Reuters: Deals

Exclusive: Bain may seek $6 billion-$8 billion for new fund: sources

Tue, 10 Apr 2012 13:25:32 -0400

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Bain Capital LLC is considering raising $6 billion to $8 billion for a new global buyout fund and offering investors up to three options on fees it charges to manage the money,...

Ruling moves Tribune closer to bankruptcy exit

Tue, 10 Apr 2012 12:29:47 -0400

(Reuters) - Tribune Co, the bankrupt publisher of the Chicago Tribune and Los Angeles Times, moved closer to ending its three-year bankruptcy after a judge resolved lingering disputes about the order...

Chesapeake raises $2.6 billion in three deals

Mon, 09 Apr 2012 17:26:44 -0400

HOUSTON (Reuters) - Chesapeake Energy Corp said on Monday it has struck three deals that will raise a total of $2.6 billion, a cash infusion needed by the U.S. oil and gas company as it faces a...

Sharp in talks with Toppan, Dai Nippon for Sakai plant

Tue, 10 Apr 2012 09:07:07 -0400

OSAKA, Japan (Reuters) - Sharp Corp, Japan's last major fabricator of liquid crystal displays for televisions, said on Tuesday it was in talks with suppliers Toppan Printing and Dai Nippon Printing...

HSBC in talks to sell some Korean units to KDB

Tue, 10 Apr 2012 03:28:15 -0400

LONDON/HONG KONG (Reuters) - HSBC Holdings Plc , Europe's biggest bank, said it was in talks over the possible sale of its Korean retail banking and wealth management business to Korea Development...

Usmanov may swap part of MegaFon stake for Yota: paper

Tue, 10 Apr 2012 02:42:25 -0400

MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russian billionaire Alisher Usmanov may trade a part of his stake in the country's No.2 mobile phone operator MegaFon for control in next-generation telecoms provider Yota,...

Microsoft trumps Amazon, others for AOL patents

Mon, 09 Apr 2012 16:43:09 -0400

(Reuters) - Microsoft trumped Amazon, eBay and other tech giants with its more than $1 billion purchase of the majority of AOL Inc's patent trove.

TE Connectivity to sell two businesses for $403 million

Tue, 10 Apr 2012 09:57:57 -0400

(Reuters) - Electronic connector maker TE Connectivity Ltd said it will sell its non-core touch screen and TE professional services businesses for $403.5 million.

Penn Virginia Resource eyes big customers with $1 billion deal

Tue, 10 Apr 2012 12:28:20 -0400

(Reuters) - Penn Virginia Resource Partners LLC said it will buy pipeline company Chief Gathering for $1 billion to add customers who are expected to continue drilling in the gas-rich Marcellus...

EResearch Technology to go private for $400 million

Tue, 10 Apr 2012 11:21:43 -0400

(Reuters) - Investment firm Genstar Capital Llc will take specialty clinical research company eResearch Technology private for $400 million, the latest in a string of private equity deals in the...