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Ohio-based MPLX said Wednesday that it will raise $1 billion through a private placement of 6.5 percent Series A convertible preferred units.

Ohio-based MPLX said Wednesday that it will raise $1 billion through a private placement of 6.5 percent Series A convertible preferred units.

Houston-based Indigo Minerals said Thursday that it completed an equity capital raise worth $375 million that came from a group of new investors and existing investors that have backed Indigo since its 2006 inception.

Houston-based Indigo Minerals said Thursday that it completed an equity capital raise worth $375 million that came from a group of new investors and existing investors that have backed Indigo since its 2006 inception.

By Jeff Bounds Both a Plano chip business and a one-time suitor turned rival could be pardoned if they both felt some disappointment about a federal district judge’s rulings Tuesday

Doug Deason, the son of ACS founder Darwin Deason, was 17 in 1979 when he held a party at a neighbor’s house while they were gone. Booze flowed. Music was loud. Cops were called. Deason was charged with felony burglary. A well-connected lawyer convinced prosecutors to reduce the charge to a misdemeanor, which was expunged a year later. Deason said a felony could have ruined his life.

On Tuesday, Deason donated $3.5 million to SMU Dedman School of Law to create a legal institute that conducts innovative research and educational outreach efforts designed to promote criminal justice reform. Charles Koch gave another $3.5 million for the effort. This article has full details.