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Silver Lake, ValueAct drop $3bn buyout(3)Silver Lake’s and ValueAct Partners’ $3 billion buyout of data company Acxiom is the latest in a series of deals to fall apart in the wake of the credit crunch.
- Silver Lake, ValueAct drop $3bn buyout(2)
Silver Lake’s and ValueAct Partners’ $3 billion buyout of data company Acxiom is the latest in a series of deals to fall apart in the wake of the credit crunch.
- Oaktree buys stake in healthcare investor
The Howard Marks-led firm continues to steamroller through the credit crunch with another franchise expansion, the purchase of a passive stake in MTS Health Partners. Also made public today was the firm’s $438 million take-private bid for Ocwen Financial Services.
- Hellman & Friedman sells NASDAQ shares, Silver Lake may follow
Hellman & Friedman has exited its 15 percent stakes in NASDAQ Stock Market, earning a 3.3 times return on its initial investment. Silver Lake has registered to exit its stake as well.
- Silver Lake sells 10% stake to CalPERS
The US’ largest pension fund has purchased yet another stake in a big-name buyout firm, reportedly paying $275 million for an interest in Silver Lake.
- Cerberus axes $6.6bn United Rentals buyout
Cerberus is joining KKR, Goldman Sachs and JC Flowers to become the latest buyout firm to walk away from a megadeal agreed before the liquidity crisis.
- Sentinel in two auto parts deals
Sentinel Capital Partners, unhampered by the credit crunch, is continuing a fast-paced year. This week the firm acquired one auto parts supplier and sold another.
- Elevation makes 2x on first exit
Two years after merging video game developers BioWare and Pandemic, Elevation Partners has doubled its money by selling the combined company to Electronic Arts, led by former Elevation partner John Riccitiello.
- Silver Lake hires top Cisco exec
Cisco’s chief development officer, Charles Giancarlo, will join Silver Lake Partners as a managing director in January, as the firm raises $10 billion for its fourth buyout fund.
- Silver Lake Sumeru in debut tech deal
Silver Lake’s middle-market technology fund, currently reported to be raising an inaugural $1 billion, has done its first deal with the acquisition of mobile phone marketing company Mobile Messenger.