Pret a Manger may drop IPO for private buyer -paper
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British sandwich chain Pret A Manger is considering ditching flotation plans and taking advantage of interest from several competing private equity firms, the Financial Mail reported on Sunday.
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EMI Group Plc is expected to reject a  potential 2.5 billion pound ($4.92 billion) bid from private  equity firm Permira as being too low, the Times newspaper said  on Monday.
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The British bank could face nationalization should an effort being led by Prime Minister Gordon Brownâs government fail to find a buyer.
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Global credit squeeze undermining private sector sale of mortgage lender
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Acquiring the publisher of the Wall Street Journal might appear to run against Pearson Plc's  current strategy of focusing on education, but a deal could mean the eventual sale of its Financial Times newspaper.
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With a premium valuation, now might be the time to consider selling.
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For some investors, today may seem like a discount day for shares of the coffee purveyor.
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Before you get involved in an initial public offering, learn how IPOs work.
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After regulators unveiled a plan to ban anonymous investment and curb derivatives, some foreign investors may consider leaving Indiaâs red-hot stock markets.
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Could the fate of some of June's hot IPOs be an ill omen for today's IPO hotties?
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Blackstone Group LP , which is preparing to go public later this month, said on Friday that proposed U.S. Senate legislation on the taxation of private equity firms could materially reduce earnings and lower the partnership's value.
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The Office of Fair Trading may drop next year's High Court test case over bank overdraft charges, an official says.
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When Inhibitex Inc. set the terms of its initial public offering in March, it thought it was being conservative, expecting shares to sell for $10 to $12 apiece.
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Google Lowers IPO Price, Limits Shares  Google's IPO wasn't as popular as expected, apparently not as many fish bit at the Dutch Auction bait.  Google will be lowering its estimated price range to between $85 and $95 per share, down from its earlier prediction of $108 and $135 per share ...
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Google Inc. lowered the target price per share for its initial public offering (IPO) on Wednesday, and asked the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to give buyers additional time to reconsider their bids, according to a notice on the company's IPO Web site.
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Chancellor Alistair Darling has announced proposals to help sell the struggling bank to a private buyer.  Will the government's plan work?
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As private equity firms and hedge funds line up to go public, their traditional investors are worried that new distractions might make it harder to continue delivering stellar returns.