Three private equity firms, including Carlyle Group LP (CG.O) and CVC Capital Partners CVC.UL, are weighing final bids for Getty Images.
Deals
Restaurant chain CKE sees IPO at $14-$16/share
Private equity-backed CKE Inc expects to sell 13.3 million shares in its initial public offering at between $14 and $16 each.
Roper Industries to buy laboratory software co for $1.4 billion
Diversified manufacturer Roper Industries Inc (ROP.N) said it will buy privately held Sunquest Information Systems Inc
Aviva approached for sale of US life unit-paper
Aviva has received a number of unsolicited approaches from financial and private equity buyers for a U.S. unit estimated to be worth some 1 billion pounds ($1.57 billion).
EU mergers and takeovers (July 27)
The following are mergers under review by the European Commission and a brief guide to the EU merger process.
Latest News
Apple Inc (AAPL.O) has agreed to buy AuthenTec Inc (AUTH.O) for $8.00 per share. Apple Inc (AAPL. O) has agreed to buy(AUTH. O) for $8. 00 per share, the maker of fingerprint sensor chips used in personal computers said, in a deal valued at about $356 million.
Two Chinese private equity funds are reported to be close to finalizing a deal to buy the asset management arm of Franco-Belgian financial group Dexia.
Aviv REIT, Inc. ("Aviv" or the "Company") has acquired 15 skilled nursing facilities ("SNFs"), 3 assisted living facilities ("ALFs") and 1 long-term acute care hospital ("LTACH") in 5 separate transactions for $104.6 million.
Private equity group Investcorp is considering the sale of Armacell. Private equity group Investcorp is considering the sale of Armacell, one of the world's leading makers of insulation materials, aiming to capitalise on the growing need for energy efficient products, people familiar with the situation said.
United Technologies Corp has agreed to sell industrial businesses of its Hamilton Sundstrand subsidiary to Carlyle Group LP and BC Partners Ltd for $3.46 billion.
Australian equipment hire company Coates Hire is considering an IPO to raise up to A$800 million ($821 million) to help repay debts, sources said.
Meteor Development Group today announced $11.2 million in funding led by Andreessen Horowitz. Meteor Development Group, the company behind the Meteor open-source project, which produces a platform for building software applications, today announced $11.
bluebird bio today announced the successful completion of a $60 million Series D financing. bluebird bio today announced the successful completion of a $60 million Series D financing.
Sunrun, the nation’s leading home solar company, today announced that Credit Suisse has committed $200 million to help Americans obtain Sunrun solar power service.
