Topic - bain

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Computers, Communications, Internet

Huawei Shelves Sell-Off Plan

Global financial turmoil forces Chinese telecom giant to postpone sale of mobile unit to foreigners.
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Internet, Finance

TheFind.com Finds $15M

Shopping site gets Series C for “neutral” search engine.

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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, 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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Computers, Finance

Traffic Firm Inrix Gets $10M

The traffic report startup announces a Series B round, then unveils a U.S.-wide service.
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Computers, Finance

Nanosphere Raises $57M

The nanotech startup plans to bring a disease-diagnostic system to the market.
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Computers, General news, Biosciences

Microsoft India Enters Pharma

Redmond and Hyderabad firms to develop software system.
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Computers

Serena’s Post-Buyout Plan

CEO Mark Woodward tells what’s next for Serena, now that Silver Lake has taken it private.
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Finance

IPO Watch: Eat, Drink, and Talk

A Canadian fast-food restaurant, an American microbrewery, and a VoIP provider plan to go public.
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Computers, Media, Communications

IM, Music Lead 3GSM Agenda

Companies like Microsoft, Napster, Ericsson, Motorola, Nokia, Orange, Vodafone, and China Mobile attend European wireless conference.
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Communications, Internet

Vonage Plans $250M IPO

The money-losing Internet phone upstart seeks to go public and replaces its CEO.
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Computers

Bain Buys TI Unit for $3B

Chip firm sheds sensors, controls unit to focus on faster-growing businesses.
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Computers, Communications, Finance

Skyhook Gets $6.5M in Funding

Company boasts software-based method for quickly locating Wi-Fi devices.
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Finance

Tenaska Energizes $838M Fund

The private power producer has closed a fund for buying out generators.
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Communications

Vonage Plans $600M IPO

VoIP operator could provide the first real test of the market’s appetite for telecom stock since the meltdown.