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		<title>George Petersen Insurance acquires NorthWest</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Aug 2010 21:54:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dan Verel, Business Journal Staff Reporter</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[SANTA ROSA -- George Petersen Insurance Agency today announced it acquired longtime competitor NorthWest Insurance Agency Inc., bringing together the North Bay's second- and fifth-largest property and casualty insurance brokerages.

The acquisition, set to begin Sept. 1, includes six NorthWest Insurance operations in Santa Rosa, Napa, Ukiah, Gualala, Fort Bragg and Eureka, according to George Petersen President and Chief Executive Officer Charlie Bussman. Other terms of the acquisition were not disclosed.]]></description>
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		<title>Cash-positive, &#8216;marquee&#8217;  wine assets dominate industry M&amp;A</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Aug 2010 11:25:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jeff Quackenbush, Business Journal Staff Reporter</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[North Coast "marquee" wine labels and cash-flowing brands and other assets are more dominant in the deals getting done these days than discount transactions on troubled assets, according to a top wine industry transaction adviser.]]></description>
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		<title>Hearn, Nolan merge with Sacramento contractor</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 27 Aug 2010 02:01:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jeff Quackenbush, Business Journal Staff Reporter</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[VACAVILLE -- Napa Pacific Inc., known as commercial general contractors Hearn Construction and Nolan Construction, has merged with Sacramento-based Tricorp Construction to form Tricorp/Hearn.]]></description>
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		<title>BioMarin acquires ZyStor in $115 million deal</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Aug 2010 00:40:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Business Journal Staff Report</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[NOVATO --  BioMarin Pharmaceutical Inc. (Nasdaq: BMRN) today said it acquired privately held biotechnology company ZyStor Therapeutics Inc. in a deal valued at $115 million.]]></description>
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		<title>St. Bernard Software acquires Red Condor</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Aug 2010 22:59:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Business Journal Staff Report</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[ROHNERT PARK -- St. Bernard Software, Inc. (OTCBB: SBSW), maker of Web security appliances, today announced the acquisition of substantially all assets of Red Condor Inc., provider of fully managed email security solutions.]]></description>
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		<title>Cornish &amp; Carey Commercial to merge with N.Y. brokerage</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Aug 2010 18:39:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jeff Quackenbush, Business Journal Staff Reporter</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[LARKSPUR and SANTA ROSA -- Santa Clara-based Cornish &#038; Carey Commercial today said it will merge its 13 real estate brokerage offices, including two new ones in the North Bay, next month with Newmark Knight Frank, a New York-based commercial real estate brokerage and advisory.]]></description>
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		<title>Lennar buys Linwood development from Christopherson</title>
		<link>http://www.northbaybusinessjournal.com/23264/lennar-buys-linwood-development-from-christopherson/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Jul 2010 23:55:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jenna V. Loceff, Business Journal Staff Reporter</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[SONOMA COUNTY -- National homebuilder Lennar Corporation has purchased Santa Rosa-based Christopherson Homes' Linwood properties near the Sonoma County Fairgrounds and expects to have a sales office open within a month.]]></description>
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		<title>Riechers Spence acquires Yountville land surveyor</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 20 Jul 2010 17:44:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jeff Quackenbush, Business Journal Staff Reporter</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[NAPA -- Civil engineering firm Riechers Spence &#038; Associates is acquiring land surveying firm Michael W. Brooks &#038; Associates of Yountville as of Aug. 1.]]></description>
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		<title>The Doctors Co. expands with $386 million American Physicians Capital deal</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 09 Jul 2010 00:19:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Business Journal Staff Report</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[NAPA -- The Doctors Company, a national insurer of physician and medical liability based in Napa, entered into an agreement to acquire American Physicians Capital Inc., a provider of health care liability insurance, for $41.50 per share in cash, or approximately $386 million.]]></description>
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		<title>Zap acquires majority stake in Chinese auto maker</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 08 Jul 2010 18:20:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Business Journal Staff Report</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[SANTA ROSA -- Electric vehicle maker Zap will acquire 51 percent of Chinese vehicle manufacturer Jonway Auto for $29.03 million in cash. Zap will also acquire exclusive international distribution rights to Jonway's automobiles in a stock deal valued at $31.5 million based on $1 per share.

The merger agreement was signed by the boards of directors for both companies on July 2.]]></description>
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