Kayne Anderson MLP Investment Company (the “Company”) has announced the successful completion of its $185 million offering of Series F Auction Rate Senior Notes (“Series F Senior Notes”). The Series F Senior Notes are rated ‘Aaa’ and ‘AAA’ by Moody’s Investors Service, Inc. and Fitch Ratings, respectively. The initial interest rate on the Series F [...]

Trans Energy, Inc. (OTC Pink Sheets: TENGE.OB) announced today that it has closed a financing agreement with CIT Energy, a unit of CIT Group Inc.
James K. Abcouwer, President and CEO of Trans Energy said, “We have been working to put the best possible financing structure for the company in place and believe we have done [...]

CIT Group Inc. (NYSE: CIT) , a leading global provider of commercial and consumer finance solutions, and Care Investment Trust Inc. (NYSE: CRE) , a real estate investment and finance company, announced today the pricing of the initial public offering of 15,000,000 shares of Care Investment Trust at $15.00 per common share. Care Investment Trust [...]

In connection with the previously announced acquisition of Swift Foods Company by J&F Participacoes S.A. (“J&F”), Swift & Company (“Swift”) announced today that J&F I Finance Co. (“Finance Sub”), a subsidiary of J&F, intends to offer, in a private placement, approximately $600 million aggregate principal amount of notes, consisting of $200 million aggregate principal amount [...]

Xinhua Finance Media (“XFMedia”; Nasdaq: XFML), China’s leading diversified financial and entertainment media company, today announced that it has completed its acquisition of a 100% interest in Beijing Mobile Interactive Co., Ltd (“M-in”). The acquisition is intended to enable XFMedia to rapidly integrate mobile service capabilities with its existing range of popular media assets and [...]

Chicago Mercantile Exchange Holdings Inc. and CBOT Holdings, Inc. today announced that they will begin mailing the joint proxy statement/prospectus relating to their proposed merger on or about June 8, 2007.
Both companies will hold shareholder meetings on July 9, 2007, to seek approval for the proposed merger and other merger related issues. CME’s Board of [...]

WWA Group, Inc. (OTCBB: WWAG) today announced that its wholly owned subsidiary, World Wide Auctioneers, Ltd., has secured a new line of credit from its primary banker in Dubai in the amount of approximately $4 million. The credit line consists of working capital and general asset finance facilities, and will be used primarily for the [...]

EV Energy Partners, L.P. (Nasdaq:EVEP) today announced the issuance and sale of $120 million of additional equity securities. EVEP has issued 3,408,696 common units for $117.6 million to a group of institutional investors led by Zimmer Lucas Partners, LLC, co-led by Lehman Brothers MLP Opportunity Fund L.P. and Swank Capital LLC and including Alerian Capital [...]

Palm, Inc., (Nasdaq:PALM) today announced a strategic relationship with the private-equity firm Elevation Partners (“Elevation”) and a recapitalization plan that will position Palm to lead the next phase of the smartphone and mobile-computing markets. Under the planned recapitalization, shareholders will receive a $9 per share cash distribution. Elevation will invest $325 million in Palm, and [...]

Xinhua Finance Media (”XFMedia”; Nasdaq: XFML), China’s leading diversified financial and entertainment media company, today announced it has signed an agreement to acquire a 100% interest in Beijing Mobile Interactive Co., Ltd (”M-in”). This acquisition is intended to enable XFMedia to rapidly integrate mobile service capabilities with its existing range of popular media assets and [...]