Freescale agrees to $17.6 bln private equity buyout
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Chip maker Freescale Semiconductor   Inc. FSL.N said on Friday it agreed to be bought for $17.6   billion, or $40 a share in cash, by a private equity consortium   led by Blackstone Group, in what could be the biggest leveraged   buyout of a technology company.
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The $25.9 billion buyout by Freeport-McMoRan will also make it the largest metals and mining company based in North America
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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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The orthopedic device maker on Thursday accepted a takeover bid of $11.4 billion from a private equity consortium.
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The transaction, between the company and a group of private investors, would be one of the biggest deals to take a company private
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The US firm which owns online retailer Lastminute.com agrees a $4.5bn takeover bid by two private equity firms.
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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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Cooper Tire and Rubber Co.  on Friday said it agreed to sell an automotive parts business to two buyout firms for about &#36;1.17 billion, the latest private equity purchase in the sector.
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NYSE Euronext said on Thursday that it had agreed to acquire the American Stock Exchange for $260 million in stock.
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ReAble Therapeutics, the orthopedic-device maker controlled by the private equity company Blackstone Group, agreed to purchase DJO for $1.6 billion.
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Frees up thousands of pink slips Texas semiconductor manufacturer Freescale is cutting jobs across the company as part of a strategy to reduce costs during a sluggish year.â¦
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AUSTIN, Texas - Freescale Semiconductor Inc. plans to cut at least 1,000 jobs from its worldwide operations, the company said as part of its second earnings report since it went public in July after being spun off from Motorola Inc.
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GLG Partners, a European hedge fund with $20 billion under management, said on Monday it has agreed to sell a stake to Freedom Acquisition Holdings Inc.  in a deal that values GLG at about $3.4 billion and sets up GLG for a U.S. stock listing.
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Who knows, maybe something better will come along Freescale Semi has accepted a $17.6bn offer from private-equity investors to buy the company. But there is a peculiar twist: the chip maker has reserved the right to seek a higher offer from other suitors over the next 50 days.â¦
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Chip maker Freescale Semiconductor Inc   said on Friday that it had agreed to be bought for  $17.6 billion, or $40 a share, by a consortium of private  equity firms led by Blackstone Group.
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Acute care hospital operator Select Medical Corp.(SEM.N: Quote, Profile, Research) said on Monday it has agreed to merge with a new company formed by a private equity firm for $18 per share in cash or about $2.
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Private investor Cerberus Capital  Management LP has agreed to buy real estate investment and  management company LNR Property Corp. LNR.N for $1.92 billion  in cash.