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Spark Networks Hires Piper Jaffray & Co.

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Beverly Hills-based online dating operator Spark Networks said Friday afternoon that it has hired Piper Jaffray & Co., as its independent financial advisor, to help the firm consider a buyout proposal from Great Hill Partners III, LP. Great Hill offered to buy Spark on March 2nd, saying it is looking to pay $3.10

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Tech Titans Peter Thiel, Matt Jacobson, Cameron and Tyler Winklevoss, Mich Mathews, Elon Musk Buy Homes in Los Angeles

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million for a 12,000-square-foot home in Holmby Hills in March. From her new perch in Los Angeles, shes helping to launch a company that she says lies "at the intersection of marketing and digital entertainment, philanthropy and lifetime experiences." Rappaports, Mich Mathews, formerly the head of marketing for Microsoft. wsjSubnav).length