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Merrill Corporation

Merrill Corporation, headquartered in St. Paul , Minnesota , is a leading provider of outsourcing solutions for various complex business communication and information management needs. Merrill’s services include document and data management, litigation support, branded communication programs, fulfillment, imaging and printing.

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KPMG
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KPMG is a global network of professional firms providing Audit, Tax and Advisory services. We operate in 144 countries and have over 6,700 partners, 76,000 client service professionals, and 21,000 administration and support staff.

For more information visit the company website at: http://www.kpmg.com/

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Latham & Watkins LLP

Established in 1934, Latham & Watkins is a full-service law firm delivering seamless representation through a global network of over 1,800 lawyers in 22 offices. Clients seeking innovative solutions to their most complex business issues turn to us for our strategic thinking, and ability to successfully resolve high-stakes litigation. Latham’s Intellectual Property Practice Group consists of more than 100 attorneys globally, and is engaged in all aspects of intellectual property law, including patents, trademarks, copyrights, trade secrets, rights of privacy and publicity, unfair competition, false advertising and internet regulation.

For more information visit the company website at: http://www.lw.com 

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Brown Raysman Millstein Felder & Steiner LLP

Brown Raysman Millstein Felder & Steiner LLP has built on its international reputation as a leader in the area of technology and intellectual property law to emerge in the new millennium as a renowned general practice law firm. Today, the focus of the firm extends from technology and intellectual property law to corporate finance, securities, mergers and acquisitions, commercial litigation, real estate, bankruptcy, media, life sciences, health care, trusts and estates, and employment law. The firm advises clients through an integrated network of offices located in New York, Los Angeles, Hartford, and Morristown. 

For more information visit the company website at: http://www.brownraysman.com/

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Howard Rice Nemerovski Canady Falk & Rabkin
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Howard Rice Nemerovski Canady Falk & Rabkin is a San Francisco-based firm with a leading national and international practice. The firm represents entities and individuals across a comprehensive range of practice areas including Corporate & Securities, Emerging Companies & Venture Capital, Commercial and Intellectual Property Litigation and Mergers & Acquisitions. 

For more information visit the company website at: http://www.howardrice.com/

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Ivener & Fullmer LLP
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Representing domestic/international companies and individuals in all business immigration matters, Ivener & Fullmer LLP work to open doors for clients ranging from Fortune 500 corporations to movie stars. The scope of
work includes representation of foreign executives, managers, investors, professionals and entertainers for temporary and permanent visas. The firm's principal office is in Los Angeles, with associate offices in New York, Vancouver, and Tokyo.

Visit the company's website at: http://www.usworkvisa.com/

Jackson, DeMarco, Tidus & Peckenpaugh 
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Jackson DeMarco Tidus Peckenpaugh is a preeminent California full service law firm, offering high quality, innovative, responsive and cost-effective solutions to meet client needs. It represents clients in key industries, including emerging technologies, finance, life sciences, and real estate. It acts as counsel on mergers, acquisitions and other transactions, and on employment and litigation matters, for clients located throughout California and outside the state.

For information about the company please visit its website at: http://www.jdtplaw.com/

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Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP
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Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP is one of the leading law firms in the world with approximately 1,750 attorneys in 22 offices on four continents. For more than 55 years, Skadden has provided legal services to the corporate, industrial, financial and governmental communities. Our clients range from small, start-up companies to many of the 500 largest U.S. corporations. With more than 40 practice areas, the firm advises in matters involving, among others, mergers and acquisitions, corporate restructuring, corporate finance, securities law, project finance, antitrust, products liability, white collar criminal and intellectual property issues.

For more information plase visit the company website at: http://www.skadden.com/

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BusinessWire

Business Wire's worldwide team of experts has built the most comprehensive news network ever assembled. With access to more than 60 leading news agencies throughout the world in addition to our proprietary network technology, Business Wire ensures that news is delivered to audiences in each market via their preferred manner and in their preferred language. Our members direct where they want their news disseminated, specifying the geographic markets, industry audiences and editorial desks most appropriate for the announcements. 

For more information visit the company website at: http://home.businesswire.com
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Corporate Financing Week 
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Corporate Financing Week is the source for competitive intelligence on corporations' capital-raising and M&A plans. Corporate Financing Week delivers must-read news on deals in the pipeline, the selection and performance of underwriters and innovative financing techniques before it appears anywhere else. 

