Write-Offs: 01.02.08

$$$ Deals: Torrid, then Tepid Exit for 2007:
In our M&A Roundup for the weeks ended Dec. 23 and Dec. 30, pre-Christmas M&A heated up, then cooled off before year-end.
$$$Male Belly Dancing Makes Comeback in Egypt, Defying Suppression [Bloomberg]
$$$Seeking Young, Ivy-Educated I-Banker [craigslist]
$$$ The Lindsay Campbell Mash-up [WallStrip]