buyout

Advisors sour on proposed CME/GFI deal

January 27, 2015

Two major proxy advisory services have recommendd that GFI shareholders reject the CME buyout deal, a shift from past opinions.

Oracle to buy Micros

Dina Bass, Bloomberg

June 23, 2014

Oracle Corp. agreed to buy Micros Systems Inc. for $5.3 billion as Chief Executive Officer Larry Ellison seeks to reignite slowing growth by adding software for hotels and restaurants.

Merck seeks improved hepatitis C treatment through buyout

Drew Armstrong and Sonali Basak, Bloomberg

June 9, 2014

Merck & Co., the second-biggest U.S. drugmaker, agreed to buy Idenix Pharmaceuticals Inc. for about $3.85 billion to expand its experimental pipeline for hepatitis C treatments.

Ex-Treasury head Geithner to join buyout firm Warburg Pincus

Devin Banerjee and Ian Katz, Bloomberg

November 17, 2013

The move follows a quarter-century career in public service that was capped by his oversight of financial crisis rescues.

Dell taken private as PC slump hastens $24 billion buyout

Aaron Ricadela, Bloomberg

February 5, 2013

Dell Inc., the world’s third-biggest maker of personal computers, is going private in a deal valued at $24.4 billion, undertaking the biggest leveraged buyout since the financial crisis.

Carlyle buys hedge fund Vermillion in commodities expansion

Jason Kelly

October 2, 2012

Carlyle Group LP bought commodities hedge-fund manager Vermillion Asset Management LLC, adding $2.2 billion in commodities assets as the firm expands.