Cannae

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Can·nae

(kăn′ē)

An ancient town of southeast Italy where Carthaginians under Hannibal defeated the Romans in 216 bc.

Cannae

(ˈkæniː)

(Placename) an ancient city in SE Italy: scene of a victory by Hannibal over the Romans (216 bc)

Can•nae

(ˈkæn i)

n.

an ancient town in SE Italy: Hannibal defeated the Romans here 216 B.C.

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Cannae - ancient city is southeastern Italy where Hannibal defeated the Romans in 216 BC

Punic War - one of the three wars between Carthage and Rome that resulted in the destruction of Carthage and its annexation by Rome; 264-241 BC, 218-201 BC, 149-146 BC

Italia, Italian Republic, Italy - a republic in southern Europe on the Italian Peninsula; was the core of the Roman Republic and the Roman Empire between the 4th century BC and the 5th century AD

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Cannae Holdings Inc (NYSE:CNNE) disclosed on Wednesday that its portfolio company Ceridian HCM Holding Inc, a global human capital management software provider, has priced an underwritten secondary public offering by affiliates of the company and Thomas H Lee Partners LP and Ceridian's chairman and chief executive officer David D Ossip of 9,000,000 shares of Ceridian's common stock (par value USD0.01 per share) at USD56.30 per share.

Cannae reports pricing of Ceridian's secondary public offering of 9m common shares at USD56.30 per share

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a[euro](c)Cannae enters agreement with Trasimene to transition to an externally managed company structurea[euro](c)

Cannae Holdings announced that the company has entered into a Management Services Agreement with Trasimene Capital Management, LLC, as it transitions to an externally managed structure.

Cannae Holdings to transition to externally managed company structure

If ye go tae Las Vegas, ye cannae get a plate o' stovies, either.

BY PAW My big breaks W BROON; We're all goin' on a but an' ben holiday, no more Glebe Street for a week or two

US and UK-based investment firmMotive Partners has closed the acquisition of commercial data, analytics and insights provider Dun and Bradstreet as part of an investor group led by CC Capital, Cannae Holdings, Bilcar, LLC, Black Knight, Inc., and funds affiliated with Thomas H.

Deal snapshot: MOTIVE PARTNERS CLOSES INVESTMENT IN DUN AND BRADSTREET

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But in spite of that, your programme is great; And may I comment on your style and jacket; As we say in Scots, "ye cannae whack it".

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We will point out that Ye Cannae Shove Yer Granny Aff A Bus is better known than any of his songs.

Gie us peace, Ye total bampot

But despite the big stages, Ricky says "ye cannae beat" playing in the intimate setting of the Eagle Inn's annual music extravaganza.

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A moggy cannae tear its hair; Instead I'm sendin' These helpfu' lines in Scottish verse.