News tagged with equity firms
US-based iGate to delist Indian unit Patni
US-based company iGate said Wednesday it plans to delist its unit Patni Computer Systems from stock exchanges by buying shares from the Indian company's public shareholders.
Nov 16, 2011 |
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Alibaba, Softbank discussing Yahoo! bid: report
China's Alibaba Group and Japan's Softbank are in talks with private equity firms about making an unsolicited bid for Yahoo!, according to the Bloomberg financial news agency.
Nov 09, 2011 |
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Time Warner bids 1B euros to acquire Endemol
(AP) -- Time Warner Inc. has made an unsolicited bid to acquire Endemol, the Dutch entertainment giant behind hit reality TV shows like "Big Brother" and "Deal or No Deal."
Nov 05, 2011 |
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Google 'mulls bid for Yahoo!'
US Internet giant Google is mulling a bid for rival Yahoo! and has talked to at least two private-equity firms to consider how the deal would be financed, The Wall Street Journal reported on Saturday.
Oct 22, 2011 |
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Ex-News Corp. boss won't rule out buying Yahoo!
Former News Corp. boss Peter Chernin said Friday he will not rule out buying Yahoo! but suggested the time was not right, amid intense speculation on the future of the struggling US Internet giant.
Oct 21, 2011 |
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Microsoft-led group readies Yahoo! offer: report
US software giant Microsoft and private investors are assembling a multi-billion-dollar offer to purchase Yahoo!, the Wall Street Journal reported Thursday.
Oct 20, 2011 |
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Alibaba tells Yahoo! to decide on takeover
Alibaba Group Chairman Jack Ma said Thursday he expects an answer from Yahoo! within weeks to his long-standing offer to buy all or part of the US Internet giant, saying delays were hurting both firms.
Oct 20, 2011 |
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Silver Lake, others eye Yahoo!: reports
Private equity firm Silver Lake Partners has approached Yahoo! about making a bid for the struggling Internet company, according to newspaper reports.
Sep 16, 2011 |
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Google in talks to buy Hulu: report
Google is in preliminary talks to acquire the online video site Hulu, the Los Angeles Times reported on its website Friday, citing anonymous sources familiar with the discussions.
Jul 01, 2011 |
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FTC lets Microsoft proceed with purchase of Skype
The Federal Trade Commission is letting software giant Microsoft Corp. proceed with its largest deal ever, an $8.5 billion bid for web chat and call service Skype.
Jun 19, 2011 |
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News Corp. seeking $100 million for Myspace: WSJ
News Corp. is seeking over $100 million for Myspace and about half a dozen private equity firms and companies are expected to submit bids by the end of this week, The Wall Street Journal reported Tuesday.
Apr 27, 2011 |
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US private equity to take stake in Russia's Kaspersky Lab
Russian computer security provider Kaspersky Lab on Thursday announced that it had sealed a major share deal with global private equity firm General Atlantic.
Jan 20, 2011 |
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US-based iGate in $1.2-bn Indian outsourcing deal
US-based iGate and a British private equity firm announced a 1.2-billion-dollar deal on Monday to buy one of India's oldest software firms in a major move into the outsourcing business.
Jan 10, 2011 |
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KKR, tech companies to go public this week
(AP) -- A handful of young technology companies are expected to kick off the market for initial public offerings in the third quarter on a hopeful note.
Jul 13, 2010 |
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Insolvency risk lower for private equity-backed companies
Private equity-backed buyouts are less likely to fail than non private equity-backed buyouts, according to a report published today by a team of academics.
Other Sciences / Economics & Business
Apr 07, 2010 |
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