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<td><a href="4_1_5_article74.htm">Duff & Phelps Renders Solvency Opinion in Spin-Off of Expedia, Inc. from IAC/InterActiveCorp</a></td>
<td>08.09.05</td>
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<td><a href="4_1_5_article73.htm">James Powers Joins the Atlanta Office of Duff & Phelps, LLC as Managing Director</a></td>
<td>08.08.05</td>
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<td><a href="4_1_5_article72.htm">Duff & Phelps, LLC Served as Independent Financial Advisor to the Board of Directors of Patriot Capital Funding, Inc. in Connection with Its Initial Public Offering of Common Stock</a></td>
<td>07.28.05</td>
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<td><a href="4_1_5_article71.htm">Duff & Phelps Renders Independent Fairness Opinion in Sale of Toys "R" Us to Investor Group</a></td>
<td>07.21.05</td>
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<td><a href="4_1_5_article70.htm">Lynn Roberts International Inc. Has Been Recapitalized by Bush O'Donnell Capital Partners, LLC and C3 Capital Partners, LP</a></td>
<td>07.20.05</td>
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<td><a href="4_1_5_article68.htm">Duff & Phelps, LLC to Host Non-Sponsored Buyouts Seminar on August 18 in Atlanta</a></td>
<td>07.20.05</td>
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<td><a href="4_1_5_article65.htm">Strength Capital Partners, LLC Acquires Rothschild Berry Farm Inc.</a></td>
<td>07.06.05</td>
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<td><a href="4_1_5_article69.htm">Hispania Capital Partners Completes Investment in CSA Group</a></td>
<td>06.30.05</td>
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<td><a href="4_1_5_article67.htm">Duff & Phelps Renders Solvency Opinion in Del Monte Foods Accelerated Stock Buyback Arrangement with Goldman Sachs International</a></td>
<td>06.30.05</td>
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<td><a href="4_1_5_article66.htm">Minol USA Completes Acquisition of Master Tek International from Southwest Water Company (NASDAQ: SWWC)</a></td>
<td>06.30.05</td>
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<td><a href="4_1_5_article64.htm">Duff & Phelps represented Liberty Enterprises in its $160 million cash-for-assets sale to John H. Harland Company (NYSE: JH)</a></td>
<td>06.13.05</td>
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<td><a href="4_1_5_article62.htm">Trans-Pharma Corp. Retains Duff & Phelps To Explore Strategic Alternatives</a></td>
<td>04.12.05</td>
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<td><a href="4_1_5_article63.htm">Mr. Cary Stanford, former Co-Head of Saybrook Restructuring Advisors, joins Duff & Phelps as head of the firm's national restructuring practice</a></td>
<td>03.01.05</td>
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<td><a href="4_1_5_article59.htm">Duff & Phelps renders fairness opinion in Click Commerce, Inc.'s
(NASDAQ: CKCM) acquisition of Optum, Inc.</a></td>
<td>02.07.05</td>
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<td><a href="4_1_5_article58.htm">Tenneco Automotive acquires business of exhaust systems supplier to Harley-Davidson</a></td>
<td>02.02.05</td>
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<td><a href="4_1_5_article60.htm">CTS Corporation (NYSE: CTS) has completed the acquisition of SMTEK International, Inc. (NASDAQ SC: SMTI)</a></td>
<td>01.31.05</td>
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<td><a href="4_1_5_article55.htm">Duff & Phelps Acquires Valuemetrics; Plans Further Expansion of Financial Advisory and Investment Banking Practice</a></td>
<td>01.19.05</td>
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<td><a href="4_1_5_article56.htm">Sport Court, Inc., a portfolio company of The Riverside Company, has completed the acquisition of Connor Sports Flooring, Inc.</a></td>
<td>01.18.05</td>
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<td><a href="4_1_5_article57.htm">Wm. Bolthouse Farms, Inc. has completed the acquisition of the packing and processing operations of Mercer Ranches, Inc.</a></td>
<td>12.20.04</td>
