Two private equity groups bid for Freescale: sources
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Two groups of private equity firms are   bidding to buy chip maker Freescale Semiconductor Inc. FSL.N   for about $16 billion, sources familiar with the matter said on   Monday, which if completed would be the technology industry's   largest leveraged buyout ever.
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A report suggests a second private equity consortium is looking at launching a takeover bid for Sainsbury's.
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Pan-European group Euronext is poised to launch a bid for the London Stock Exchange, UK media reports say. Last week, the LSE rejected a takeover proposal from German rival Deutsche Boerse - the 530 pence-a
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Judging from the recent headlines, it would be easy to think that Wall Street&#8217;s private-equity machine shut down for the entire month of August. That would be an exaggeration &#8212; though not by much. Data from Thomson Financial show that the combined value of private-equity-related mergers and acquisitions of United States companies came to just $4.2 [...].
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Private equity firms not only are causing the mergers and acquisitions market to expand, but they're also starting to speed up the auction process.
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A rush of multibillion-dollar buyouts  has catapulted the volume of private equity deals to their  highest level on record, data published on Tuesday shows.
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Private equity firms are allowing shareholders to take part in megabuyouts. Is it worth the risk?
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Signs are appearing that private-equity groups may be having more difficulty making deals.
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Private equity firms have demonstrated strength in numbers by teaming up to make significant acquisitions, and as some firms keep expanding, investors say the trend toward "club" deals will help them snag assets that once were out of their grasp.
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In a rare buyout battle, a Blackstone-led alliance said it won the bidding for chip maker Freescale Semiconductor.
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Hot chips, cold cash Computer chip maker Freescale Semiconductor, a spin-off of Motorola, has announced that it is in talks with several possible investors.â¦
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Private equity firms are setting records in the size of Asian buyout funds, adding to an existing pool of more than $35 billion that is waiting to be invested in deals in the region.
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British cable operator Virgin Media   said on Monday it had received a bid approach from an  unnamed group, which sources familiar with the situation told  Reuters was U.S. private equity firm Carlyle Group
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A consortium of investment firms was  near a deal late Sunday to acquire Freescale Semiconductor Inc.   for more than $16 billion, the New York Times reported  on Monday.
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Freescale Semiconductor Inc. has agreed to be acquired by a group of investment firms for US$17.6 billion.
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Private equity companies in Europe raised a record 112 billion euros (150 billion dollars) in 2006, an increase of 56.4 percent compared with 2005, industry association EVCA said Tuesday.
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Several firms are interested in buying all or a small stake in Fidelity National Financial as financial services companies lure cash-rich private equity firms.