Business Briefing | Deals: Group Is Said to Bid $3.5 Billion for Weather Channel
Saturday, May 31st, 2008An investor group led by NBC Universal and two private equity firms appeared to be leading the bidding for the Weather Channel.
author By THE NEW YORK TIMES, source www.nytimes.com
Clear Channel Accepts Smaller Takeover Bid
Wednesday, May 14th, 2008Clear Channel agreed to a revised $17.9 billion takeover by two private equity firms after settling a long and often acrimonious dispute with the six banks that agreed to finance the deal.
author By MICHAEL J. de la MERCED, source www.nytimes.com
Banks Seek to Dismiss Clear Channel Claims
Tuesday, April 1st, 2008Two private equity firms are suing a group of six banks to force completion of the pending $20 billion buyout of Clear Channel.
author BY REUTERS, source www.nytimes.com
6 Banks Are Sued in Clear Channel Deal
Thursday, March 27th, 2008A misdirected e-mail message has set the stage for a suit accusing six banks that agreed to finance Clear Channel’s $19.5 billion buyout of reneging on their commitments.
author By MICHAEL J. de la MERCED and ANDREW ROSS SORKIN, source www.nytimes.com
Opposition Leads Bain to Call Off 3Com Deal
Friday, March 21st, 2008Bain said Thursday it was ending its agreement with China’s biggest network equipment maker, Huawei Technologies, to buy the 3Com Corporation.
author BYREUTERS, source www.nytimes.com
No Deal in 3Com Negotiations
Thursday, March 20th, 2008The network equipment maker 3Com said that it had not yet reached a new merger agreement with its proposed buyers, Bain Capital Partners and Huawei Technologies.
author By REUTERS, source www.nytimes.com