November 2011
Monthly Archive
More charges coming in US insider probe – sources
Posted by admin on 30 Nov 2011 11:42 pm. Filed under privateEquity.
Nov 30 (Reuters) - A year after four hedge funds were raided
as part of a sweeping probe into insider trading, U.S. agents
are ready to arrest as many as three people who worked at the
raided funds,...
Bank of Spain set to decide CAM’s fate-FT
Posted by admin on 30 Nov 2011 10:23 pm. Filed under privateEquity.
LONDON, Dec 1 (Reuters) - The Bank of Spain and Spain's
state-backed bank restructuring FROB fund are set to decide as
early as Friday whether Banco de Sabadell can buy
Caja de Ahorros del...
Blackstone, Bain mull Yahoo bid — source
Posted by admin on 30 Nov 2011 8:16 pm. Filed under privateEquity.
NEW YORK, Nov 30 (Reuters) - A consortium led by Blackstone
Group LP and Bain Capital is working on a bid for all of
Yahoo Inc that could value the U.S. Internet company
at more than $20 per share, a...
Blackstone, Bain to lead Alibaba’s bid for Yahoo-sources
Posted by admin on 30 Nov 2011 7:20 pm. Filed under privateEquity.
Nov 30 (Reuters) - Private equity firms Blackstone Group and Bain Capital will lead a bid for the whole of Yahoo
Inc after agreeing to team up with Alibaba Group, two
people familiar with the matter...
UPDATE 1-Spotless seeks talks after buyout firm raises bid
Posted by admin on 30 Nov 2011 7:11 pm. Filed under privateEquity.
MELBOURNE, Dec 1 (Reuters) - Spotless Group
has decided to pursue talks with private equity suitor Pacific
Equity Partners, after it sweetened its offer for the Australian
services firm to A$711...
Spotless seeks talks after buyout firm raises bid
Posted by admin on 30 Nov 2011 6:32 pm. Filed under privateEquity.
MELBOURNE, Dec 1 (Reuters) - Spotless Group
said on Thursday it wants to pursue talks with private equity
suitor Pacific Equity Partners, after it sweetened its offer for
the Australian services...
UPDATE 1-Icahn says not aware of any sale of WebMD
Posted by admin on 30 Nov 2011 5:04 pm. Filed under privateEquity.
NOV 30 (Reuters) - Billionaire investor Carl Icahn,
the largest stakeholder in WebMD Health Corp, said he
was not aware of any discussions of a deal between the
healthcare information provider and a...
National Solar to build 200 MW solar energy farm in Florida
Posted by admin on 30 Nov 2011 3:41 pm. Filed under privateEquity.
Nov 30 (Reuters) - National Solar Power said it will
spend $700 million to develop a 200-megawatt solar farm in
Florida's Hardee County, making it the company's second project
in the state that...
Triton picks advisors for $1 bln Bravida sale – sources
Posted by admin on 30 Nov 2011 10:43 am. Filed under privateEquity.
STOCKHOLM, Nov 30 (Reuters) - Private equity group
Triton has asked Deutsche Bank and Handelsbanken to advise it on
a sale of Bravida, which provides installation services for
buildings and plants,...
Deals of the day — mergers and acquisitions
Posted by admin on 30 Nov 2011 6:13 am. Filed under privateEquity.
Nov 30 (Reuters) - The following bids, mergers,
acquisitions and disposals involving European, U.S. and Asian
companies were reported by 1000 GMT on Wednesday.
