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Private-equity firms soaring in Boston

Locals control billions worldwide

By Charles Stein
Globe Staff / May 2, 2005

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A relatively obscure part of the local investment community has been going gangbusters lately, buying brand-name companies for billions of dollars, raising billions more for other deals, and even trying to buy a major sports league. (Full article: 957 words)

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