Nationwide Financial Buys 17 Funds from Union Bank's HighMark

Nationwide Financial has announced that it is acquiring 17 equity and bond mutual funds with $3.6 billion in assets from Union Bank's HighMark Capital Management.


Michael Pausic Resigns from Maverick Capital

Michael Pausic, long time fixture at Maverick Capital would be establishing his own hedge fund. Michael Pausic of Maverick Capital manages media and telecommunications investments at the hedge fund.

NFP Final Bidders Known

The finalists for the bids for NFP are TPG and Madison Dearborn. The two final bidders for wealth management company National Financial Partners are private equity firms TPG Capital and Madison Dearborn Partners.

Samsung to Use Absolute's Tracking Software in Galaxy Mobile Phones.

Absolute Software agrees to a deal in which its software for tracking stolen devices will be embedded by Samsung's Galaxy phones.


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