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- ↑ Mud Pie a hot dish in gift field, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, May 7, 2011
- ↑ SAP Execs Pledge Speedier Product Innovation, Bloomberg Businessweek Technology, March 15, 2010
- ↑ Deal psychology: Murray Beach, Boston Business Journal features Murray Beach, April 26, 2010
- ↑ Microsoft, Google: buyers. Yahoo, Netflix: buyees?, CNN Money, May 27, 2010
- ↑ New TM Capital office launches with several deals, Atlanta Business Chronicle, December 24, 2001
- ↑ Boston Corporate Finanance[sic] and TM Capital merge, Boston Business Journal, January 4, 2008
- ↑ TM Capital and Boston Corporate Finance Merge, PRNewswire, January 7, 2008
- ↑ Robert C. Grien Joins TM Capital, Bloomberg, July 21, 2009