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  • Silver Lake Sumeru eyes Israeli tech market
    Ahmed Arafa- 5 January 2013

    The tech-focused middle market investor has recruited a senior advisor for Israel.

  • NXP Semiconductors seeks smaller IPO
    Graham Winfrey- 5 January 2013

    The Dutch company backed by KKR, Bain, Silver Lake, Apax and AlpInvest aims to raise as much at $714m in an initial public offering that had originally targeted more than $1bn.

  • Warburg-backed Fairfield pulls IPO
    Graham Winfrey- 5 January 2013

    The London-based oil and gas firm has postponed its $500m initial public offering on the London Stock Exchange, citing weak market conditions.

  • Private equity-backed buyouts still chasing 2007 peak
    Nicholas Donato- 5 January 2013

    While not yet at pre-crisis levels, a recent study found buyouts are increasing in part due to secondary buyouts fuelled by funds needing to deploy capital.

  • BC and Silver Lake reunite for $3.1bn buyout
    Nicholas Donato- 5 January 2013

    The buyout of healthcare services firm MultiPlan will be the third collaboration between the two private equity giants.

  • Total technology
    PEI Staff- 5 January 2013

    Following completion of its maiden deal in China, Silver Lake’s head of Asia Kenneth Hao explains how the US firm’s technology-focused investment remit has been translated to Asia.

  • Warts and all
    PEI Staff- 5 January 2013

    To ensure the continued flow of capital commitments, private equity firms must assume the role of teacher when approaching institutions – and not sugarcoat the facts, writes Christopher Witkowsky.

  • Silver Lake CEO on real vs. ‘perceived’ risk
    Amanda Janis- 5 January 2013

    Jim Davidson recently told PEI how semiconductor company Avago in four years went from an LBO critics thought was doomed to an award-winning IPO.

  • Warburg, Silver Lake in $3.4bn data deal
    Toby Mitchenall- 5 January 2013

    Warburg Pincus has partnered Silver Lake to buy Interactive Data in the same week it has agreed to buy Advent International’s UK retailer Poundland.

  • Elevation sees small profit on Palm sale
    David Snow- 5 January 2013

    The private equity firm, which has rocker Bono as a partner, will walk away from the struggling smartphone maker with $25m in winnings.