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Getty Images Enters Into Agreement to Sell to Private Equity Group
Davis Polk & Wardwell is advising Getty Investments L.L.C. in connection with the proposed private equity buyout of Getty Images, Inc. by affiliates of Hellman & Friedman LLC. Getty Investments and certain related parties, including the co-founder and chairman of Getty Images, Mark Getty, who collectively hold approximately 15% of the company's shares, agreed to rollover their shares into the acquiring entity. Getty Images is the world's leading creator and distributor of visual content and other digital media. (PRWeb Mar 14, 2008)
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Davis Polk & Wardwell Advises ABN AMRO on Major Transactions With Barclays and Bank of America: Davis Polk Advises ABN AMRO on Its $91 Billion Merger With Barclays In a Separate Transaction, the Firm Is Advising ABN AMRO on the $21 Billion Sale of La Salle Bank Corporation to Bank of America
Davis Polk & Wardwell is advising ABN AMRO Holding N.V. on its proposed merger with Barclays plc. The transaction is the largest-ever in the banking industry and will create one of the world's top five banks. Based in the Netherlands, ABN AMRO is an international bank. Based in the United Kingdom, Barclays is a financial services group with a large international presence in Europe, the United States, Africa and Asia. (PRWeb Mar 14, 2008)
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MGL to Offer 'Beyond Series 27' Training - Compliance Issues for FINOPs
To provide practical working knowledge for Financial & Operations Principals (FINOPs) of FINRA member firms, MGL has developed a unique one-day interactive training class. "Beyond Series 27" addresses the tough, everyday challenges FINOPs face trying to ensure their firm's financial and operational activities comply with SEC and FINRA rules and regulations. (PRWeb Mar 14, 2008)
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Davis Polk Bolsters New York Broker-Dealer Practice
Davis Polk & Wardwell today announced that Jerry Citera has joined its New York office as Counsel in the firm's Financial Institutions Group. Mr. Citera will advise broker-dealer clients on regulatory and transactional matters. He joins the firm from Chadbourne & Parke LLP, where he was head of the broker-dealer regulation practice. (PRWeb Mar 14, 2008)
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Davis Polk Names Donna Rosenwasser Executive Director
Davis Polk & Wardwell today announced the appointment of Donna Rosenwasser as the firm's Executive Director. Ms. Rosenwasser succeeds Robert A. Hendel, who is retiring after 26 years at the firm. The move is effective on January 1, 2008. (PRWeb Mar 14, 2008)
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Roni Deutch Tax Center? Celebrates Tax Season With The 12 Days Of Taxes
This year the employees of the Roni Deutch Tax Center™ are celebrating tax season with the launch of an all new website, 12 Days Of Taxes. A temporary version of the site is already active with a humorous teaser video and a newsletter signup. (PRWeb Mar 14, 2008)
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Former Colleagues Open Cutting Edge Commercial Real Estate Law Firm to Serve Long Island, NYC
Former law colleagues, Keith Patrick Brown and David N. Altman have opened a new Garden City, NY-based law firm specializing in commercial real estate serving local and national clients on Long Island and in New York City (PRWeb Mar 14, 2008)
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Uncorroborated threat to Wall Street
A homeland security official tells CNN a joint FBI/Department of Homeland Security bulletin went out Wednesday to state and local partners warning of an uncorroborated threat to Wall Street - but the official emphasizes there is no credible threat to the homeland at this time.

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TBA Lending.com Offers Credible Mortgage Solutions in their Cincinnati-wide March Television Advertising Campaign
With the ability to serve not only the local Cincinnati area but the rest of the nation as well, TBA Lending's clients find themselves utilizing www.TBALending.com to aid in their search for credible solutions. (PRWeb Mar 14, 2008)
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Don't Bank on Drastic Interest Rate Cuts Says Fairinvestment.co.uk
As speculation surrounding the fluctuating Bank of England base rate, fairinvestment.co.uk releases results of recent research and warns consumers not to bank on drastic interest rate cuts (PRWeb Mar 14, 2008)
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