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<td><a href="4_1_5_article54.htm">American Capital Completes Acquisition of eLynx Ltd.</a></td>
<td>12.16.04</td>
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<td><a href="4_1_5_article53.htm">Svoboda, Collins L.L.C. Announces Acquisition of GPA - America's Label Expert.</a></td>
<td>12.01.04</td>
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<td><a href="4_1_5_article51.htm">ArcLight Capital Partners completed a recapitalization and an IPO of income participating securities (IPS) of Atlantic Power Corporation.</a></td>
<td>11.18.04</td>
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<td><a href="4_1_5_article50.htm">Berkline/BenchCraft, a furniture maker based in TN, completed a leveraged recapitalization.</a></td>
<td>11.03.04</td>
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<td><a href="4_1_5_article52.htm">Tensar Earth Technologies, Inc., a portfolio company of KRG Capital Partners, L.L.C., has completed the acquisition of North American Green, Inc.</a></td>
<td>09.25.04</td>
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<td><a href="4_1_5_article49.htm">Schoor DePalma was recapitalized by Trivest Partners, L.P.</a></td>
<td>08.06.04</td>
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<td><a href="4_1_5_article48.htm">Duff & Phelps renders fairness opinion in Alcide Corporation (NASDAQ: ALCD) merger with Ecolab, Inc. (NYSE: ECL)</a></td>
<td>07.30.04</td>
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<td><a href="4_1_5_article47.htm">Duff & Phelps renders fairness opinion in Isco, Inc. (NASDAQ: ISKO) merger with Teledyne Technologies Incorporated (NYSE: TDY)</a></td>
<td>06.18.04</td>
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<td><a href="4_1_5_article45.htm">Duff & Phelps Acquired By Company's Management and Stone Ridge Partners</a></td>
<td>03.15.04</td>
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<td><a href="4_1_5_article46.htm">RehabCare Group, Inc. Announces the Acquisition of American VitalCare, Inc. and Managed Alternative Care, Inc.</a></td>
<td>03.02.04</td>
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<td><a href="4_1_5_article44.htm">Four Former Continental/Midland Employees Acquire Huck Automotive Fasteners Group from Alcoa Inc.</a></td>
<td>02.20.04</td>
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<td><a href="4_1_5_article41.htm">Duff & Phelps renders fairness opinion in Methode Electronics (NASDAQ: METH) recapitalization transaction</a></td>
<td>01.13.04</td>
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<td><a href="4_1_5_article38.htm">iCAD announces merger with CADx Systems, Inc. and Qualia Computing, Inc.</a></td>
<td>12.01.03</td>
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<td><a href="4_1_5_article43.htm">H.C. Duke & Son, Inc. acquired by Ali Group, Spa</a></td>
<td>11.30.03</td>
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<td><a href="4_1_5_article40.htm">Portuguese Baking Company issued subordinated notes and preferred stock to Sankaty Advisors and refinanced its senior facility with U.S. Bancorp</a></td>
<td>11.21.03</td>
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<td><a href="4_1_5_article37.htm">Duff & Phelps renders fairness opinion in American Financial Corporation (AMEX: AFI-J) merger transaction</a></td>
<td>11.20.03</td>
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<td><a href="4_1_5_article39.htm">Concord Asset Management LLC acquired by Madison Investment Advisors</a></td>
<td>11.18.03</td>
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<td><a href="4_1_5_article34.htm">Private Equity Update: Duff & Phelps is proud to co-sponsor the "2004 Private Equity/Venture Capital Roundup" on Feb. 8-11, 2004 at the Fairmount Princess Hotel in Scottsdale, AZ.</a></td>
<td>10.05.03</td>
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<td><a href="4_1_5_article36.htm">Hispania Capital Partners Invests in Nation's Leading Hispanic Weekly Newspaper to Pursue Rapidly Growing Market</a></td>
<td>10.04.03</td>
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<td><a href="4_1_5_article35.htm">Mr. David Green, former Director at Ernst & Young, joins Duff & Phelps to manage new San Francisco office.</a></td>
