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Tucker Arensberg, P.C.

TUCKER ARENSBERG ANNOUNCES NEW ATTORNEY HIRES.
"The law firm of Tucker Arensberg, P.C. announced that Lee Kim, Erin M. Beckner and Nora E. Gieg have joined the firm as Associate attorneys.

Lee Kim is an Associate and a registered patent attorney in the firm’s Intellectual Property/Technology Law Practice Group. Lee's transactional experience includes protecting and counseling clients in all areas of intellectual property, including copyrights, trademarks, trade secrets, and patents. Her patent experience includes preparation and prosecution of domestic and foreign patent applications in the biotech, chemical, pharmaceutical, neuroscience, mechanical, and software fields. Lee's client experience includes working with individual inventors, consultants and independent contractors, small businesses, medium businesses, multi-national corporations, non-profit organizations, schools and universities.

Lee earned her undergraduate degree in Chemistry from Duquesne University, and completed her graduate coursework in organic chemistry at the University of California at Santa Cruz. Lee earned her law degree from the University of Pittsburgh School of Law. While in law school, Lee assisted the Office of Technology Management at the University of Pittsburgh with prior art searches and patentability assessments.

Lee is admitted to practice before the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania, the United States District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania, the Court of Appeals of the District of Columbia, and the United States Patent and Trademark Office. Lee is a member of the Allegheny County Bar Association, Pennsylvania Bar Association, American Bar Association and the American Intellectual Property Law Association.

Erin M. Beckner is an Associate in the firm's Litigation Department where she concentrates her practice in general commercial litigation. Her litigation practice focuses on the defense of complex, multi-jurisdictional actions in Pennsylvania and Ohio state courts.

Erin graduated with Honors from Allegheny College in 1999 cum laude with a Bachelor of Arts degree in English and a minor in Political Science. At Allegheny, she was an Alden Scholar, Presidential Scholar, and received the Nancy Lee Sutton Fellowship at Grey Advertising in New York, NY.

Erin received her Juris Doctor from the University of Pittsburgh School of Law in 2004. At Pitt, she was an Executive Editor of the Journal of Law & Commerce. She was also a Finalist for the Best Brief Award and Semi-Finalist for the Best Oralist Award in the Appellate Moot Court Competition. In recognition of her achievements, she received the Pitt Law Alumni Scholarship Award. While in law school, Erin clerked for the U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of Columbia, U.S. Department of Labor, and Pennsylvania Governor's Office of General Counsel.

Erin volunteers her time doing pro bono work at Pittsburgh's McKees Rocks Legal Clinic and has also represented victims of domestic violence at protection from abuse hearings through Neighborhood Legal Services. She also volunteers as a Career Literacy for African American Youth mentor at Perry Traditional Academy.

She is admitted to practice in the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania and Western District of Pennsylvania. Erin is a member of the Inns of Court, American, Pennsylvania and Allegheny County Bar Associations, including the Women's and Young Lawyers Divisions.

Nora E. Gieg is an Associate attorney in Tucker Arensberg’s Insolvency and Creditors’ Rights Department. Nora's practice primarily focuses on the representation of commercial creditors in the areas of bankruptcy, workout agreements and insolvency before both the state and federal courts. Nora also assists the Estates and Trusts Department with Long Term Care Planning.

Nora obtained a Bachelor of Arts degree summa cum laude, along with Professional Translation and Latin American Studies Certificates, from the University of Pittsburgh in 2002. Nora went on to receive a Juris Doctor and Community Services Award from the University of Pittsburgh School of Law in 2005. While in law school, Nora clerked for the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation’s Office of General Counsel and was an active volunteer for several organizations, including Allegheny County’s Court Appointed Special Advocate (CASA) Program.

Nora is an active member of the Allegheny County Bar Association and its Young Lawyer’s Division, and of the Pennsylvania and American Bar Associations. Nora is admitted to practice before the Pennsylvania State Courts and before the United States District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania. "

06-26-2007

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Rivkin Radler LLP (Long Island)

Alan C. Eagle on Faculty for Practising Law Institute's "Insurance Law 2007: Understanding the ABC's"
Alan C. Eagle, of Bellmore, a partner at Rivkin Radler LLP, will be on the faculty of the Practising Law Institute's Insurance Law 2007 - Understanding the ABC's, to be held on July 26-27, at the PLI New York Center, 810 Seventh Avenue at 53rd Street, New York, New York.

