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Source: ThinkstockNielsen N.V. (NYSE: NLSN) disclosed after the close that some 20 million shares would be sold by Valcon Acquisition Holding (Luxembourg) in an underwritten secondary offering. The...
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Now that news has gotten around that Singapore’s Temasek may put $5 billion into Merrill Lynch to offset fourth quarter write-downs, the cycle of sovereign funds investing in US financial...
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Source: ThinkstockBefore markets opened this morning, specialty retailer rue21 Inc. (NASDAQ: RUE) and private equity firm Apax Partners announced that they had reached a definitive agreement under...
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The world of private equity is not what it once was, but the remaining private equity leaders that survived out there do now seem to be stronger if they survived. Apollo Management has tried to...
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Biomet, Inc. (BMET-NASDAQ) has recived and accepted a higher buyout price for shareholders. The company announced that it has unanimously recommended to shareholders an increased offer from a...
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After losing about a third of its value in the last year, Best Buy Co. (NYSE: BBY) may start to be thrown around as a private equity takeover name. A report from Bloomberg calls Best Buy a private...
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Energy pipeline operator Tallgrass Energy Partners has agreed to be acquired by affiliates of Blackstone for about $4 billion in cash.
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With the domestic deal market looking pretty dry at the moment, the private equity kings who made billions taking company after company private over the last few years are seeking new ways to make...
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Source: ThinkstockAs the world’s largest mining companies look to shed assets as they seek to boost investor returns, the mining sector is drawing interest from private equity firms. Blackstone...
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Source: ThinkstockBack in early August we suggested that the reported Hilton initial public offering would be very important to the IPO market. After all, this was one of the top ten largest private...
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The Blackstone Group, L.P. (NYSE: BX) has agreed to purchase electricity generator Dynegy Inc. (NYSE: DYN). Blackstone will pay $4.50/share in cash, for a total of about $543 million, and assume...
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Michaels Stores, Inc. has just filed its paperwork with the Securities and Exchange Commission to come public again via an initial public offering. Todays move confirms recent reports and...
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Apollo Global Management traded higher in the past week after earnings. There is also a follow-on move taking place that took the stock to 52-week highs.
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Kansas City Southern stock is now close to an all-time high, but that may be due to reports of private equity buyout interest rather than that just the massive stock market recovery since March.
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Ares Management sold 11.2 million shares Friday morning at an IPO price of $19 a share, well below both the planned offer of 18.2 million shares and the expected price range of $21 to $23.
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