<td>10.03.03</td>
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<td><a href="4_1_5_article33.htm">ESOP Update: Elyse Bluth, Managing Director at Duff & Phelps, is scheduled to speak at the "ESOP Association's Annual Two-Day Seminar" to be held in Las Vegas on Nov. 20 and 21, 2003.</a></td>
<td>09.30.03</td>
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<td><a href="4_1_5_article32.htm">Duff & Phelps was Co-Sponsor to the Kellogg Center For Family Enterprises' 2003 Family Business Invitational Conference</a></td>
<td>05.20.03</td>
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<td><a href="4_1_5_article30.htm">Pak Mail Acquisition Corp. Acquires Pak Mail Center of America, Inc.</a></td>
<td>05.12.03</td>
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<td><a href="4_1_5_article29.htm">DynCorp to merge with Computer Sciences Corporation, a global information technology services company</a></td>
<td>03.07.03</td>
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<td><a href="4_1_5_article27.htm">Duff & Phelps to Sponsor Intangible Asset Valuation Workshops in China</a></td>
<td>03.05.03</td>
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<td><a href="4_1_5_article28.htm">Giftco, Inc. issued $9.0 million of subordinated notes to Midwest Mezzanine Funds</a></td>
<td>02.28.03</td>
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<td><a href="4_1_5_article26.htm">Successories, Inc. Agrees To Public-to-Private Transaction</a></td>
<td>02.13.03</td>
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<td><a href="4_1_5_article25.htm">Ms. Patricia Luscombe, Managing Director of Duff & Phelps, LLC to speak at Strategic Research Institute's 4th Annual Middle Market March Madness Conference</a></td>
<td>01.16.03</td>
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<td><a href="4_1_5_article24.htm">Duff & Phelps' Chester Gougis, President and CEO, testified in the United Airlines (UAL) bankruptcy court on December 30, 2002.</a></td>
<td>12.31.02</td>
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<td><a href="4_1_5_article23.htm">Mr. John Tilson, former Managing Director at Bank One Capital Markets, joins Duff & Phelps Investment Banking practice.</a></td>
<td>12.21.02</td>
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<td><a href="4_1_5_article22.htm">Mr. Chet Gougis, President of Duff & Phelps, LLC to speak at Private Equity Roundup 2003 Conference.</a></td>
<td>12.20.02</td>
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<td><a href="4_1_5_article21.htm">Duff & Phelps advises pension funds of ITEC on common share purchases of Navistar.</a></td>
<td>11.30.02</td>
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<td><a href="4_1_5_article20.htm">Duff & Phelps to Sponsor the 2002 Crain's Annual Entrepreneurs' Luncheon</a></td>
<td>09.26.02</td>
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<td><a href="4_1_5_article19.htm">Duff & Phelps advises Genstar Therapeutics on merger with Vascular Genetics.</a></td>
<td>09.13.02</td>
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<td><a href="4_1_5_article18.htm">Duff & Phelps, LLC advised Monadnock Co. on sale to LISI Industries</a></td>
<td>08.23.02</td>
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<td><a href="4_1_5_article17.htm">Duff & Phelps, LLC served as financial advisor to Sassy, Inc. in connection with sale transaction to Russ Berrie and Company, Inc.</a></td>
<td>07.26.02</td>
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<td><a href="4_1_5_article16.htm">Duff & Phelps, LLC served as financial advisor to Thoms-Proestler Company in connection with sale transaction to Performance Food Group</a></td>
<td>07.26.02</td>
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<td><a href="4_1_5_article15.htm">Fairness Opinion on First Union Real Estate, Gotham Golf Merger</a></td>
<td>06.25.02</td>
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<td><a href="4_1_5_article10.htm">FTR, Inc. acquired by the Institute for International Research, Ltd.</a></td>
<td>05.15.02</td>
