After getting laid off from investment bank Houlihan Lokey, Persky spent 11 months searching for work.

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"Manchester United continue to successfully leverage their global brand, " Austin Houlihan, Senior Manager in the Sports Business Group at Deloitte, said in a statement.

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Barry Houlihan, an archivist at the university, said they date back to the mid 1950s when Tolkien set exam papers in English Literature for the Galway students.

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Mr. Cutugno said the buyer became aware of the estate when it was showcased in Europe by Christie's International Real Estate (Houlihan Lawrence is an affiliate of Christie's).

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Finacially, United continue to reach new audiences and according to Austin Houlihan, Senior Manager in the Sports Business Group at Deloitte, the club is on track to overhaul the Spaniards.

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To get a few more answers for you, I consulted Jane Houlihan, senior vice president for research of the Environmental Working Group, a nonprofit organization that has examined this subject in detail.

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The estate was sold to an offshore company with a Qatar address, according to property records, and Anthony Cutugno, a broker at Houlihan Lawrence who handled the sale, said he never learned the identity of the buyer.

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"The club's progress to the top of the English and European game means that they are set to remain a top 10 Money League club for the foreseeable future, and will look to push on ahead of the two English clubs immediately above them in the Money League, Arsenal and Chelsea, for a top five ranking, " said Houlihan.

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