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First Reserve Denies Interest in Whitehaven

Graham Packaging To Buy Liquid Container

Joerns Healthcare Switches Sponsors

Quad-C Management has acquired Joerns Healthcare, a provider of furniture and equipment for healthcare facilities, from Vestar Capital Partners and Park Avenue Equity Partners. No financial terms were disclosed.

Regency Energy Partners Buying Zypher Gas

Regency Energy Partners has agreed to acquire Zephyr Gas Services, a Houston-based field services company, for $185 million.

AXA Private Equity Buys RollOn Group

AXA Private Equity has acquired a 51.8% stake in RollOn Group, an Italty-based maker of guides and actuators used in machine design applications for railways and other industries. No financial terms were disclosed.

Panther Expedited Files for IPO

Skype Files for $100 Million IPO

Wyle Buying CAS from ITT

Wyle Inc., a portfolio company of Court Square Capital, has agreed to buy CAS Inc., a Huntsville, Ala.-based provider of systems engineering and technical assistance services to the U.S. Department of Defense. The seller is ITT Corp. (NYSE: ITT). No financial terms were disclosed.

PE-Backed Egyptian Refining Co Gets $2 Billion Loan

U.S. Firms Circle Australia's Whitehaven Coal