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State Republican committee agrees to Durham settlement

January 16, 2012
The Indiana Republican State Committee has agreed to pay back $87,875 in political contributions it received from indicted financier Tim Durham. In addition, a political group supporting Gov. Mitch Daniels agreed to a $10,000 settlement.
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Former Hoosier sentenced in Florida Ponzi case

January 12, 2012
Developer Sydney "Jack" Williams received one year in prison and a $25,000 fine for failing to report millions of dollars he received in commissions related to a Florida investment scheme.
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Simon chasing title of state's most valuable companyRestricted Content

January 7, 2012
Greg Andrews
David Simon's massive new compensation plan—which includes a $120 million long-term bonus—is a drop in the bucket compared with the wealth the company has been creating in recent years, even as the overall market zigs and zags.
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Healthx receives $22M capital infusion

January 6, 2012
Frontier Capital in Charlotte, N.C., provided the funding that will support the continued expansion of Healthx, a local provider of online health care portals.
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SKARBECK: Despite problems, U.S. still land of opportunityRestricted Content

December 31, 2011
Ken Skarbeck
Yes, America struggles with instances of poverty, unemployment and other hardships. But we also have the freedom and the opportunities available to improve our standard of living.
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Latest Fair Finance suits target Durham associates

December 27, 2011
Greg Andrews
Defendants include companies affiliated with Indianapolis restaurateur Henri Najem, the rapper Ludracis and former Indianapolis Colts quarterback Blair Kiel.
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Durham's attorney alleges feds abused wiretaps

December 21, 2011
Greg Andrews
Indicted financier Tim Durham's attorney alleges "the government has engaged in a course of conduct that ... constitutes gross misconduct so severe that dismissal is warranted."
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Valuing ExactTarget a hit-or-miss exerciseRestricted Content

December 17, 2011
Greg Andrews
Appraisals of private companies are inherently dicey, especially if they're not making money.
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CME Group says it's staying in Illinois

December 16, 2011
 IBJ Staff and Associated Press
Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn on Friday signed tax-break legislation designed to keep the Chicago Mercantile Exchange and Sears Holding Co. from fleeing the state. CME had talked to Indianapolis officials about moving to central Indiana.
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Feds: Hauke OK'd disastrous real estate investments

December 14, 2011
Greg Andrews
Prosecutors allege Fishers investment manager Keenan Hauke hid losses for seven years by shifting assets among accounts and using new investors’ money to fund withdrawals.
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Investment adviser Hauke agrees to plead guilty in $7M fraud

December 13, 2011
Greg Andrews
Prosecutors accused Hauke of losing millions on Michigan real estate investments, then hiding those losses from clients.
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Biglari set to make big move on Cracker Barrel

December 9, 2011
Associated Press
Cracker Barrel will hold its annual shareholder meeting Dec. 20, and Sardar Biglari, who controls Indianapolis-based Steak n Shake, is seeking a seat on the company's board of directors.
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Carmel also likely competing for CME Group

December 5, 2011
Scott Olson
A letter from Carmel Mayor Jim Brainard to a company that fits the Chicago Mercantile Exchange's description says the Indianapolis suburb is prepared to offer $150 million in incentives in return for 1,700 high-paying jobs.
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ExactTarget has remade itself since last IPO bidRestricted Content

December 3, 2011
Greg Andrews
Things change so fast in the technology world that the prospectus ExactTarget Inc. filed four years ago when it first sought to go public reads today almost like something from the floppy-disk era.
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Indianapolis courts Chicago Mercantile Exchange

December 2, 2011
 IBJ Staff and Associated Press
Indianapolis' mayor has met with top executives of the Chicago Mercantile Exchange to discuss bringing the 163-year-old financial market to Indiana's largest city. A move would mean hundreds of jobs for Indianapolis.
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Bond banks in Indiana, other states boost sales

November 30, 2011
 IBJ Staff and Bloomberg News
State municipal-bond banks in Indiana, Vermont, Maine and New Hampshire plan to issue about $190 million in debt this week, as smaller communities seek to take advantage of 10-year interest rates near a six-week low.
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Angie's List falls below offer price, adding to woes of new IPOs

November 30, 2011
Bloomberg News
Angie’s List Inc. fell 9.2 percent on Tuesday, dropping below its initial public offering price for the first time and joining a crop of Internet companies that have lost value since their IPOs this year.
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SEC accuses Positron CEO of misleading investors

November 28, 2011
Chris O'Malley
Regulators allege CEO Patrick G. Rooney diverted millions of dollars from a hedge fund into the struggling Fishers company without investors' knowledge.
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Investors across city hit jackpot in Angie's List IPORestricted Content

November 26, 2011
Greg Andrews
The initial public offering price was $13, the high end of the range projected in regulatory filings. That price was more than quadruple the average price of $2.76 paid by prior investors.
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ExactTarget files for $100M IPO

November 23, 2011
 IBJ Staff and Bloomberg News
The Indianapolis-based e-mail marketing company is aiming to tap a hot IPO market. Sixteen firms have gone public this month, including locally based Angie's List.
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Emmis strikes $16M deal to buy back preferred stock

November 22, 2011
Greg Andrews
The transaction with New York-based Alden Global Capital, the largest holder of Emmis preferred stock, is expected to end more than a year of legal wrangling involving the two companies.
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Brizzi agrees to pay Fair Finance nearly $200K

November 22, 2011
Greg Andrews
The Fair Finance trustee alleged that, in addition to being huge campaign contributors to former Marion County Prosecutor Carl Brizzi, Tim Durham and his companies helped cover Brizzi's personal expenses.
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SKARBECK: 'Parity' strategies confuse market volatility with riskRestricted Content

November 19, 2011
Ken Skarbeck
The basic idea behind risk parity is to reduce the weight of stocks and increase the weight of bonds to balance the volatility.
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Venture firm set to score on Angie's List, Groupon IPOs

November 17, 2011
Bloomberg News
Battery Ventures’ investments in Angie’s List Inc. and Groupon Inc. have produced more than $440 million in paper profit after the Internet-commerce companies sold shares to the public this month.
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Angie’s List stock surges after shares hit market

November 17, 2011
 IBJ Staff and Bloomberg News
Angie’s List Inc. shares rose as much as 44 percent in their trading debut Thursday after the company raised $114 million Wednesday in its initial public offering. The stock closed the trading day up more than 25 percent, at $16.26 per share, after rising as high as $18.75 early in the morning.
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