Freescale accepts $17.6B equity buyout
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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.
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Freescale Semiconductor Inc. has won a long-term contract worth more than 200 million euros ($246 million) to supply car components to Siemens, the companies said on Monday.
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Acute care hospital operator Select  Medical Corp. SEM.N said on Monday it is being bought out by  a private equity group for $2.3 billion, sending shares soaring  by 24 percent.
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U.S. radio operator Clear Channel  Communications Inc&#39;s shareholders approved a $39.20-a-share bid  from Bain Capital Partners and Thomas H. Lee Partners on  Tuesday, paving the way for the largest-ever radio industry  private equity buyout, worth nearly $20 billion.
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A consortium of investment firms was   near a deal late Sunday to acquire Freescale Semiconductor Inc.   FSL.N for more than $16 billion, the New York Times reported   on Monday.
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It&#39;s finally over. Business-software maker PeopleSoft (PSFT) agreed to be acquired by rival Oracle (ORCL) for $10.3 billion Monday, ending 18
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NYSE Euronext  said on Thursday it agreed to acquire the American Stock Exchange for $260 million in stock to boost its business in options, exchange traded funds and other products.
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On Sunday, Equity Office accepted a $36 billion offer from the Blackstone Group. It would be the costliest buyout in history.
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U.S. chemical company Huntsman Corp  , which has agreed to a $5.6 billion takeover, said on  Wednesday it had received an approach at $27.25 per share from  an affiliate of U.S. private equity firm Apollo Management.
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Food-service and facilities  management company Aramark Corp.  on Tuesday accepted a  higher $6.3 billion offer to be bought out by a group led by  its current chief executive and several investment funds.
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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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AUSTIN, Texas - Freescale Semiconductor Inc. plans to cut at least 1,000 jobs from its worldwide operations, the company said as part of its second earnings report since it went public in July after being spun off from Motorola Inc.
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All the right ingredients for a leveraged buyout.
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A major private equity firm is set to purchase real estate giant Realogy Corporation, the parent company of Century 21 and Coldwell Banker, for more than $6.6 billion, the companies announced Sunday.
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Harrah's Entertainment Inc. said on Tuesday it agreed to be bought by private equity firms Apollo Management and Texas Pacific Group for $17.1 billion in cash.
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By Li Weitao  A private equity fund formed by Lehman Brothers and IBM has agreed to buy a stake in a Chinese software company for HK$132 million, a move that could boost the fledgling local software industry.
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The data storage company is selling its Stonehouse Technologies unit for $6.5 million.