Mr. Eagle's session entitled, "General Liability Insurance," is a survey of this much-litigated third-party coverage and recent issues related to this area. This program will provide a comprehensive overview of the basics of insurance law for those who are new to this field along with an update on the latest developments in liability and coverage issues. Attorneys practicing in insurance, reinsurance, litigation and corporate law, in-house counsel, risk managers, human resource specialists, insurance brokers and intermediaries, self-insureds and third-party administrators will benefit from this program.

The course is offered by the Practising Law Institute, and is a TRANSITIONAL continuing legal education program approved in accordance with the requirements of the New York State Continuing Legal Education Board for attorneys admitted after October 1, 1997 and experienced attorneys. It has been approved for a maximum of 15.0 credit hours, of which 15 credit hours can be applied toward the professional practice requirement. For more information, visit www.pli.edu.

Mr. Eagle is a member of Rivkin Radler's Insurance & Coverage Litigation and Litigation & Appeals Practice Groups, where he represents insurance companies in insurance litigation and counsels them concerning insurance matters. Mr. Eagle is also retained by his clients to represent them in complex construction, toxic tort, commercial and general liability litigations. He frequently lectures and authors articles addressing emerging insurance, toxic tort and construction issues.

Mr. Eagle received his J.D. degree from St. John's Law School. He is a member of the New York State and Nassau County Bar Associations.

06-26-2007

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Morris, Nichols, Arsht & Tunnell LLP

Four Morris Nichols Partners Named To "Lawdragon 500 Leading Dealmakers" List
Frederick H. Alexander, Lewis S. Black, John F. Johnston and A. Gilchrist Sparks, III, have been named to the Lawdragon 500 Leading Dealmakers in America list. According to the publishers of Lawdragon Magazine, the “Dragons” include the nation’s top mergers and acquisitions, corporate and real estate dealmakers in the first guide to focus exclusively on these specialists. Those named to the Leading Dealmakers list represent less than one-half of one percent of the legal profession, placing them among the most elite group of legal professionals.

The “Dealmakers” at Morris Nichols are:

Frederick H. Alexander, a partner and a member of the firm’s Delaware Corporate Law Counseling Group, is regarded as an established authority on matters of Delaware corporation law. Editors of Lawdragon commented “His opinion carries weight in Delaware’s corporate-heavy courthouses.” He also is listed in Law & Politics magazine’s list of Super Lawyers® in Delaware, The Best Lawyers in America (2006, 2007), Chambers USA Guide to America’s Leading Lawyers For Business (2006, 2007), Who’s Who Legal (2006, 2007), and Lawdragon 500 - New Stars New Worlds (2006).

Lewis S. Black is Of Counsel and a member of the firm’s Delaware Corporate Law Counseling Group. He is regarded as one of the leading lawyers in the United States advising on corporation law matters. According to Lawdragon, “The virtues of Delaware corporate law are known worldwide thanks to his eminence.” He also is listed in Chambers USA Guide to America’s Leading Lawyers For Business (2006, 2007), Who’s Who Legal (2006, 2007), and Lawdragon 500 Leading Lawyers in America (2006).

John F. Johnston is a partner and a member of the firm’s Delaware Corporate Law Counseling Group. He provides advice and formal legal opinions on Delaware law matters relating to a wide variety of transactions. He also is listed in The Best Lawyers in America (2006, 2007), Chambers USA Guide to America’s Leading Lawyers For Business (2006, 2007), and Who’s Who Legal (2006, 2007).

A. Gilchrist Sparks, III is a partner and a member of the firm’s Corporate and Business Litigation and the Delaware Corporate Law Counseling Groups. Lawdragon commentary included “He doesn’t blanch at defending embattled clients such as Enron director Robert Belfer” and “…most notably, Sparks successfully defended Unocal against an unsolicited offer by Mesa Petroleum, a case that led the Delaware Supreme Court to create major guidelines for takeover battles.” He is listed in Law & Politics magazine’s list of Super Lawyers® in Delaware, Lawdragon 500 Leading Lawyers in America (2006), The Best Lawyers in America (2006, 2007), Chambers USA Guide to America’s Leading Lawyers for Business (2006, 2007), and Who’s Who Legal (2006, 2007).

