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Mergers and Acquisitions
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Notable Mergers and Acquisitions:
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Company Name
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Action
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Number of Locations
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Fortune Company
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1st Choice
Staffing, Inc.
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Acquired Staff Right, Inc.
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4
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No
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Abbott Laboratories
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Acquired Ibis Biosciences, Inc.
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1
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Yes
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AEGON N.V.
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Acquired PTE Skarbiec Emerytura SA
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1
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No
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Affiliated Computer Services, Inc.
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Acquired Grupo Multivoice
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1
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No
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AIM Health Group
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Acquired Med-Emerg International Inc.
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18
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No
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Air Transport Group Holdings, Inc.
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Acquired Technical Aero Services Inc.
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1
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No
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Alexander Gallo Holdings LLC
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Acquired Verdict Systems LLC
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1
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No
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AXA Financial, Inc.
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Acquired Equitable Life Assurance
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1
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No
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Axikin Pharmaceuticals Inc.
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Spun off Actimis Pharmaceuticals Inc.
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1
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No
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Bank of America Corporation
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Acquired Merrill Lynch & Co. Inc.
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6000
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Yes
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Barclays PLC
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Acquired Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc.
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18
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Yes
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Brady plc
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Acquired Commodities Software (UK) Limited
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1
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No
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Bright Horizons Family Solutions
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Acquired Work Options Group
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1
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No
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C7 Data Centers, Inc.
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Acquired Tier Four, Inc.
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1
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No
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Callaway Golf Company
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Acquired uPLay, LLC
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1
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No
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CIVC Partners, L.P.
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Acquired Goldline International, Inc.
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3
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No
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CLARCOR Inc.
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Acquired Keddeg Company
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1
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No
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C-Lock Technology, Inc.
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Acquired Carbon Credit Corp.
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1
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No
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Coining Holding Corp.
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Acquired SEMX Corp.
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1
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No
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COMP Performance Group
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Acquired Quarter Master Industries, Inc.
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2
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No
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CSG Systems International, Inc.
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Acquired Quaero LLC
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1
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No
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Curtiss-Wright Corporation
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Acquired Nu-Torque Inc.
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1
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No
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Cynergi Holdings, Inc.
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Acquired Sports Supplement Acquisition Group, Inc.
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1
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No
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Diamond I, Inc.
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Acquired ubroadcast, inc.
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1
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No
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Digital Interactive Systems Corporation
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Acquired TekNmotion Incorporated
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1
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No
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EIKI International Inc.
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Acquired .advanced Method
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4
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No
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Elma Electronic Inc.
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Acquired ACT/Technico
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1
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No
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EMCORE Corporation
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Divested of Entech Solar, Inc.
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1
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No
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FD US
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Acquired The Element Agency
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1
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No
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Fidelity National Financial, Inc.
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Acquired Commonwealth Land Title Insurance Co.
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208
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Yes
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Fidelity National Financial, Inc.
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Acquired Lawyers Title Insurance Corporation
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267
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Yes
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Fidelity National Financial, Inc.
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Acquired United Capital Title Insurance Company
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39
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Yes
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Fidessa group plc
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Acquired Planner Corretora De Valores S/A
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1
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No
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First Merchants Corporation
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Acquired Lincoln Bancorp
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20
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No
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Franklin Electric
Company Inc.
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Acquired Vertical S.r.L.
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1
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No
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FranklinCovey Co.
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Acquired CoveyLink Worldwide, LLC
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1
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No
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FTI Consulting, Inc.
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Acquired CXO LLC
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1
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No
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Fuel Tech, Inc.
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Acquired Advanced Combustion Technology
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1
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No
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General Electric Capital Corporation
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Acquired Interbanca S.p.A.
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1
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Yes
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Gerdau S.A.
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Acquired Quanex Corporation
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18
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Yes
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IPREX
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Acquired Flowers Communications Group
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1
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No
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JAKKS Pacific, Inc.
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Acquired Disguise, Inc.
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1
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No
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Janus Capital Group Inc.
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Acquired Wolf, MCDonnell And Co.
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1
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No
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Johnson & Johnson
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Acquired Mentor Corp.
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1
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Yes
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Joy Global Inc.
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Acquired Wuxi Shengda
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1
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No
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Katcon, S.A.
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Acquired Delphi Corp.
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1
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No
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Kellogg & Andelson Accountancy
Corporation
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Acquired Barry Ira Goldstein & Company
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1
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No
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Kidville, Inc.
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Acquired J.W.Tumbles Licensing Corporation
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20
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No
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KPD Insurrance, Inc.
