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Eric Idle Comedy, Starring Russell Brand, Raises $700K - cbl

By Richard Rabicoff
Monty Python member Eric Idle could be seeking a different kind of Holy Grail. Idle's new comedy, titled 'What About Dick?' and starring comic actor Russell Brand, raised $700,000 of a targeted $1 million equity offering. The play is scheduled for a one-off run in Los Angeles in April. The current SEC filing, however, named New York producer Arnold Engelman of WestBeth LLC as a and...

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USI Insurance Services Acquires The Pinnacle Group

BRIARCLIFF MANOR, N.Y.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--USI Insurance Services, today announced that it has acquired most of the assets of The Pinnacle Group. Based in Virginia Beach, Virginia, Pinnacle is a full-service employee benefits consulting firm specializing in middle-market business and is expected to contribute approximately $3.3 million in annual revenues to USI. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed.

"Under Anthony Jernigan's leadership, Pinnacle has built a solid reputation for superior...

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In the News

• Brown & Brown, Inc. Announces the Asset Acquisition of Kane Partners
• PennantPark Investment Corp. Increases Credit Facility to $380 Million
• 5W Public Relations Named PR Agency of Record for CAG Beauty
• Genco Shipping & Trading Limited Announces Common Stock Offering
• New York Wednesday Stock Wrap
• Avon To Rise 27%, Outperforming Estee Lauder
• Wells Fargo to Acquire the North American Energy Lending Business of BNP Paribas
• Schoology Announces $1M Investment from Cempaka Schools in Malaysia
• Morgan Stanley Investment Management Raises Over $450 Million
• Roger Coleman Named Top New York Financial Advisor by Barron’s
• BNY Mellon's Top Sells: 2 Potential Shorts, 2 To Buy
• Frequency Electronics Closes on Acquisition of Elcom Technologies
• FirstMark Capital Leads $1.5M Seed Round for InVision
• Bunge to Acquire Climate Change Capital
• BNP Paribas CIB Sells North American Reserve Based Lending Business
• Delphi Midstream Partners Completes Sale of Laser Northeast to Williams Partners

User-Generated News

• Grameen America Partners with Whole Planet Foundation
• Yale-New Haven Children’s Hospital Collaborates with Rothman Healthcare
• Pitney Bowes Joins Online Trust Alliance as Appointee to Steering Committee
• Learn360Health Partners with eVideon
• ICON Media Communications Announces Strategic Partnership With Seoul IR Consulting
• Alcoa and CPI Finalize Agreement to Establish Joint Venture Company

People

• Document Security Systems Appoints John Cronin Director

  ROCHESTER, N.Y., -- Document Security Systems, Inc. (NYSE Amex: DSS; "DSS"), a developer and integrator of cloud computing data security and security printing technologies which prevent counterfeiting and brand fraud, announced today that John Cronin, Managing Director and Chairman, ipCapital Group, Inc. has been elected to the Board of Directors effective immediately. "I am pleased to welcome John Cronin to our Board of Directors," said Robert Fagenson, a...

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• Joan Parrott-Fonseca Appointed State Director of AARP New York

  NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--AARP has announced the selection of Joan Parrott-Fonseca as the new director for its New York office. In this position, she will lead the development and delivery of the organization's community programs, advocacy, and information for its 2.5 million members age 50+ across the state. Ms. Parrott-Fonseca begins her position as AARP NY state director on February 21, replacing the outgoing director, Lois Aronstein, who is retiring this month. She will --...

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• Former Federal Prosecutor Pablo Quiñones Joins Reed Smith as a Partner in its Global Regulatory Enforcement Group
• Chris Longo Appointed Partner At Reach Marketing
• Kaman Corp. Promotes Shawn Lisle to VP and Deputy General Counsel
• PetFlow.com Names Michael Lackman as Vice President of Operations

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