Topic - Bain Capital

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Computers, General news, Security, Media, Communications, Internet, Finance

Skyhook, Opera Add Location to Browser

Embedding location technology in a browser removes the manual download and setup requirements but raises some privacy issues.
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Archives, Computers, General news, Media, Communications, Internet, Finance

Video Chatter TokBox Tunes in $10M

Bain, Sequoia pump in cash for foreign expansion and executive recruitment as service faces off against Skype, AIM, MSN.
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Archives, General news, Media, Communications, Internet, Finance

Video Chatter TokBox Tunes in $10M

Bain, Sequoia pump in cash for foreign expansion and executive recruitment as service faces off against Skype, AIM, MSN.
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Computers, Communications, Internet, Finance

Huawei Role Stalls Bain's 3Com Acquisition

Equity firm fails to gain U.S. security agency approval for takeover. Chinese equipment maker's stake controversial.
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Archives, Computers, General news, Security, Finance

Report: U.S. May Block 3Com Deal

Fearing role of China’s Huawei Technologies, intelligence agencies may scuttle Bain Capital’s $2.2 billion buyout.
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Computers, General news, Communications, Finance

3Com Connects to Bain in $2.2B Deal

Leveraged buyout deal takes struggling network equipment maker private; former Chinese joint venture partner Huawei takes a stake.
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Communications, Internet

Inrix Looks for Express Lane

As industry consolidates, provider of real-time traffic data seeks to fend off rivals and puts the pedal to the metal.
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General news, Biosciences, Finance

Nanosphere Eyes $100M IPO

Personalized medicine startup files for $100M initial public offering, but analyst says move could be prelude to an acquisition by a major life sciences company.
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General news

Siemens Buys UGS for $3.5B

Purchase of industrial software maker and IPO of automation division part of restructuring.
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Finance

PE Fundraising Set Record in '06

Will private equity deluge choke of money to venture capital?
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Biosciences

Bladder Factory

Engineering organs from scratch.
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Computers

Philips May Sell Chip Unit

Three groups bid $10.2 billion for Philips Semiconductors, but chip group plays coy.
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Finance

Short-Term VC Returns Soar

VCs see 121 percent hike from improved IPO market, but buyout funds still outperform.
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Media

Nielsen Probing Movie Tastes

Ratings firm teams with MovieTickets.com to learn why audiences choose particular films.
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Computers

HP May Buy CSC Stake

The computer maker ponders a government contractor bid with The Blackstone Group.
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Computers

ACS Cheap at $8B: Wall Street

Analysts say private equity group’s $65-per-share offer for Affiliated Computer Services undervalues data outsourcer.
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Communications, Finance

Vonage Raises Another $250M

With a total of $658 million in funding, the VoIP vendor hopes to fight off competitors as it looks for an exit.
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Computers, General news, Communications, Internet, Finance

TechSpin: Swift new chip

Startup's chip speed leaves Intel in its dust; Cable companies’ custody suit in Supreme Court; Unusual suspects in Motorola’s iTunes phone snafu.
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Finance

SunGard sold

Consortium acquires the financial services company for $11.3 billion in the biggest leveraged buyout in 15 years.
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General news, Security, Communications, Internet, Finance

TechSpin: SunGard for sale

SunGard confirms rumors; Tragedy rattles Canopy settlement; Telecom, defense industries collide in Europe.