The law firm of Bass, Berry & Sims PLC has won the mergers and acquisitions “deal of the year” award in the $50 million to $100 million category from M&A Advisors.

The deal for which Bass Berry won the award was announced earlier this year. It involved Luminex Corp. – a health care and life sciences research company – acquiring privately held GenturaDx, a molecular diagnostics company focused on making nucleic acid testing affordable and practical for any lab.

2. Fidelity Nat'l to Buy O'Charley's Restaurant Chain - Tuesday, February 07, 2012

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) – A title insurance and mortgage services company that already owns a stake in the Bakers Square restaurant chain is buying the restaurant operator O'Charley's Inc., the companies announced Monday.

3. MAA Continues Acquisition Spurt - Monday, June 27, 2011

Memphis-based MAA, formerly known as Mid-America Apartment Communities, has acquired Tattersall at Tapestry Park, a 279-unit upscale apartment community located in the Southeast sub-market of Jacksonville, Fla.

4. Refinancings Rise as Mortgage Rates Hit 4.56 Percent - Friday, July 23, 2010

NEW YORK (AP) — The lowest mortgage rates in decades are just too good for some people to pass up.

Brokers are reporting rising interest in home refinancings as rates on a 30-year fixed loans have hit record lows in four of the past five weeks. This week the average rate fell to 4.56 percent, the lowest since mortgage company Freddie Mac began tracking rates in 1971.

5. Midtown’s Towery Building Faces Foreclosure - Friday, April 09, 2010

The Midtown office building at 1835 Union Ave. that houses the sheriff campaign headquarters of Randy Wade has been foreclosed.

6. Events - Wednesday, September 16, 2009

Talk Shoppe will present “Home Financing: How to Get the Best Deal in Today’s Market” today from 9 a.m. to 10 a.m. at the Better Business Bureau of the Mid-South, 3693 Tyndale Drive. For more information, call Jo Garner at 482-0354.

7. Fidelity Touts Conservative Values As Saving Grace - Monday, June 22, 2009

A few years ago, in the midst of sweeping bank consolidations that brought institutions such as Regions Bank and SunTrust Inc. to the area, the owners and directors of Fidelity National Bank in West Memphis let everyone know they wanted no part of a merger or acquisition.

8. Dodd's Wife Serves on Health Care Company Boards - Monday, June 15, 2009

WASHINGTON (AP) - The wife of a senator playing a lead role on a national health care overhaul sits on the boards of four health care companies, one of several examples of lawmakers with ties to the medical industry.

9. SEC Chief Says New Short-Selling Rules a Priority - Wednesday, May 06, 2009

WASHINGTON (AP) - The head of the Securities and Exchange Commission said Tuesday she is making the issue of new rules restricting short-selling a priority as the agency heard from an array of interests about ways to limit trades that bet against a stock.

10. Sallie Mae Names New Officers - Tuesday, January 08, 2008

RESTON, Va. (AP) - Sallie Mae, the nation's largest student lender, has named veteran banking industry executive Anthony P. Terracciano chairman of its board.

Former Sallie Mae Chairman Albert L. Lord, who held that title for three weeks, has been appointed vice chairman and will remain chief executive officer of the company formally known as SLM Corp.

11. Carlisle Considers Wendy's Bid - Monday, October 08, 2007

Memphis-based Wendy's franchisee Gene Carlisle, an old friend of Wendy's late founder Dave Thomas, is thinking about making a bid for the hamburger chain.

He also has some important ideas for whomever makes good on a buyout offer for the iconic U.S. restaurant brand, such as what priorities immediately would face a new owner of the company.

12. Sedgwick Buys CompanyFor More Than $190 Million - Friday, September 15, 2006
     Memphis-based Sedgwick CMS Holdings Inc. has completed acquisition of Dublin, Ohio-based CompManagement Inc. (CMI) and its affiliated companies for $191.5 million, Sedgwick officials announced Wednesday.
  

13. Fidelity National Financial Buys Sedgwick CMS - Wednesday, December 28, 2005
Fidelity National Financial Inc., which provides products and outsourced services to financial institutions and the real estate industry, has acquired Sedgwick Claims Management Inc. for $635 million. Memphis-based Sedgwick provides claims administra

14. Archived Article: Standout - Friday, June 24, 2005
Memphis Standout Dwayne E

Craft Dedicates Career to Helping Investors

LANE GARDNER CAMP

The Daily News

Dwayne E. Craft said now is a great time to be in the financial services business.

People today are taking more personal responsibi...

15. Archived Article: Real Recap - Tuesday, October 05, 2004
Recap has nine entries so far because I dont have a feature interview yet

FaxonGillis Prepares to Start Downtown Condos

2.58 acres near

Carolina Avenue

Cost: $8 million

Borrower: FaxonGillis Inc.

Lender: National Bank of Commerce <...

16. Archived Article: Real Recap - Tuesday, September 14, 2004
Mid-America Finances Four Properties for $22

Mid-America Finances Four Properties

3505 S. Mendenhall Road

Memphis, TN 38115

Cost: $22.3 million

Borrower: Mid-America Apartment Communities Inc. and Mid-America Apartments LP

Lender: ...

17. Archived Article: Real Recap - Tuesday, July 13, 2004
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Developer to Build Shoppes of Greys Creek

9.06 acres near

Walnut Grove

Cost: $4.3 million

Borrower: Greys Creek Development Co. LP

Lender: Community Bank, DeSoto County

Trustee: Lancelot L. Minor III

Property: 9.06 acres of...

18. Archived Article: Benchmark - Thursday, December 23, 1999
Nordstrom Gets OK To Open Thrift Nordstrom Inc. joins fray of companies opening thrifts Retailer Nordstrom Inc. has received government permission to open a federally chartered thrift, a request that competitors Wal-Mart Stores Inc. and Dillard's In...

19. Archived Article: Calendar - Monday, March 04, 1996
03-04 Calendar March 4 Fidelity Investments will offer an estate planning seminar at noon at the Summit Club, 5100 Poplar Ave. For more information on the free seminar, call 1-800-452-9936. City Councilman Jerome Rubin and Mayor W. W. Herenton will ...