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May 24, 2011

Marlin & Associates Partner, Afsaneh Naimollah, will be featured on the executive panel to speak at the iiBIG’s (Institute for Business & Growth) upcoming Healthcare conference in June

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M&A Partner Afsaneh Naimollah, who oversees the firm’s healthcare activities, will be a speaker at the upcoming iiBIG Healthcare conference, which will be held at the Wit Hotel in Chicago from June 13-14.  Afsaneh will be on the panel titled ‘Health IT Entrepreneur Roundtable’ and will be speaking on the ‘Outlook for Deal Activity in the Healthcare Technology Sector’.

May 17, 2011

M&A wins two Deal of the Year Awards

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This week, The M&A Advisor announced that two recent deals on which we advised have been recognized as “Deals of the Year”. The awards were presented at the 6th Annual Middle Market Financing Awards Gala at the Drake Hotel in Chicago, IL, where we were honored for advising on: Information Technology Deal of the Year; and Financial Services Deal of the Year. We are always pleased when our peers take notice of our hard work.  We’re even more pleased when we have satisfied clients. Click here for our press release.

May 4, 2011

Marlin & Associates’ Client, Photolibrary Group was acquired by Getty Imagines

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Today our client, The Photolibrary Group (“Photolibrary”) was acquired by competitor, Getty Images.  Terms of the acquisition were not disclosed. Founded in 1967 and headquartered in Sydney, Australia, Photolibrary brings to Getty Images a broad range of content, some with regional appeal, including renowned collections such as Peter Arnold and Oxford Scientific. Photolibrary provided access to over 10 million images, footage and music files. Photolibrary’s content will be licensed through Getty Images’ global distribution platform, which enables search in local languages and single image purchases in local currencies. Additionally, Photolibrary’s presence in India, the Middle East and Southeast Asia will…

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May 3, 2011

Marlin & Associates: May Market Update

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We recently issued our May 2011 Market Update.  As you will see, it provides our sense of M&A values, activity and trends for the dozen plus technology, information and healthcare sectors that we follow. Click here for our Market Update. April was a busy month, with several firms announcing multiple deals (including Apax Partners, Computershare and IHS). We hope you will find this month’s newsletter useful. We are always available to answer questions.

May 2, 2011

Marlin & Associates Nominated for Boutique Investment Banking Firm of the Year

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Today we announced our nomination for Boutique Investment Bank of the Year. Additionally, five transactions on which Marlin advised were named finalists for “Deal-of-the-Year” Awards, including: SMARTS Group (Sydney, Australia), which Marlin advised on its sale to NASDAQ OMX; Avox (Wexham, Wales, UK) a majority-owned company of Deutsche Börse, which Marlin advised on its sale to The Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation (DTCC); iSuppli Corporation (El Segundo, California), which Marlin advised on its sale to IHS Inc.; SWIFT (Brussels, Belgium), which Marlin advised on its acquisition of Ambit Messaging Hub from SunGard; and Qatar Insurance Services (Doha, Qatar), which Marlin advised…

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