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<td><a href="4_1_5_article12.htm">Duff & Phelps Renders Fairness Opinion In Teraglobal's "Going Private" Reorganization</a></td>
<td>05.15.02</td>
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<td><a href="4_1_5_article9.htm">Communispond, Inc. acquired by the Institute for International Research, Ltd.</a></td>
<td>05.08.02</td>
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<td><a href="4_1_5_article8.htm">Duff & Phelps to sponsor 2002 Public-to-Private & Small Cap Financing Seminar</a></td>
<td>05.01.02</td>
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<td><a href="4_1_5_article13.htm">Sheryl Cefali, Duff & Phelps Executive, Addresses Prestigious Women's Group</a></td>
<td>03.11.02</td>
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<td><a href="4_1_5_article11.htm">Fairness Opinion in Industry Leader's Transaction</a></td>
<td>02.22.02</td>
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<td><a href="4_1_5_article7.htm">Rockshox to Be Acquired by SRAM</a></td>
<td>02.20.02</td>
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<td><a href="4_1_5_article6.htm">Mr. Chester A. Gougis, President and Chief Executive Officer of Duff & Phelps, LLC, to Speak at the Chicago Venture Capital Financing Conference and the Dream Makers Forum III</a></td>
<td>02.15.02</td>
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<td><a href="4_1_5_article5.htm">Leapnet Completes Public-to-Private Transaction</a></td>
<td>02.06.02</td>
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<td><a href="4_1_5_article4.htm">MRV Communications, Inc. Completes Merger with Luminent, Inc.</a></td>
<td>12.28.01</td>
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<td><a href="4_1_5_article1.htm">Avega Health Systems, Inc. Acquires Health Care Microsystems</a></td>
<td>12.11.01</td>
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<td><a href="4_1_4_article2.htm">Duff & Phelps Announces Plans to Raise Private Equity Fund Targeted at U.S. Hispanic Marketplace</a></td>
<td>12.01.01</td>
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<td><a href="4_1_4_article3.htm">Duff & Phelps, LLC is Recognized by Crain's Chicago Business as One of the Largest Investment Banking Firms in Chicago</a></td>
<td>11.19.01</td>
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<td><a href="4_1_4_article4.htm">National Home Centers, Inc. Announces Revised Tender Offer</a></td>
<td>10.05.01</td>
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<td><a href="4_1_3_article1.htm">Leapnet Announces Going Private Transaction</a></td>
<td>09.28.01</td>
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<td><a href="4_1_3_article5.htm">Duff & Phelps, LLC Announces the Opening of Its Newest Office in Seattle, Washington</a></td>
<td>09.10.01</td>
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<td><a href="4_1_3_article2.htm">Chester A. Gougis, President and Chief Executive Officer of Duff & Phelps, LLC, is Included in Crain's Chicago Business's "2001 Who's Who of Chicago Executives"</a></td>
<td>09.03.01</td>
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<td><a href="4_1_3_article3.htm">VeriSign, Inc. Acquires Exault, Inc.</a></td>
<td>08.17.01</td>
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<td><a href="4_1_3_article4.htm">Eagle Point Software Announces Merger Agreement</a></td>
<td>07.12.01</td>
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<td><a href="4_1_2_article1.htm">Werner Electric Supply Acquires Northland Electrical Supply Company</a></td>
<td>05.11.01</td>
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<td><a href="4_1_1_article1.htm">Kendall Electric, Inc., Acquires Fitzpatrick Electric Supply Company</a></td>
<td>03.23.01 </td>
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<td><a href="4_1_5_article2.htm">Waterman Industries Completes Stock Redemption Transaction</a></td>
<td>01.01.01</td>
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<td><a href="4_1_5_article3.htm">Meriter Health Services, Inc. Acquires a Controlling Interest in Physicians Plus Insurance Corporation</a></td>
<td>12.15.00</td>
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