Carlyle Group in Talks to Acquire Virgin Media
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The potential bid for Sir Richard Bransonâs Virgin Media could be worth more than $20 billion.
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A media executive who helped purchase the Philadelphia Inquirer and the Philadelphia Daily News last year could be interested in joining a group to acquire Dow Jones & Co. , the Wall Street Journal reported on Wednesday.
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Private equity firm Carlyle has purchased  the 35 percent stake in French cable operator Numericable that  British private equity firm Cinven had put up for sale, the  firms said on Friday.
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Carlyle Group of the District is in talks to buy Advanced Semiconductor Engineering, the world's largest computer chip packager, for $5.7 billion, as demand for computer and mobile-phone components increases.
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The royal family of Qatar is considering a full takeover offer for supermarket J Sainsbury, a report says.
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Richard Branson says his Virgin Group is talking to a number of Indian airlines about taking a 49% stake in some carriers.
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Virgin Media, the telecom and television giant previously known as NTL, confirmed Monday a bid for the group was being made but offered no details.
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Private equity groups CVC Capital Partners, Kohlberg Kravis Roberts and Blackstone have said they were mulling a takeover of J Sainsbury, the third-biggest biggest supermarket chain in the UK.
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NEW YORK/TAIPEI  - A private equity consortium led by The Carlyle Group plans a $5.5 billion bid for the world's top chip packaging firm, Advanced Semiconductor Engineering Inc. (ASE), Taiwan-based ASE said on Friday.
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Three private equity firms announced they were considering a bid for J Sainsbury, Britainâs third-largest supermarket group.
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Rupert Murdoch's News Corporation is in talks with Yahoo about a possible deal, according to a press report.
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Private equity group Carlyle is poised  to launch an $8 billion bid for Britain&#39;s Virgin Media  , the cable company whose largest shareholder is  Richard Branson, the Sunday Telegraph newspaper said, citing  City sources.
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With the announcement of the Player 5GB, Virgin Electronics has joined the growing list of vendors attempting to take some of Apple&#39;s share of the digital music player market.
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Carlyle's cash could come in handy Analysis: Private equity group Carlyle is bidding to take over Virgin Media, the UK's cable monopoly formerly known as NTL. We reckon Branson should take the money. He could get shot of the debt-burdened albatross, and put the money to good use elsewhere in the Virgin telco empire.â¦
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LONDON, England -- The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) has invited media giants Time Warner, Bertelsmann and Walt Disney to discuss possible bids for its commercial sales and publishing arm, the Financial Times reported on Wednesday.
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The Virgin consortium has been told it  is the front-runner to rescue ailing British bank Northern Rock  Plc  but it needs to improve its offer over the  alternative of nationalization, a person familiar with the  matter said.
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Pret a Manger is in talks with Bridgepoint to buy McDonald's' share in the firm, the BBC has learned.