15 posts tagged Engagements and Deals News

M&A Update: BCE Inc. volatility elevated on deal risk Posted by: admin in Engagements and Deals News Filed under: Options, Deals, Madison Dearborn Partners, Providence Equity Partners, Engagements BCE Inc.

Look at Blackstone, some CLO’s are still pricing and trading Posted by: admin in Engagements and Deals News Filed under: Deals, The Blackstone Group, Financials and analyticals, Private equity industry, Investments, Value and lack thereof The Blackstone Group L P (NYSE:BX) has announced the closing of three newly created collateralized loan obligation funds totaling $1.3 billion.

Is Circuit City throwing in the towel? Posted by: admin in Engagements and Deals News Filed under: Deals, Management, Engagements, Shareholders, Public or private? Some companies get it, some don’t. Circuit City Stores, Inc. (NYSE: CC) has been in the camp of companies that don’t get it.

Former Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman Pace heads to private equity Posted by: admin in Engagements and Deals News Filed under: Management, Movers and shakers, Engagements, Private equity industry Private equity firm Behrman Capital has announced that General Peter Pace, retired USMC and former Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman, took the role as Operating Partner with the firm.

Blackstone’s deal for ADS gets a boost Posted by: admin in Engagements and Deals News Filed under: Deals, The Blackstone Group, Engagements There’s been quite a bit of drama with the The Blackstone Group L.P. (NYSE: BX)’s proposed $6.4 billion buyout of Alliance Data Systems Corporation (NYSE: ADS).

Private equity and VC investors score with porn Posted by: in Private Industry News Filed under: Deals, Management, Raising money, Engagements, Venture capital industry, Private equity industry, Investments It appears that the world of porn just got more recognition from the private equity and venture capital industry with awards and with what might be an open floodgate of capital.

Deutsche Telekom (DT) Might Buy Sprint (S) Posted by: admin in Engagements and Deals News Filed under: Deals Sprint (NYSE: S) may have found a buyer. The interested party is German phone giant Deutsche Telekom NYSE: DT). DT owns the fourth largest cellular carrier in the US.

Cablevision to pay $496 million for Sundance Channel Posted by: admin in Engagements and Deals News Filed under: Deals Rainbow Media Holdings, a Cablevision Systems Corporation (NYSE: CVC) programming subsidiary, announced today that it will acquire 100% ownership of the Sundance Channel.

Microsoft may be flexible with ‘final’ deadline for Yahoo! Posted by: admin in Engagements and Deals News Filed under: Deals, Engagements The deadline Microsoft Corp. (NASDAQ: MSFT) imposed on Yahoo! Inc.

Microsoft’s Ballmer: Price is right for Yahoo! Posted by: admin in Engagements and Deals News Filed under: Deals, Engagements Microsoft Corp. (NASDAQ: MSFT) is for now content to stand pat on its $42 billion offer for Yahoo! Inc. (NASDAQ: YHOO).