06-26-2007

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Grotta, Glassman & Hoffman, P.C.

Fox Rothschild’s Intellectual Property Group Provides Critical Services for Start-Ups in Delaware
Today, Fox Rothschild LLP announced the involvement of the Intellectual Property practice group with the Delaware Economic Development Office (DEDO) in managing a portfolio of 250 patents, including 27 that have just rolled out.

The selected patents are part of a portfolio donated to the State from DuPont and Hercules as part of Delaware’s IP Business Creation Program. The portfolio consists of patents directed to Agricultural Plant/Seed/Gene Biology, Analytical Methods & Instrument Technology, Biotechnology, Catalytic Technology & Chemical Conversion Processes, Chemistry, Electronic Components – Compositions, Manufacturing, Processes, Engineering, Fabrication & Construction Materials/Composites, Compositions, Industrial Enzymetechnology, Medical Treatment and Separation Processes, Optics/Light Technology, Gas, Liquid & Solid Separation, Specialty Materials & Composition, and Surface Coatings & Finishes.

Gerry Norton, Chair of Fox Rothschild’s Intellectual Property Practice commented, “This is a fantastic opportunity for entrepreneurs to acquire an incredible selection of patents. Often the difference between success and failure is a company’s ability to acquire or license the necessary technology. Given how rich this region is for the investment and entrepreneur communities, we expect great activity and are already seeing it.”

DEDO, through the Emerging Technology Center (ETC), is making the patents and/or proprietary technology available to entrepreneurs through licensing as a stimulus for new business creation and attraction within Delaware.

“Delaware has long been recognized as a leader in creating pro-business opportunities for companies and organizations in Delaware and has attracted companies from around the world, said Rudolph E. Marshall, director of DEDO’s Centers of Excellence. “We are delighted to begin this process and look forward to be able to provide these pro-business opportunities to small and start-up companies as well.”

Fox Rothschild will also be involved with the ETC in providing entrepreneurs access to low-cost consulting services. These legal consultations, as well as other partners helping through the Service Partner Network, will help eliminate entry barriers to market for entrepreneurs in the State by providing access to: intellectual property, early stage pre-venture capital and business resources.

For more information about Delaware’s IP Business Creation Program, visit http://dedo.delaware.gov/business/patent_portfolio/index.shtml.

About the Delaware Economic Development Office
DEDO is an office within the Executive Branch of Delaware responsible for attracting new investors and businesses to the state, promoting the expansion of existing industry, assisting small and minority-owned businesses, promoting and developing tourism and creating new and improved employment opportunities for all citizens of the state.

06-26-2007

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Cummings & Lockwood LLC

Suzanne Brown Walsh is Reappointed by Governor Rell as a Member of the Commission on Uniform Legislation
Suzanne Brown Walsh, a Principal in the West Hartford office of Cummings & Lockwood LLC, was reappointed by Governor Jodi Rell as a member of the Commission on Uniform Legislation.

The Connecticut Commission has eight members who participate in drafting committees and attend the annual meeting of the National Conference of Commissioners on Uniform State Laws (NCCUSL). Now in its 115th year, NCCUSL is an organization comprising more than 350 practicing attorneys, judges, law professors, legislators and other state officials – all lawyers – appointed by every state, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands, to draft and promote enactment of uniform laws that are designed to solve problems common to all the states. Commissioners donate their time as a pro bono public service. Currently, Suzy serves on the drafting committee for the proposed Uniform Adult Guardianship and Protective Proceedings Act.

Since its inception in 1892, NCCUSL has promulgated more than 200 uniform acts, among them such bulwarks of state statutory law as the Uniform Commercial Code, the Uniform Probate Code, the Uniform Partnership Act, Uniform Securities Act, Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction and Enforcement Act, and Uniform Interstate Family Support Act.

