Harrah's accepts $17.1 billion private equity bid
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The board of Harrah's Entertainment Inc.  has accepted a $90-per-share buyout bid from private equity groups Apollo Management and Texas Pacific Group , the casino operator said on Tuesday.
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Private equity firms' interest in Harrah's may revolve around a sale of its Strip real estate.
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Cooper Tire and Rubber Co. CTB.N on  Friday said it agreed to sell an automotive parts business to  two buyout firms for about $1.17 billion, the latest private  equity purchase in the sector.
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Apollo Management and Texas Pacific Group are expected to raise their bid for Harrah's Entertainment Inc.  to $87 a share, the Wall Street Journal reported on its Web site on Tuesday, citing people familiar with the matter.
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Casino operator Boyd Gaming Corp.  may be the next takeover target following a private equity-led bid for Harrah's Entertainment Inc.  worth roughly $15.5 billion, BusinessWeek said in its December 4 issue.
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LAS VEGAS -- Harrah's Entertainment Inc., the world's largest casino operator, said Monday it has received a $15.05 billion offer for the company from private-equity firms Apollo Management and Texas Pacific Group.
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Project management firm John Laing says it has accepted a Â£887m bid from a private equity firm.
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The asset sale to Colony Capital is official, and things couldn't have worked out any better for Harrah's.
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US gaming giant Harrah's Entertainment plans to invest up to $1 billion (519 million pounds) to snare three of the eight super-casinos to be built in Britain under relaxed gaming laws.
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Private equity suitors are close to arranging a deal to buy casino giant Harrah's Entertainment Inc. , The Wall Street Journal reported on Monday.
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The board of Harrah's Entertainment  Inc.  is considering two bids, each offering around $16  billion for the casino company, according to a report on the  Wall Street Journal's Web site on Friday.
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The unit was sold for $10.3 billion to a group of private equity firms that will take an equal stake in the company.
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The Home Depot Inc. has tentatively agreed to sell its wholesale distribution business to a group of private equity firms for $1.8 billion less than originally planned, and it will retain a small stake in the unit, a person with direct knowledge of the situation said Sunday.
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First Reserve, a private equity buyout firm specializing in energy, announced Thursday that it would buy Dresser-Rand, a maker of oil and gas refining equipment, for $1.
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Acute care hospital operator Select Medical Corp. said Monday it will be acquired by a new company formed by a private equity firm for $18 per share in cash or about $2.
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Technology products retailer CDW agreed to a private equity buyout worth 7.3 billion dollars in the latest in a wave of takeovers.
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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.