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EXCLUSIVE: PLATFORM SPECIALTY ABANDONS AGROCHEMICALS UNIT SALE - SOURCES
Platform Specialty did not immediately respond to a request for comment... READ MORE›
KKR HAS EYE ON HEALTH WITH WEBMD, NATURE'S BOUNTY DEALS
KKR will fold WebMD's websites, including WebMD.com and Medscape.com, into its Internet Brands unit, which houses sites such as DentalPlans.com and AllAboutCounseling.com... READ MORE›
EXCLUSIVE: INDIA'S UPL EXPLORES BID FOR PLATFORM SPECIALTY AGROCHEM UNIT - SOURCES
Platform Specialty operates in two main units, each accounting for half of its sales performance solutions and agricultural solutions... READ MORE›
EXCLUSIVE: KKR NEARS DEAL TO ACQUIRE WEBMD - SOURCES
It was acquired by KKR in 2014 for 1.1 billion from two other private equity firms, Hellman Friedman LLC and JMI Equity... READ MORE›
BLACKSTONE IN TALKS TO BUY 40 PERCENT OF ISRAEL CYBER FIRM NSO
Blackstone Group BX.N is in advanced talks to acquire 40 percent of Israeli cyber firm NSO Group for 400 million, Israel's Calcalist business newspaper reported on Sunday... READ MORE›
JAPAN'S NEC CONSIDERS BUYING CIVICA FOR 900 MILLION POUNDS
Japanese PC assembler NEC Corp 6701.T is looking at buying British software firm Civica for 900 million pounds 1.16 billion, Sky News reported... READ MORE›
Trending News Headlines : Private Equity Firms
EXCLUSIVE: KOCH INVESTMENT ARM NEARS DEAL FOR STAKE IN INFOR, IN TECH PUSH - SOURCES
The deal, if completed, would mark the largest investment for Koch Equity Development LLC, the Koch Industries affiliate that invests excess cash from the parent company... READ MORE›
GODADDY IN EXCLUSIVE TALKS TO BUY HOST EUROPE
A purchase of HEG would help GoDaddy accelerate its shift into the more profitable web hosting business as well as broaden its customer base in Europe... READ MORE›
EXCLUSIVE: PETCO BEGINS MERGER TALKS WITH PETSMART - SOURCES
TPG and Leonard Green bought Petco for the second time when it was a public company in 2006 in a 1.7 billion deal... READ MORE›
HUDSON'S BAY TAPS DEBT ADVISER AMID NEIMAN MARCUS BID CHALLENGES
Hudson's Bay taps debt adviser amid Neiman Marcus bid challenges sources... READ MORE›
BLACKSTONE, CARLYLE IN $10 BILLION-PLUS BID FOR NCR
Some of the other private equity firms that are competing could also team up, the people added... READ MORE›
EXCLUSIVE: TPG CLOSE TO $3.5 BILLION DEAL TO BUY ELLUCIAN - SOURCES
Hellman Friedman and JMI Equity acquired the company in 2009, then known as Datatel, for 570 million... READ MORE›
CVC, CPPIB NEAR $4.7 BILLION DEAL TO ACQUIRE PETCO
Pet retailer's owners, private equity firms TPG Capital LP and Leonard Green Partners LP, the people said on Sunday... READ MORE›
ASCEND LEARNING AGAIN EXPLORING POSSIBLE SALE
Ascend was formed in 2010 by Providence Equity after it combined companies it had previously acquired, including nursing school testing company Assessment Technology Institute LLC... READ MORE›
CARLYLE LOOKS TO SELL LANDMARK AVIATION FOR $1.7 BILLION
Dubai Aerospace sold Landmark Aviation to private equity firms GTCR LLC and Platform Partners a year later... READ MORE›
EXCLUSIVE: ONE CALL CARE IN $2 BILLION BID FOR HELIOS - SOURCES
Based in Memphis, Tennessee, Helios provides workers' compensation and pharmacy benefit management to some of the largest U.S... READ MORE›
EXCLUSIVE: THREE BUYOUT FUNDS VYING FOR GE'S $7 BILLION FRENCH BANKING ARM - SOURCES
Conglomerate has sold businesses including its consumer credit business in Austria and Germany, GE Money Bank Nordics and floated its Swiss consumer lending business... READ MORE›
CERBERUS LEADS U.S. INVESTORS GOBBLING UP EUROPE'S BANK LOANS
Investors who are snapping up European loans at knockdown prices... READ MORE›
EXCLUSIVE: MCDONALD'S GETS BIDS FOR CHINA, HK STORES SALE IN UP TO $3 BILLION DEAL - SOURCES
Exclusive McDonald's gets bids for China, HK stores sale in up to 3 billion deal... READ MORE›
EXCLUSIVE: KKR NEARS $2 BILLION DEAL FOR AIR MEDICAL - SOURCES
Bain acquired Air Medical in 2010 from private equity firms Brockway Moran Partners Inc and MVP Capital Partners in a 1 billion deal... READ MORE›
CVC, CANADA'S CPPIB TO BUY PETCO FOR ABOUT $4.6 BILLION
TPG Capital and Leonard Green bought Petco for the second time when it was a public company in 2006 in a 1.7 billion deal... READ MORE›
APOLLO IN THE LEAD TO ACQUIRE PROTECTION 1
Chicago-based Protection 1 provides security alarm monitoring services for residential and business customers... READ MORE›
BAIN EXPLORES $2 BILLION SALE OF AIR MEDICAL
An Air Medical representative did not respond to a request for comment... READ MORE›
BLACKSTONE IN BID TO BUY INSURANCE BROKER ACRISURE
Based in Caledonia, Michigan, Acrisure provides insurance coverage in a swath of sectors, from retail to energy and real estate, in 23 U.S. states... READ MORE›
BOYD GAMING NEARS DEAL TO BUY CANNERY CASINO RESORTS
Boyd Gaming nears deal to buy Cannery Casino Resorts sources... READ MORE›
CARLYLE, WARBURG PINCUS IN THE LEAD TO ACQUIRE DBRS
Private equity firms have shown strong interest in acquiring financial services companies in recent years... READ MORE›
CARGILL BUYS NORWEGIAN SALMON FEED MAKER EWOS FOR $1.5 BILLION
The deal is Minneapolis-based Cargill's second acquisition within aquaculture in as many months following its purchase of a shrimp feed facility in Ecuador... READ MORE›
DENMARK'S TDC WEIGHS BID FOR SWEDISH CABLE FIRM COM HEM
Exclusive Denmark's TDC weighs bid for Swedish cable firm Com Hem - sources... READ MORE›
ARES, APOLLO VYING FOR AMERICAN CAPITAL
Based in Bethesda, Maryland, American Capital originates, underwrites and manages investments in middle-market private equity, leveraged finance, real estate and structured products... READ MORE›
SOUTH AFRICA'S OLD MUTUAL IN TALKS TO BUY WEALTH FIRM QUILTER CHEVIOT
South Africa's Old Mutual in talks to buy wealth firm Quilter Cheviot Sky News... READ MORE›