Losing bidder for Freescale says ends talks
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A group of private equity investors   including Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co. said on Monday it had   ended talks to acquire Freescale Semiconductor Inc. FSL.N   after the chip company agreed to be bought by a Blackstone   Group-led consortium.
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The joint venture ends shortly after a rival buys the PC maker's LCD unit.
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PinkRoccade, the Dutch computer-services provider, said Thursday that it was breaking off talks with Ordina and that it would open its books only to the original bidder, Getronics.
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Floor trading of energy contracts on the New York Mercantile Exchange (NYMEX) is ending more quickly than anticipated, as screen-based trading brings to a close a way of life for many floor traders.
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Two groups of private equity firms are   bidding to buy chip maker Freescale Semiconductor Inc. FSL.N   for about $16 billion, sources familiar with the matter said on   Monday, which if completed would be the technology industry's   largest leveraged buyout ever.
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In a rare buyout battle, a Blackstone-led alliance said it won the bidding for chip maker Freescale Semiconductor.
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The two companies came to terms after the board of Advo agreed late Monday to drop its asking price to $33 a share from $37.
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Talks aimed at reaching a deal on sharing airline passenger information between the US and EU states break down.
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Business & money: Â· Alcoa bows out of contest in face of $38bn offer Â· Bid battle helps push Dow Jones to record close
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Hot chips, cold cash Computer chip maker Freescale Semiconductor, a spin-off of Motorola, has announced that it is in talks with several possible investors.â¦
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The battle between British Energy and rebel shareholders seeking a better deal from the company&#39;s Â£5bn restructuring plan intensified yesterday when the nuclear generator announced it was abandoning its London share listing.
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(InfoWorld) - Freescale Semiconductor Inc. has agreed to be acquired by a group of investment firms for US$17.6 billion. A consortium of four private equity firms plans to buy the big Austin, Texas, chipmaker for $40 per share in cash. The deal is subject to regulatory approvals and a vote by Freescale shareholders. Freescale's board of directors has unanimously approved the sale, the company announced Friday. The offer price represents an approximately 36 percent premium over the company's average closing share price in the 30 days ended Sept. 8. Freescale, a spinoff of Motorola Inc., went public on its own in 2004 and had sales of $5.8 billion in 2005. It designs and manufactures embedded networking, wireless, automotive, industrial and consumer product chips. Under the deal, Freescale is allowed to solicit other proposals for the next 50 calendar days and can respond to unsolicited offers, subject to a deal breakup fee. The consortium is led by The Blackstone Group, in New York, and includes The Carlyle Group, Permira Funds and Texas Pacific Group.
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3Com said Wednesday that it has withdrawn a $2.2 billion offer for the network equipment maker from consideration by a federal national security regulator, marking the potential demise of yet another private equity deal. It crystallizes months of fears and skepticism by investors that the buyout, by Bain Capital and China's Huawei Technologies, would fail because [...].
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Business & money: Government criticised over handling of crisis as one of two remaining bidders threatened to pull out
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Buyout talks between Cadence Design Systems and two private equity firms appear to have stalled, according to people close to the matter.
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Freescale Semiconductor Inc. FSL.N   said on Monday that it was in talks regarding a possible   business transaction after the New York Times reported that a   consortium of investment firms was near acquiring the company   for more than $16 billion.
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Freescale Semiconductor Inc. said late Friday it has agreed to be acquired by a group of four private equity firms for $17.6 billion.