Ms. Walsh specializes in estate planning, particularly for families of children with special needs, and elder law and estate and trust administration. She has spoken before countless groups, including the University of Miami Law School’s Heckerling Institute on Estate Planning, and has authored many articles on estate planning, taxation, and the Uniform Trust Code. Ms. Walsh is a member of the Connecticut and Massachusetts Bars and holds a B.S. degree from Boston University and a J.D. from Suffolk University Law School.


In 2006, Ms. Walsh was recognized in Connecticut Magazine as one of Connecticut’s Top 25 Women SuperLawyers, was named by the Connecticut Bar Foundation as a James W. Cooper Fellow, and most recently, was appointed as Vice-Chair of the ABA Real Property, Probate and Trust Law Committee on Uniform Acts for Probate and Trust Law for the 2006-2007 bar year. In addition, Ms. Walsh is a former Chair of the Connecticut Bar Association’s Elder Law Section, currently serves as Vice Chair of the Estates and Probate Section, is on the latter’s Steering Committee and co-Chairs its Uniform Laws Subcommittee. For the past five years, Ms. Walsh has led the group studying and drafting the Connecticut Uniform Trust Code, which, when enacted, will be the first comprehensive codification of the law of trusts in Connecticut. She is a Fellow of the American College of Trusts and Estates Counsel (ACTEC). She has also served on the Board of Directors of several community organizations, including PLAN of Connecticut, Inc., a nonprofit corporation providing low cost trust services to the families of the disabled. Before it was disbanded, Ms. Walsh served for years on the Connecticut Law Revision Commission’s Probate Advisory Committee.

06-26-2007

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Davis Polk & Wardwell

Davis Polk Advises ICICI Bank Limited on India’s Largest-Ever Equity Offering
Davis Polk & Wardwell advised ICICI Bank Limited on its $4.3 billion equity offering. The offering was the largest-ever equity offering by an Indian issuer. The offering consisted of a $2.14 billion SEC-registered offering of 43,451,776 American Depositary Shares (ADSs), representing 86,903,552 equity shares in the United States and a $2.16 billion Regulation S offering in India and other jurisdictions around the world. The ADS offering and the Indian offering each have greenshoe options of $320 million.

Based in Mumbai, ICICI Bank is India’s largest private sector bank and India’s largest bank in terms of market capitalization. ICICI Bank has subsidiaries in the United Kingdom, Canada and Russia, branches in Singapore, Dubai, Sri Lanka, Hong Kong, Bahrain and Qatar, and representative offices in the United States, China, United Arab Emirates, Bangladesh, South Africa, Malaysia, Thailand and Indonesia. ICICI Bank is listed on the Bombay Stock Exchange and the National Stock Exchange of India and has its ADSs listed on the New York Stock Exchange.

The Davis Polk corporate team included partner Margaret E. Tahyar, associate Karin B. Braverman and summer associate Marc J. Tobak of the Paris office, associate Wilfred J.A. Pereira of the London office and associate Prachi Mehta of the New York office. Partner John D. Paton of the London office and associate Nora Newton Muller of the Paris office provided tax advice. Vivienne M. Guiden of the Paris office was the legal assistant on the transaction.

06-26-2007

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Davis Polk & Wardwell

Davis Polk Elects 15 New Partners
Davis Polk & Wardwell today announced that Bjorn Bjerke, Mary Conway, Michael Davis, Avi Gesser, Harald Halbhuber, Kimberley D. Harris, Kirtee Kapoor, Jinsoo H. Kim, James C. Lin, Arthur S. Long, Mark M. Mendez, Edmund Polubinski III, Lanny A. Schwartz, Sarah K. Solum and Mischa Travers have been elected partners of the firm effective July 1, 2007. Davis Polk now has 160 partners in its offices in New York, Menlo Park, Washington, D.C., London, Paris, Frankfurt, Madrid, Hong Kong, Beijing and Tokyo.

Mr. Bjerke is a corporate lawyer focusing on complex structured products and derivatives including asset-backed debt instruments, fund linked instruments and credit based arrangements. His recent transactions include representing a large real-estate fund complex in a multi-billion dollar lending arrangement; representing large financial institutions in developing various fund-linked structures and derivative trading platforms and establishing synthetic CDO structures. He also represented ISDA as drafting counsel in connection with the 2006 ISDA Fund Derivatives Definitions and Delta Air Lines in connection with certain financing arrangements linked to Delta Sky Miles.

