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Yahoo sells Kelkoo to U.K. private-equity firm

CNET Tech blog  Fri, 11/21/2008 - 9:09am

Christmas comes early for Yahoo, according to a TechCrunch report, as the ailing Internet search company sells its comparison-shopping to Jamplant for less than $125 million.



 

Romney: Obama must be 'educator-in-chief'

CNN Money  Fri, 11/07/2008 - 8:48am

Mitt Romney, former Massachusetts governor and co-founder of private equity firm Bain Capital, is often mentioned as a GOP contender for 2012.

He spoke with Fortune's Jia Lynn Yang.



 

Lone Star Funds to take over IKB

BBC Finance  Thu, 08/21/2008 - 4:22am

US private equity firm Lone Star is to buy German lender IKB Deutsche Industriebank, according to IKB's biggest shareholder.



 

Korea frees Lone Star executive

BBC Finance  Tue, 06/24/2008 - 4:02am

Texan private equity firm Lone Star is cleared of rigging shares by a South Korean appeals court.



 

Flowers bid for Friends may wilt

BBC Finance  Mon, 04/14/2008 - 9:55am

Private equity firm JC Flowers warns Friends Provident it will walk away from a bid for insurer unless it opens talks with it by Friday.



 

Clear Channel fight gets down 'n' dirty

CNN Money  Fri, 03/28/2008 - 3:09am

The sale of Clear Channel Communications, America's biggest radio station owner, has rambled and lurched along like some kind of pre-Wright Brothers flying machine -- a bicycle with flaps trying to get off the ground.

At every step of the sale process that began when a deal was struck in November 2006, there has been turbulence.

Just last month, Clear Channel settled a dispute with private equity firm Providence Capital to complete the purchase of its TV businesses.