Private equity firms to buy Aeroflex for $1 bln
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Aeroflex Inc. , which makes microelectronics for the telecommunications, aerospace and defense markets, said on Friday it struck a deal to be bought by private equity firms General Atlantic and Francisco Partners for about $1 billion.
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Private-equity firms have in recent days been moving into prime position to buy orthopedics maker Biomet Inc. , the Wall Street Journal reported on its Web site on Monday, citing people familiar with the matter.
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First Reserve, a private equity firm specializing in energy industry investments, said Thursday it is buying Ingersoll-Rand&#39;s Dresser-Rand subsidiary for $1.
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General Electric Co. is close to striking a deal to buy SPX Corp.&#39;s Edwards System Technology fire and security business for about $1.
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Private equity firm Blackstone said on  Monday it was buying Madame Tussauds waxworks owner Tussauds  group for 1 billion pounds ($1.92 billion).
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- Aeroflex Inc. , which provides technology solutions to the aerospace and other markets, said it agreed to be acquired by private equity firms General Atlantic and Francisco Partners for about $1.0 billion.
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Boise Cascade said Friday that it would sell its paper, packaging and newsprint division for about $1.63 billion to a company formed in February by private equity investors.
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ReAble Therapeutics Inc., the orthopedic-device maker controlled by private-equity company Blackstone Group, agreed to purchase DJO Inc. for $1.3 billion to add leg braces and post-surgery pain therapies, sending the shares up the most in 17 months.
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A private equity consortium led by Brookfield Asset Management Inc.   is preparing a takeover bid for Canadian Pacific Railway Ltd.  that could prove one of Canada's largest leveraged buyouts, the Globe and Mail said citing people familiar with the matter.
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Australian flag carrier and national icon Qantas has accepted an increased 11.1-billion-dollar (8.7 billion US) offer from a private equity group, a day after rejecting a lower bid.
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Boeing Co  said on Monday it  would buy up to $7 billion of its own stock, one of the  plane-maker's largest repurchase plans on record, but kept its  cash dividend unchanged.
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Budget airline Ryanair launches a 1.48bn euros (Â£1bn) bid to buy Irish carrier Aer Lingus.
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Ionics Inc. , a Watertown water treatment company with global operations, agreed to be purchased yesterday by General Electric Co. for $1.1 billion in cash.
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MELBOURNE (Dow Jones)--US private equity group Newbridge Capital Inc. (NBG.XX) said Wednesday it plans to expand Australian Leisure &amp; Hospitality Group Ltd.
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Airbridge, a Hungarian consortium backed by Russia's KrasAir, has bought the Hungarian state's 99.95-percent stake in debt-ridden Malev Airlines for 200 million forint (793,650 euros, 1.04 million dollars), officials said Friday.
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Orthopedic device maker Biomet Inc.  said on Monday it has agreed to be acquired by a private equity consortium for about $10.9 billion.
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Biomet, a major manufacturer of artificial hips and knees, said Monday that it had agreed to be acquired by a private investment consortium.