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And that was very important because when this was the dawning of what is now a big analyst program across the country in all banks and investmentbanks. There was no m and a departments in any investmentbank really until the very late seventies. And I was fortunate to be accepted to both.
And I think I’m a big shot being on Wall Street, and I get shipped out to this pig farm in Missouri which was a deal Morgan Stanley had invested in. They’ve invested a total of a billion, almost a billion dollars of debt and equity, and then suffice to say was not going well. WEAVER: That’s what they average.
Under the SIA, Costa will be subject to customary exclusivity obligations, including no shop, no talk and no duediligence obligations (the latter two subject to a customary fiduciary exception), notification obligations and a matching right. million, equity accounted investments of $34.8 A break fee of $14.9
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