 Mar 2026 06:01:17 GMT</pubDate>
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