Silver Lake raises $10.3 billion private equity fund
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Silver Lake, the partner of Michael Dell in a $24.4 billion deal to take Dell Inc private, said on Thursday it had raised $10.3 billion from...
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In Dell deal, curbing one skewed incentive creates another
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Dell Inc's board is bending over backward to prevent any appearance of conflicts of interest as founder and Chief Executive Michael Dell tries to lead a...
Exclusive: Bain nears $3 billion fundraising close – sources
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Bain Capital LLC is close to securing commitments from investors for about half the $6 billion target for its latest private equity fund, two people familiar...
Private equity firms bidding for Yankee Candle
Chicago-owned Yankee Candle has attracted offers from several private equity firms in a sale process that could value the company at about $2 billion, people familiar with the matter said....
Dell warns of risks of remaining a public company
NEW YORK/SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Dell Inc warned on Friday that it would be dangerous to take on a lot of debt and remain a public company given its worsening...
Timeline: The long path to a Dell buyout
SAN FRANCISCO/NEW YORK (Reuters) - Dell Inc founder Michael Dell's efforts to take the PC company private began last summer with an idea pitched by its top institutional shareholder, Southeastern...
Exclusive: Silver Lake close to raising $10 billion fund – source
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Silver Lake Partners, the technology-focused private equity firm backing a $24.4 billion bid to take Dell Inc private, is close to raising $10 billion for its...
Exclusive: Advent Software hires Qatalyst to explore sale – sources
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Advent Software Inc, an accounting software company, is exploring a sale and has hired Frank Quattrone's investment bank Qatalyst Partners to lead the effort, several people...
Blackstone’s Schwarzman’s earnings flat in 2012; Apollo’s Black gains
(Reuters) - The earnings of Blackstone Group LP head Stephen Schwarzman were flat in 2012 at more than $200 million, while Leon Black, the CEO at private equity rival Apollo...
KKR co-founders’ 2012 profit jumps almost by half
NEW YORK (Reuters) - KKR & Co LP co-founders and chief executive officers Henry Kravis and George Roberts received about $137 million and $141 million respectively in executive compensation and...