Equity groups eye NTL arm
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Several private equity companies and a mobile phone operator, MMO2, have expressed interest in buying all or part of NTL's television and radio broadcasting business ahead of an October 11 deadline for first-round bids, according to people familiar with the deal.
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These companies are buying back their shares. Should you join them?
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American engineering group United Technologies (UTC) yesterday moved a step closer to buying fire extinguisher maker Kidde. Kidde confirmed it was planning to open its books to UTC after receiving a revised 165p-a-share offer from the group.
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NetSol Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ: NTWK), a U.S.-based, multinational provider of enterprise software and services for equipment financing, today issued guidance for fiscal 2007.
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The folks at the firm are poised for a mega cash out.
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The Nasdaq says it may work with a group planning a rival  trading platform if its London Stock Exchange bid fails.
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CABLE firm NTL has agreed to sell its broadcast infrastructure business to a consortium led by Australia&#39;s Macquarie Bank in a deal worth Â£1.27bn, and could return the money to shareholders through a special dividend.
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MELBOURNE: Britain&#39;s largest cable firm NTL Inc said yesterday it would sell its television transmission business to an Australian investment group for Â£1.27bil to pay down debt.
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TGn Sync, a coalition of more than a dozen vendors, will submit a joint proposal to the IEEE 802.11 Task Group N (TGn) for the next generation 802.11n standard.
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Investors in the market for mutual funds may want to consider a promising alternative: shares of asset management companies that sell the funds.
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A group led by Penn National Gaming Inc.  and hedge fund D.E. Shaw is considering making a cash and stock offer for casino company Harrah's Entertainment Inc. , CNBC reported on Tuesday, citing unnamed sources it said were familiar with the matter.
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A preferred buyer for the National Irish and Northern banks is expected to be announced by their parent this morning. National Australia Bank is due to make an announcement to the stock exchanges in Melbourne and London.
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UK media company NTL has entered into an agreement to sell its broadcast business to a consortium led by Australian firm Macquarie Communications Infrastructure Group (MCG) and other third party investors for a purchase price of â¬1.84bn.
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Euronext  shareholders are  due to approve a $14 billion plan to merge with the New York  Stock Exchange  and create the first transatlantic  bourse. But some opponents may cause heated discussions at a  meeting on Tuesday.
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Private equity firms are to come under scrutiny from MPs following union criticism of the sector.
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An investor group backing a  $3.4-billion plan to support auto parts maker Delphi Corp.&#39;s   emergence from bankruptcy may sell more than 70  percent of its common stock stake to additional investors, one  of the group&#39;s co-leaders said on Monday.
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Private equity firms are knocking on  the doors of Time Warner Inc.  and IAC/InterActive  , making their case for various deals with the two  conglomerates.