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Article: David H. Murdock Announces Raising of $750 Million in Capital.
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- Real Estate & Investment Business
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- November 14, 2009
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David H. Murdock announced the pricing of transactions totaling approximately $750 million relating to the Dole Food Company, Inc. common stock. Murdock believes this is one of the largest amounts raised in the public equity capital markets in respect of a U.S. company's common stock in 2009, and was led by prominent Wall Street firms: Goldman, Sachs & Co., Deutsche Bank Securities, BofA Merrill Lynch and Wells Fargo Securities.
"To raise this much capital in these unusual economic times underscores the strength of Dole as the world's leading producer, marketer and distributor of fresh fruit and vegetables," said Murdock. "I believe that this impressive ...