Topic - Blackstone

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Computers, General news, Communications, Internet, Finance

Blackstone: Back in Black

Private equity behemoth reports $275 million third-quarter profit, noting equity and debt markets are healing from the financial carnage of the past year.
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Archives, General news, Internet, Finance

Blackstone Opens Silicon Valley Outpost

New York private equity giant, which advised Microsoft in its Yahoo bid, stakes out a home in Menlo Park.
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Finance

Private Equity Eyes Dell, EMC, Yahoo

Huge technology buyouts of the past few years may be just the start.
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Computers, Finance

Atos Denies Blackstone Talks

French IT firm Atos Origin has been the subject of acquisition talk.
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Finance

Carlyle’s Fundraising Tear

Private equity giant raising $15 billion for U.S. buyouts.
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Computers, Finance

Freescale: Sold for $17.6B

In biggest tech buyout in history, chip maker agrees to private-equity bid, the second chip maker to take such bait in two months.
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Computers, Finance

Firms Bid $16B for Freescale

Private equity deal for former Motorola unit could be largest leveraged buyout in tech history.
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Computers, Communications

Philips Semi Sold for $4.5B

KKR and two others take over Europe’s no. 3 chip maker.
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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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General news, Finance

Argonaut Plans $250M for India

Firm will tap growing sectors, including telecom, engineering, retail, and infrastructure.
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Internet, Finance

Cendant’s $4.3B Travel Special

Orbitz and CheapTickets go to Blackstone Group as Cendant pares its holdings.
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Finance

CSC Buyout Talk Lifts Stock

Shares jump after speculation that private equity firms may be interested in the outsourcing company.
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General news, Communications

France Telecom Hooks Amena

With lowered debt constraints, FT primes its palate for Europe’s growing appetite for cross-border telecommunications feasts.
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Computers, General news, Communications, Internet, Finance

TechSpin: Microsoft’s New Gig

Rookie Microsoft challenges Intuit; Comcast monopoly snag troubles Adelphia deal; China, India mull united tech front; Egypt’s Weather gathers Italy’s Wind telecom.
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General news, Communications, Internet, Finance

TechSpin: Yahoo buying Flickr

Yahoo to buy photo-sharing service; lawsuit charges Google News with stealing; BT wants a cut back; SunGard woos bidders; Egyptian tycoon eyes Italian telecom.