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Group 1 Automotive Acquires Hilton Head BMW Dealership

HOUSTON -- Group 1 Automotive, Inc. (NYSE: GPI), a Fortune 500 automotive retailer, today announced the acquisition of Hilton Head BMW in Blufton, S.C., that is expected to generate $45.0 million in estimated annual revenues.

"Hilton Head BMW is our thirteenth BMW franchise in the United States," said Earl J. Hesterberg, Group 1's president and chief executive officer, "and will complement Group 1's existing Audi, BMW and Toyota dealerships in South Carolina."

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BMC Software Should Get Back To $50

By MagicDiligence

MagicDiligence posted an article last week comparing 4 enterprise software companies currently listed in Magic Formula® Investing (MFI) - Oracle (ORCL), BMC Software (BMC), CA, and Microsoft (MSFT). The conclusion was that Oracle was the best looking stock in the bunch, but that all were attractive.

This remains a...

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• Genesis Energy Prices Additional $100M Notes Offering
• Marathon Oil Q4 Earnings Preview
• BMC Software Q3 Earnings Preview
• Repros Announces Registered Direct Offering of Approximately $11.1 Millon
• Plains All American Announces New Bakken Area Gas Processing Plant
• Genesis Energy Commences Offering of Additional Senior Notes
• KiOR Closes $75M Loan
• Targa Resources Partners Prices $400M Notes Offering
• Slowing Rig Count Growth May Presage Slower Oil Services Growth For 2012
• Valero: Undervalued In More Ways Than One
• OBJE Turns to Business Incubators to Scout New Acquisition Targets
• CARBO Ceramics Reports Q4 Net Income of $33.1M
• Targa Resources Partners LP Announces $400 Million Offering of Senior Notes
• A Closer Look At Williams Pipeline Partners Distributable Cash Flow
• Baker Hughes' 37% Upside Dwarfs Schlumberger
• Stellus Capital Management Spins off from D. E. Shaw Group

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People

• Doris Taylor, PhD, Joins Texas Heart Institute at St. Luke’s Episcopal Hospital

  HOUSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Officials at the Texas Heart Institute (THI) at St.Luke's Episcopal Hospital (St. Luke's) announced today that Doris Taylor, PhD, FAHA, FACC, one of the world's leading cell therapy and cardiac regeneration scientists, will join THI beginning March 1, 2012. Dr. Taylor's research includes: Cell and gene therapy for treatment of cardiovascular disease; tissue engineering of bioartificial organs and vasculature; cell-based prevention...

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• Looper Reed Attorney Deidra Hubenak Attains Board Certification in Tax Law

  HOUSTON and DALLAS -- Looper Reed & McGraw is pleased to announce that Looper Reed attorneys Deidra Wilson Hubenak in Houston and David Gair in Dallas have received their Board Certification in Tax Law by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization. This accomplishment puts Hubenak and Gair among a select group as only four people passed the tax specialization test in 2011 and only 27 passed in the last 10 years.

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• Mattress Firm Appoints Charles R. Eitel to Board
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• Building Turbines Announces New Members to Its Corporate and Advisory Boards
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