Ms. Conway is a tax lawyer concentrating in investment management matters, including the formation and operation of private equity funds, hedge funds, mutual funds and other pooled investment vehicles. She has provided advice to Chilton Investment Company, Credit Suisse, Crestview Partners, FrontPoint Partners, HRJ Capital, Integrated Finance Limited, J.P. Morgan, Magnetar Capital and Morgan Stanley, among others. Her practice includes partnership matters and international tax matters.

Mr. Davis is a corporate lawyer concentrating in mergers and acquisitions. The matters he has worked on recently include advising IPSCO in connection with its proposed sale to SSAB Sventskt Stål; Marsh & McLennan in connection with the proposed sale of Putnam Investments to Great-West Lifeco; IPSCO on its acquisition of NS Group; FrontPoint Partners on its sale to Morgan Stanley; MCI on its sale to Verizon; Ford on its acquisition of plants from, and the restructuring of its business relationship with, Visteon; and various other private equity and venture capital transactions.

Mr. Gesser is a litigator concentrating in securities class actions and enforcement, white-collar criminal defense matters and complex commercial cases. Currently, he is representing a major investment bank in class actions involving analyst independence issues. He also recently served as a lead negotiator of a multi-year comprehensive agreement between a large consumer products company and multiple governmental bodies related to international trade issues. He has represented corporations and individuals in various investigations that have been resolved favorably prior to trial. He was also part of the litigation team representing Delta Air Lines in its Chapter 11 restructuring.

Mr. Halbhuber is a corporate lawyer in the London office. His practice focuses on a broad range of corporate finance and mergers and acquisitions transactions. In corporate finance, he has advised both issuers and underwriters on debt and equity transactions. Most recently, he worked on several high-yield debt issuances by European issuers. He has also worked on several initial public offerings and rights offerings. His recent M&A transactions include advising Morgan Stanley on acquisitions in Russia, Italy and the U.K., and Carl Zeiss SMT in the structuring of a joint venture with Cymer and the acquisition of a U.S. nanotechnology company.

Ms. Harris is a litigator with extensive experience representing corporate clients in a variety of criminal, regulatory, and complex civil matters. Recent representations include: the Audit Committee of an auto parts manufacturer in connection with an internal investigation, as well as related criminal and regulatory investigations by the federal government; a major investment bank in connection with criminal and regulatory investigations of the bank’s IPO allocation practices; a former director of the New York Stock Exchange in connection with an investigation by the New York Attorney General and the SEC; and a major pharmaceutical company in connection with multiple complex civil class actions in both state and federal court.

Mr. Kapoor is a corporate lawyer who has had extensive experience in corporate finance, restructurings, workouts and mergers and acquisitions transactions. His experience also includes several transactions in India. His recent matters include advising The Gillette Company in connection with its $57 billion acquisition by The Procter & Gamble Company; Oracle Corporation on its $600 million acquisition of a majority stake in i-flex solutions; Oracle Corporation on its $5.85 billion acquisition of Siebel Systems and Delta Air Lines on its Chapter 11 restructuring generally and in connection with the over $10 billion unsolicited bid from US Airways.

Ms. Kim is a corporate lawyer concentrating in lending and other corporate finance transactions. She represents corporate clients and financial institutions in secured acquisition and other leveraged financings, unsecured financings, debt restructurings and exit financings. Recent representations include Freeport-McMoran Copper & Gold in a $11 billion senior secured financing in connection with its acquisition of Phelps Dodge, J.P. Morgan in a $4.5 billion debtor-in-possession facility for Delphi, Delta Air Lines in a $2.5 billion senior secured exit financing, and Goldman Sachs Credit Partners and Credit Suisse in a leveraged acquisition financing for Education Management.

Mr. Lin is a corporate lawyer in the Hong Kong office, advising on public and private corporate finance transactions, including initial public offerings, high-yield debt offerings and private equity investments. He advised China Merchants Bank on its $2.66 billion HKSE listing, Air China on its $1.24 billion HKSE/LSE listing; and the underwriters in the privatization and NYSE/HKSE listing of Aluminum Corporation of China. Mr. Lin has also worked on several NASDAQ IPOs, including the $124 million listing of Baidu.com and the $468 million listing of Himax Technologies. He regularly advises a number of Asian high-technology companies on U.S. law matters.

