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peHUB Wire: Monday, December 21, 2009Monday Mouth-Off
- peHUB Wire: Monday, December 21, 2009
Monday Mouth-Off
- PE Firms Bid for Motorola's Set Top Boxes
NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. mobile phone maker Motorola Inc's set-top box unit has generated a lot of private equity interest, with a number of major buyout firms putting in initial bids this week, sources familiar with the matter said. Motorola is exploring a potential sale of its television set-top box and wireless networking equipment business, sources told Reuters last month. Called "home and networks mobility," the unit had $10.1 billion in 2008 sales. The first round expressions of interest, due Wednesday, came from private equity firms including Bain Capital, TPG Capital, Blackstone Group LP, KKR and Silver Lake Partners, the sources said.
- Airvana Being Acquired for $530 Million
Airvana Inc. (Nasdaq: AIRV), a Chelmsford, Mass.-based provider of broadband network infrastructure, has agreed to be acquired for approximately $530 million, or $7.65 cash (23% premium to yesterday's closing price). The buying consortium includes S.A.C. Private Capital Group, GSO Capital Partners, Sankaty Advisors and ZelnickMedia.
- 2009 Private Equity Timeline
2009 is fast coming to an end, so we figured it was time to take a chronological look back at the year's top private equity stories. Consider it a timeline of sorts (a venture capital one will be posted later this month). Lots of scandals and failures, with a smattering of successes mixed in. Get it after the jump...
- peHUB Wire: Wednesday, December 9, 2009
Wednesday Warblings
- peHUB Wire: Wednesday, December 9, 2009
Wednesday Warblings
- peHUB Endorsement: Steve Pagliuca for U.S. Senate
It’s special election day here in Massachusetts, which means that we’re just hours away from learning if private equity will place one of its own in the U.S. Senate (yes, it’s just the party primaries, but did I mention this was Massachusetts?). I won’t disclose my personal vote, but would like to tardily announce that peHUB officially endorses Steve Pagliuca. Not because he is or isn’t the most qualified candidate, but because his private equity pedigree could provide plenty of grist for future columns. For example, how would Pagliuca vote when the latest carried interest tax bill (introduced yesterday) comes to the floor? He’s seemed disinclined to support such a thing, but perhaps he’s hedging his bets for a return to Bain Capital.