US-based telecommunications company Sprint is eyeing the purchase of rival T-Mobile USA next year in a deal worth $20 billion, according to sources cited in a report by The Wall Street Journal.
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Nielsen study says Asian American households spend 19% more than US households
A Nielsen study showed that Asian American households spend more than US households by an estimated 19%. They were also the top online shoppers. the South China Morning Post reported.
Ikaria receives final takeover bids from private equity firms
Pharmaceutical company Ikaria Inc. is seeking an exit reportedly worth $2 billion. Private equity firms American Securities LLC, GTCR LLC and Madison Dearborn Partners LLC have tendered their bids to acquire the American specialty drug manufacturer.
State securities regulators ask US SEC not to preempt states
A letter written by state securities regulators asked US Securities and Exchange Commission Chair Mary Jo White not to erode their power to police smaller public offerings, Reuters reported.
Savient Pharmaceuticals gets approval from US Bankruptcy Court to sell all assets to Crealta
A US Bankruptcy Court gave its approval to Savient Pharmaceuticals to sell all substantially all its assets to Crealta Pharmaceuticals, a firm backed by private equity company GTCR.
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Chemical firm FMC Corp inked a deal to sell its Peroxygens business to the private investment unit of JPMorgan Chase & Co, One Equity Partners, for a price tag of $200 million.
Intellectual Ventures has settled a lawsuit it brought against chipmaker Altera Corp, according to court filings in litigation against a group of semiconductor companies filed by the firm, which has purchased billions of dollars worth of patents.
Carl Icahn purchases Nuance's 416,200 common shares at $14.12, 7,200 shares at $14.15 - SEC filing Securities beneficially owned by carl Icahn following purchase is 60.7.
Maryland-based private equity firm American Capital divested DelStar Inc, together with subsidiary DelStar Technologies Inc to SWM for $97 million. The buyer is SWM International.
Louisiana-based big utility Entergy Corp ended its plans to transfer its high-voltage power lines to independent electricity transmission firm ITC Holdings Corp after Mississippi regulators rejected the deal.
Ford chairman Bill Ford, Jr. invested in San Francisco-based startup QuickPay through his venture firm Fontinalis Partners to help improve on-street and off-street parking experience.
US-based company Charter Communications is reportedly preparing to make an official offer to acquire Time Warner Cable for less than $140 per share, according to a news report.
KKR & Co and the private equity arm of Goldman Sachs Group Inc quietly exited their investment in US discount retailer Dollar General Corp on Wednesday in a stock sale valued at $252 million.
London-based leveraged buyout firm CVC Capital Partners Ltd told investors it plans to exit its remaining stake in North American travel chain Pilot Travel Centers LLC.
