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GE Corporate Lending Provides C$600 Million Credit Facility to Saskatchewan Wheat Pool

August 29, 2007

NORWALK, Conn. & TORONTO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--GE Commercial Finance Corporate Lending, Canada today announced it provided a C$600 million credit facility to Saskatchewan Wheat Pool Inc. (TSX:SWP). The financing replaces current debt and will be used to support ongoing working capital needs. GE Capital Markets arranged the transaction.

Based in Saskatchewan, Canada, Saskatchewan Wheat Pool is one of the country's largest agri-businesses with operations across Western Canada, the United States and Japan.

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GE Provides Credit Facility to Support Alta Communications' Acquisition of HMP Communications

August 27, 2007

NORWALK, Conn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--GE Commercial Finance's Media, Communications & Entertainment business announced that it has provided a $34 million credit facility to support the acquisition of HMP Communications LLC by Alta Communications, a Boston-based private-equity investment firm. GE acted as sole lender for the facility, which closed on August 17.

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GE Antares Provides $61 Million Senior Secured Credit Facility for A Leading Sporting Goods Company

August 23, 2007

CHICAGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--GE Antares Capital today announced it served as administrative agent for a $61 million senior secured credit facility to support Nautic Partners' acquisition of Prince Sports in partnership with Prince's management. GE Capital Markets served as sole lead arranger and sole bookrunner. This transaction is fully syndicated.

The financing consisted of a $20 million revolving credit facility and a $41 million term loan facility. Proceeds were used to fund Nautic's acquisition of Prince and to provide for future working capital needs.

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GE Money -- Warranty Services Aligns with AppOne

August 23, 2007

Warranty Services Unit to Expand Reach with AppOne Technology

DENVER--(BUSINESS WIRE)--GE Money's Warranty Services division, which provides vehicle service contracts to franchise and independent automobile dealers, today announced a partnership with AppOne, a provider of Internet-based risk mitigation and financial technology to banks, to provide a technology solution that connects independent auto dealers with lenders.

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GE Finances Acquisition of Ziff Davis' Enterprise Group by Enterprise Media Group

August 22, 2007

NORWALK, Conn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--GE Commercial Finance's Media, Communications & Entertainment business today announced it closed a transaction as administrative agent for a $137 million credit facility to support the acquisition of Ziff Davis Media's Enterprise Group by Enterprise Media Group, a new portfolio company of Insight Venture Partners. In conjunction with the acquisition, Developer Shed LLC, an existing portfolio company of Insight Venture Partners, was combined with Enterprise Media Group. GE Capital Markets served as sole lead arranger for the financing.

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GE Provides $250 Million Credit Facility to Lightower

August 20, 2007

NORWALK, Conn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--GE Commercial Finance's Media, Communications & Entertainment business today announced it has provided a $250 million senior secured credit facility to Lightower, a new entity formed by management, M/C Venture Partners and Wachovia Capital Partners to acquire the communications assets of National Grid Wireless U.S. from National Grid plc. GE -- Media, Communications & Entertainment is the administrative agent and GE Capital Markets acted as sole bookrunner and sole lead arranger for the facility. National Grid Wireless U.S.

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GE Money Launches Consumer Financing Program with International Solid Surface Fabricators Association

August 15, 2007

ISSFA Member Fabricators Provide Revolving and Installment Credit

ST PAUL, Minn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--GE Money's Sales Finance unit and International Solid Surface Fabricators Association (ISSFA), a non-profit trade association for solid surface and quartz fabricators, today announced a new five-year relationship to provide private label revolving and installment credit options through GE's PROJECTLINESM and PROJECTLOANSM programs.

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GE Money Home Lending: 30-Year Comparison Highlights First Time Buyer Transformation

August 10, 2007

LONDON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--A new study comparing lifestyles and attitudes today with those of 30 years ago by GE Money Home Lending (UK) & The Future Foundation reveals the impact of a shift in social priorities in the UK, as today's twentysomethings refuse to conform to traditional family life and community, instead opting for independence, lifestyle and experience ...

Social and economic change drives a 26% increase in average age of First Time Buyer over past four decades - from 27 in 1977 to 34 in 2007

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GE Money and EP Henry Pave Way for Consumer Finance Program

August 10, 2007

Installment and Revolving Credit Programs Introduced via EP Henry Authorized Hardscaping Contractor® and Distributor Network

ST PAUL, Minn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--

GE Money's Sales Finance unit and EP Henry, the leading independently-owned manufacturer of unit concrete products in the U.S., announced a three-year agreement to provide financing through GE's PROJECTLINESM and PROJECTLOANSM programs.

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GE Capital Solutions, Franchise Finance Delivers $11 Million Funding to VIVID Restaurant Concepts

August 09, 2007

Financing Package Supports Rapid Growth

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--To jump-start its business, VIVID Restaurant Concepts is taking advantage of the different finance opportunities in the market by blending capital from a private equity firm with two types of financing totaling nearly $11 million from GE Capital Solutions, Franchise Finance.

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