Mr. Long is a corporate lawyer advising U.S. and foreign banks on the regulatory implications of M&A transactions; private equity investments; the offering of new financial products, including derivatives; enforcement , compliance and bank insolvency issues; and, in the case of foreign banks, establishing U.S. offices. Representative matters he has worked on include Banco Santander’s investment in Sovereign Bancorp; SLM Corporation (Sallie Mae) on its proposed sale; the acquisition by Citizens Financial Group of Charter One Financial; Citigroup’s acquisition of Banamex; Banco Bilbao Vizcaya’s merger with Argentaria; and JPMorgan’s investment in KorAm Bank.

Mr. Mendez is a corporate lawyer focusing on equity derivatives. Recently, he has advised Citigroup, Deutsche Bank and Goldman Sachs as book-running managers of a $1.5 billion offering by General Motors of convertible senior debentures and a Citigroup affiliate on the related capped call transaction; CVS Corporation in connection with a $2.5 billion collared accelerated share repurchase; Montpelier Re Holdings in connection with two variable share forward sale agreements; Morgan Stanley and Merrill Lynch in connection with the issuance of debt securities mandatorily exchangeable for shares of Class A common stock of Nuveen Investments; and JPMorgan in connection with the Microsoft Employee Stock Option Transfer Program.

Mr. Polubinski is a litigator representing corporations and individuals in a wide range of securities, professional liability, products liability, general commercial and acquisition-related litigation in federal and state courts. He also represents corporate and individual clients in investigations and other proceedings before various regulatory agencies, including the Securities and Exchange Commission, the Internal Revenue Service, and the New York Stock Exchange. Recent matters include the defense of an investment banking client in putative class action antitrust litigations; the representation of a corporate issuer and individual clients in class action securities litigation and a related SEC investigation; the defense of a major pharmaceutical company in nationwide consumer protection and product liability litigation; and the representation through trial of a big four accounting firm in litigation arising out of the failure of a large national bank.

Mr. Schwartz is a corporate lawyer advising on securities compliance, regulatory and transactional matters. His clients include major international banks, broker-dealers, securities exchanges, consulting firms, a securities industry trade association and a large life settlement provider. From 1999 to 2005, he was executive vice president and general counsel of the Philadelphia Stock Exchange. Previously, he was managing director and counsel at Bankers Trust Company, specializing in bank and broker-dealer regulation and investment banking. He speaks and writes regularly on securities market structure and regulatory issues, and was formerly a member of the adjunct faculty of Columbia University School of Law.

Ms. Solum is a corporate lawyer in the Menlo Park office, advising on capital markets transactions, mergers and acquisitions, SEC disclosure and corporate governance. Recent capital markets transactions include convertible debt offerings for Cadence Systems, Cypress Semiconductor and Equinix; investment grade debt offerings for Comcast, Oracle and Seagate; follow-on offerings for Kaiser Aluminum, Wet Seal and Onyx Pharmaceuticals; initial public offerings for Chipotle Mexican Grill and CAI International; and McDonald’s spin-out of Chipotle Mexican Grill. Mergers and acquisitions she has worked on recently include advising NetIQ on its sale to Attachmate WRQ and Oracle on its acquisitions of Siebel Systems and PeopleSoft.

Mr. Travers is a corporate lawyer in the Menlo Park office, advising technology companies and their underwriters and investors on mergers and acquisitions, securities offerings and other corporate transactions. Recent matters he has worked on include KLA-Tencor’s acquisitions of ADE, Therma-Wave, SensArray and OnWafer; Software AG’s acquisition of webMethods; Affymetrix’s acquisition of ParAllele; Comcast’s strategic partnership with TiVo; a $2.25 billion debt offering by Comcast Corporation; Affymax’s initial public offering; convertible debt offerings by Borland Software, Boston Properties, Informatica, Intel, Macrovision and Xilinx; and various investments in private companies by affiliates of Richemont.

06-26-2007

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