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Struggling studio MGM says looking for buyer
Nov 13th, 2009 - sacbee
LOS ANGELES -- Struggling movie studio Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Inc. is looking for a buyer. The home of the James Bond and Pink Panther franchises said Friday it has begun to explore strategic options including "a potential sale of the company.
Malone's Liberty Global to buy German cable company
Nov 13th, 2009 - bizjournals
John Malone's Liberty Global Inc. said Friday it will acquire Unitymedia GmbH, the No. 2 cable operator in Germany, for the equivalent of about $5.2 billion in stock buys and debt assumption. Douglas County-based Liberty Global (NASDAQ: LBTYA...
Motorola Is Seeking Buyers for Mobility Unit
Nov 11th, 2009 - New York Times
Update | 2:30 p.m. DealBook has confirmed that Motorola has hired JPMorgan Chase and Goldman Sachs to explore a sale of its home and networks mobility division, according to people briefed on the matter..."Motorola Looking To Sell Off Its Set-Top Box Business For $4.5 Billion" and related posts
Nov 11th, 2009 - Silicon Alley Insider
Motorola (MOT) is looking to sell its profitable home and networks mobility division, home to its cable set-top box unit, for $4.5 billion, the Wall Street Journal reports.
The division had $2 billion in sales last quarter, down 15% from a year ago...TPG, Canada Pension agree to $4 bln IMS buyout
Nov 5th, 2009 - Reuters
* Values IMS at $22 a share * Including debt values company at $5.2 billion * Shares soar 24 pct in early trading (Recasts with confirmation from company) NEW YORK, Nov 5 (Reuters) - TPG [TPG.
Private Equity Firms videos from YouTube:
1:15:26Middle East 2007 - The Globalization of Private Equity
www.weforum.org 19.05.2007 The Globalization of Private Equity Private equity, now a major force in shaping global business, is taking off in the Middle East. 1) How will the rise of private ...
7:10Private equity: good or bad?
Sky News Business asks AVCAL head Catherine Woodthorpe if private equity firms deserve their negative image.
2:03Midwest Airlines Is Sold To A Private Equity Firm
The sale of Midwest Airlines to a private equity firm has finally been approved.
56:11Venture Capital & Private Equity Outlook 2010
Speakers: Rich Brenner, President & CEO, The Brenner Group, Inc. Rajeev Batra, Director, Mayfield Fund Rich Garnick, Founder & CEO, The ConJoin Group Rich Lawson, Co-founder & Managing Director ...
Private Equity Firms from WikiPedia:
A private equity firm is an investment manager that makes investments in the private equity, i.e. an equity security publicly traded, of operating companies through a variety of loosely affiliated investment strategies including Leveraged Buyout, Venture Capital and Growth Capital. Often described as a financial sponsor, each firm will raise funds that will be invested in accordance with one or more specific investment strategies.
Typically, a private equity firm will raise pools of capital, or private equity funds that supply the equity contributions for these transactions. Private equity firms will receive a periodic management fee as well as a share in the profits earned (carried interest) from each private equity fund managed.
Private equity firms, with their investors, will acquire a controlling or substantial minority position in a company and then look to maximize the value of that investment. Private equity firms generally receive a return on their investments through one of the following avenues:
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