Pinnacle Foods and Fresh Del Monte are among the companies considering offers for Del Monte Foods' canned foods business, a deal that could be worth more than $1.5 billion, sources told Reuters.
2 min read · 10 July 2013
Dell Inc shareholder Yacktman Asset Management threw its support behind Carl Icahn and Southeastern Asset Management's buyout proposal for the PC maker, Reuters reported.
2 min read · 10 July 2013
The private equity owner of Applus+ is considering a stock market listing for the industrial testing, inspection and certification company, sources told Reuters.
1 min read · 09 July 2013
Deutsche Annington, a German residential real estate company, is making a fresh attempt at a stock market listing, writes Reuters. The firm, majority-owned by private equity company Terra Firma, said the initial public offering would seek to raise 575-592 million euros ($740-762 million) versus an initial goal of up to 1.2 billion euros, writes Reuters.
2 min read · 09 July 2013
Cvent Inc, an online event management software provider backed by Insight Venture Management and New Enterprise Associates, filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission to raise up to $100 million in an initial public offering of common stock, Reuters reported.
1 min read · 09 July 2013
The total assets held by the top 100 alternative investment managers globally reached $3.1 trillion in 2012, over 60 percent of the total $5.1 trillion alternative assets under management worldwide, Reuters reported citing a survey.
2 min read · 09 July 2013
TPG Capital LP is one of the final bidders for MacDon Industries Ltd, a manufacturer of agricultural machinery looking to sell itself for around $1 billion, sources told Reuters.
1 min read · 09 July 2013
Streaming video site Hulu has attracted three bids of over $1 billion from suitors including a partnership of AT&T Inc and Chernin Group, the Wall Street Journal reported according to Reuters.
2 min read · 09 July 2013
Online coupon company Retailmenot Inc is looking to raise up to $200 million in an initial public offering that may value the company at more than $1 billion, Reuters reported.
1 min read · 08 July 2013
U.S. private equity firm TPG is buying TSL Education, publisher of the Times Educational Supplement, from Charterhouse in a deal worth 400 million pounds ($595.30 million), sources told Reuters.
1 min read · 08 July 2013