For more information visit the company website at: http://www.corporatefinancingweek.com/

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Due Diligence Digest
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Due Diligence Digest is dedicated to helping business leaders and investors conduct thorough research into all aspects of the transactions with which they are likely to be presented. We strive to make you aware of how issues seemingly tangential to the transaction at hand could account for the margin of success or failure. We challenge you to lift up the hood and examine aspects of the transaction you might be inclined to paper over. We aim to provide you with the fodder to ask penetrating questions that will illuminate issues critical your decision-making. We are the conduit through which world class experts impart their advice for conducting due diligence.

For more information visit the company's website at: http://www.duediligencedigest.com/

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Eurekahedge
Eurekahedge Products is the world’s largest independent hedge fund research company. Dedicated to the collation, development and continuous improvement of alternative investment data, we publish our research in hard copy directories and disseminate it through a variety of data products. We have evolved into a market leader in less than four years: from our first single manager directory covering 162 funds, we have aggressively grown our research data banks and now maintain files close to 7,000 alternative funds globally. We have also launched the world’s largest suite of about 150 indices including sub-indices by strategies, regions and AUM. Eurekahedge has offices in Singapore, Hong Kong, London, Tokyo and New York. Eurekahedge also provides consultancy, marketing and a hedge fund hotel in Singapore.

For more information visit the company's website at: http://www.eurekahedge.com

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Hedgeco
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HedgeCo.net is the fastest growing Hedge Fund database in the industry for accredited and qualified investors only.


For more information visit the company website at: http://www.hedgeco.net

Hedge Fund Alert

Guarantee Your Edge in the Alternative-Investment Arena.Every week, Hedge Fund Alert delivers the early intelligence you need to anticipate new risks and opportunities facing fund-management firms, their investors and service providers. Be first to identify new capital-raising tactics, investor strategies and competition among industry vendors. Sign up for a three-issue FREE trial subscription to Hedge Fund Alert by calling 201-659-1700 or visiting www.HFAlert.com.

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Hedge Fund Lounge
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The Hedge Fund Lounge is the First and Only Entirely Open Forum for Alternative Asset Community.
For more information visit the company website at: http://www.hedgefundlounge.com

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introNetworks

introNetworks is in the business of building relationships. No matter what your industry, developing quality professional relationships is a cornerstone to success. Our innovative solutions enable you to efficiently connect with the people and content that is most important to you. We are known best for eventNets™, memberNets™ and talentNets™.
For more information visit: www.intronetworks.com

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mergermarket 
mergermarket is an independent Mergers and Acquisitions (M&A) intelligence service. Unlike any other service of its kind, mergermarket specializes in providing forward-looking origination and deal flow opportunities integrated with a comprehensive deals database – resulting in real revenues for clients.
mergermarket is the leading provider of advisor league tables to the corporate community.

For more information visit: http://www.mergermarket.com

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Private Equity Insider 
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Plug In to Industry Secrets. Every week, Private Equity Insider reports on developments you’re not supposed to know about -- behind-the-scenes squabbles, hush-hush plans of investors and inside moves of buyout and venture capital funds. See for yourself by signing up for a three-week FREE trial subscription to Private Equity Insider. To start your no-risk trial, call 201-659-1700 or visit www.PEinsider.com. 

Real Capital Markets
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Real Capital Markets provides a highly targeted online matching service for buyers and sellers of commercial real estate properties worth more than $10 million. By digitizing due diligence and underwriting documentation in its secure “Virtual Deal Room,” Real Capital Markets greatly speeds up the sales process. 

For more information visit the website at: http://www.rcm1.com

Vertical Pulse

Vertical Pulse is a blog dedicated to covering the industries and issues that matter. We provide compelling insights into breaking developments occurring in economics, finance, commercial real estate, intellectual property, and other industries. We also write about interesting facets of American and world history.

For more information visit the company's website at: http://www.verticalpulse.com

vFinance, Inc

vFinance, Inc. is a rapidly growing financial services company that provides personalized investment banking and brokerage services, through its wholly owned broker dealer subsidiary vFinance Investments, Inc., to more than 10,000 corporate and private clients worldwide. The firm has offices in New York, Chicago, San Jose, Houston, Boca Raton and 22 other cities. vFinance Investments is registered as a broker-dealer with the SEC and is a member of the NASD.

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