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Deal Journal - WSJ.com : Piracy v. Private Equity: A Comparison

Abnormal Returns found this 11/20/2008 on blogs.wsj.com

While every kind of legal deal making is down this year, one practice is up: Piracy. Pirate hijackings of oil tankers have surged 75% during 2008 , according to the International Maritime Bureau’s weekly piracy report . (Who knew?) And they’re making good money — better money, this year, than ...