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Acquired jones Kendall Sauer
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1
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No
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LeBarge, Inc.
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Acquired Pensar Electronic Solutions LLC
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1
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No
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Liberty Mutual Group
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Acquired Safeco Corporation
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103
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Yes
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Life-Time Poly-Millwork
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Acquired Focal Point Architectural Products
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1
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No
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Lincoln Educational Services Corp.
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Acquired Americare School of Nursing
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2
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No
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Lincoln Educational Services Corp.
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Acquired Engine City Technical Institute
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1
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No
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Lockheed Martin Corporation
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Acquired Universal Systems & Technology, Inc.
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1
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Yes
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LS Cable Ltd.
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Acquired Superior Essex Inc.
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33
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Yes
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Manatron, Inc.
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Acquired Software Techniques, Inc.
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1
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No
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Mapre S.A.
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Acquired the Commerce Group Inc.
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14
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Yes
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Miller Nash LLP
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Acquired Newcomb Sabin schwartz and Landsverk LLP
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1
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No
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MiTAC International Corporation
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Acquired the consumer products division of Magellan Navigation
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1
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No
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Money4Gold Holdings, Inc.
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Acquired Money4Gold.ca
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1
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No
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Nexant, Inc.
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Acquired Excelergy North America
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1
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No
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Nexant, Inc.
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Acquired Excelergy BV
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1
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No
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Nexway
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Acquired Boonty
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1
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No
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Nihon Kohden Corporation
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Acquired Neutronics Inc.Linked to new parent as a sub
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1
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No
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Odyssey HealthCare, Inc.
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Acquired Avalon Hospice
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1
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No
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Odyssey Investment Partners
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Acquired SM&A
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1
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No
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Oleen Pinnacle Healthcare Consulting
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Acquired Partners in Health Systems
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1
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No
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OnAsset Intelligence
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Acquired SAVR Communications
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1
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No
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Opnext, Inc.
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Acquired StrataLight Communications
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1
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No
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Outdoor Channel Holdings, Inc.
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Acquired Winnercomm Inc.
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1
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No
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Petris Technology, Inc.
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Acquired Intervera Data Solutions
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1
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No
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Petris Technology, Inc.
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Acquired ZEH Software, Inc.
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1
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No
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Pfingsten Partners, L.L.C.
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Acquired Aviation, Power & Marine
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1
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No
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Pulse Entertainment
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Merged with Meez
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1
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No
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QuEST Global
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Acquired ASE Technologies
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2
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No
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Quest Software, Inc.
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Acquired MonoSphere Inc.
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1
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No
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Security Benefit Group
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Acquired Rydex Investments
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1
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No
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Sentry Insurance Group
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Acquired Dairyland Insurance
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1
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Yes
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Sentry Insurance Group
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Acquired Patriot General Insurance
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1
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Yes
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Serco Group PLC
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Acquired SI International, Inc.
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1
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No
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Serious Materials Inc.
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Acquired Kensington Windows
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1
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No
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Sherman & Howard LLC
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Acquired Mohr Hackett Pederson Blakley
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3
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No
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Sherman & Howard LLC
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Acquired Netzorg McKeever Koclanes
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1
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No
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Sierra Pacific Resources
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Merged its 2 subd to form "NV Energy Inc.
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19
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Yes
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Tetra Tech, Inc.
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Acquired Haselwood Enterprises Inc.
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1
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No
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TGF Management Corp.
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Acquired Sterling Foods LLC
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1
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No
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Theorem Inc.
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Acquired Webpencil.com
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1
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No
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Three Pillar
Software Inc.
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Acquired PKR Internet, LLC
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1
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No
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Three Pillar
Software Inc.
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Merged with Firefly Database Solutions
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1
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No
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Titan Machinery, Inc.
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Acquired Anderson Power and Equipment, Inc.
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1
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No
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TowneBank
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Acquired Prudential Decker Realty
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10
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Yes
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TowneBank
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Acquired Prudential McGardle Realty
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10
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Yes
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TowneBank
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Acquired GSH Real Estate
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10
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Yes
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Veracity Energy
Services Ltd.
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Formed out of merger between Trigil Energy Inc. and Candor Corp.
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2
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No
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Verizon
Communications Inc.
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Acquired Alltell
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1300
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Yes
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Victoria Resource Corporation
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Acquired Gateway Gold Corp.
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1
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No
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Volcano Corporation
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Acquired Axsun Technologies, inc.
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1
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No
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Zions Bancorporation
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Acquired Choice Bank
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2
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Yes
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