Tech firms making big money by going private
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There's a lot of money to be made in open source, both as a shareholder and for the company.
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The value is already there in small open-source companies but it may take a larger and more diverse organization to supply the leverage that makes money off that value.
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Could the subprime problems that have fouled the public market be a mixed blessing for Silicon Valleyâs high-technology investors?
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For an investor, being creative and going the extra mile can sometimes lead to big profits.
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Business & money: The best 20 firms in the FTSE 350 for private investors who want to invest their cash in companies with a conscience.
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Private equity firms have found a new business where they can place their multibillion-dollar bets: gambling.
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There's money to be made in mediating others' software rivalries.
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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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Green tech financiers share tips for spotting sustainable start-ups.
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Big profits are lurking in big cities for companies willing to change a bit.
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These companies are building a wall around your investment.
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The strong appetite by private equity  firms for technology deals shows buyouts in that sector are  only going to continue -- with the focus on semiconductors and  software.
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The deal is the latest example of a big publicly traded company being swallowed by private equity.
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One of the proverbial back stories of IT operations has always been the battle between the "suits" and the "techies." From the techie point of view, the hapless but disturbingly powerful suits are the business guys who put more thought into picking out hundred-dollar silk ties at Nordstrom than they put into million-dollar IT decisions. Worse, the suits gravitate towards outsourcing and service firms that implement big-dollar solutions. Many techies start on the other end of the spectrum with free open source solutions that reflect a substantial DIY ethic. Will the twain ever meet?
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Want to buy into going-public mania? Here's a simple option.
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The company may be hinting at going public.