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Deal-making risks, including lack of IT due diligence during acquisitions, remain

ZweigWhite, is pleased to announce the appointments of Jeff Clark as Managing Director and Principal and Hobson Hogan as Principal with ZweigWhite’s Mergers and Acquisition Services practice.

Amadeus wraps up its $1.7 billion (€1.3 billion) initial public offering in Madrid.

As the SEC moves ahead with its fraud charges against Goldman Sachs Group Inc, Lloyd Blankfein maintains the firm has not done anything wrong.

Writing off fewer bad loans the small and mid-market lender posts surprise first quarter profit.

Prudential is facing raising opposition to the $35.5 billion bid to buy AIA, which could result in a breakup of the British insurer.

HSBC CEO says they are not in the running for a slice of the South Korean bank.

Treasury instructs Morgan Stanley to prepare 1.5 billion shares for sale.

Triton bids to buy insolvent department store chain in its entirety.

Stifel Financial Corp’s deal offers a 74% premium.

Swiss banking giant optimistic for 2010.

Massive $1.9 billion private equity portfolio deal.

Carlyle Group is to invest $600 million in a joint venture with RPK Capital Management to buy commercial aviation assets.

The Wall Street bank easily beats analyst’s expectations

The world’s second largest search engine’s first quarter results beat Wall Street expectations but sales failed to measure up.

Google is in talks to buy airline IT and software firm ITA Software Inc.

Stone Point Capital LLC and Hellman &Friedman agree to Sedgwick acquisition.

Goldman Sach’s first quarter earnings nearly doubled, beating forecasts, and the UK’s financial regulator launches a formal probe against the Wall Street bank.

We take a look at gifts tailor made for those for whom money is no object.

Consumer goods giant will be looking for bids over $839 million from the auction.

American Capital’s shares reach 17-month high after news of the cash injection.

As the global economic economy eases conditions, Citigroup Inc posts best result in over two years.

As part of Citigroup’s global restructuring it is to sell three hedge fund businesses to SkyBridge.

Ex Northrop Grumman Corp CFO steps into BoA position.

As part of its drive to pay back its bail-out debt AIG’s aircraft sale raises $2 billion.

After raising an additional $2.25 billion the Carlyle Asia Partners III fund is now one of the region’s largest private equity funds.

This latest deal effectively represents GMAC’s exit from the European mortgage market.

The $1 billion cash deal will be one of the biggest leveraged buyouts of a publicly trade U.S. firm since the onset of the global financial crisis.

Henderson confirms that talks are underway to purchase RidgeWorth Capital businesses.

Swiss banking giant hopes big profits will lift customer confidence after recent challenges.

Indian energy giant Reliance Industries to pay $1.7 billion for a stake in Atlas’s Marcellus Shale acreage.

Global hedge fund assets should hit $2 trillion by year end according to recent survey.

One of China’s largest banks could put together the world’s largest ever IPO.

British Airways and Iberia’s merger will create the world’s third largest airline.

Only 2 years after acquiring Bebo, AOL admits it was a costly mistake.

Over 40 companies have shown interest in acquiring RBK’s Global Merchant (GMS) unit.

Indian print media business to receive $50 million investment from Blackstone Group.

HSBC Global Asset Management to launch Ucits-compliant emerging markets fund.

Private equity firm raises $1.1 billion for its first financial services fund, Carlyle Global Financial Services Partners.

Virgin Money aims to buy the branch network of Royal Bank of Scotland and Ross deal could be the ace in the hole.

After music giant EMI failed to secure a licensing deal for its North American rights the firms owner, Terra Firma is likely to be forced back to investors for more vital cash.

Samsung Life Insurance aims to raise what may be South Korea’s biggest IPO for 2010.

Recently announced deals highlight that companies are taking advantage of traditional banks unwillingness to lend money after the global economic crisis.

NASDAQ listed Knight Capital to acquire mortgage Company.

Antitrust regulators on both sides of the Atlantic have granted approval to Cisco Systems Inc. on Tandberg deal.

The Treasury is hoping to sell its 27% Citi stake before the end of the year.

Arthur J. Gallagher & Co., announce they have signed a definitive agreement to buy First City Partnership Ltd’s insurance brokerage business.

In an off market trade Pacific Road will take on 10% of the firm from CSIRO.

As Australian banks continue to try to pick up assets of struggling foreign lenders, CIT Group be next.

German buy-out firm Triton gets powerful ally in the acquisition of Nordic hospitals and nursing homes operator.