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The collapse of Comcast’s bid to acquire Time Warner Cable has put an unlikely player at the center of the resulting takeover drama: Bright House Networks.
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Apollo Global Management is embarking on an unusual campaign to improve its image with debt investors after a series of spats between the private-equity firm and creditors in some of its troubled deals.
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ReutersDespite the rash of big-ticket deals, M&A in the logistics space has fallen over the past two years—and 2015 deal volume is on pace to decline further.
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Catterton Buys Majority Stake in Pure Barre
Private-equity firm Catterton has acquired a majority stake in Pure Barre, the largest U.S. barre fitness chain.
The Anglo-Australian miner has a checkered history when it comes to deals.
Dealpolitik: How Activism Is Reshaping Directors' Roles
Martin Lipton, the preeminent warrior against activists, released a short memo Tuesday advising companies to engage with activists before they go public with their campaigns.
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Mylan is using a bid for Perrigo to avoid a hostile takeover by Teva. Given frothy valuations, it may be better to be a seller than buyer.
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Comcast’s merger with Time Warner Cable may hit the rocks, but investors don’t need to man the lifeboats.
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Teva Pharmaceutical’s bid for Mylan can make strategic sense. But the deal faces plenty of hurdles and the risk is that Teva overpays.
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The merger between Yoox and Net-A-Porter could create an online luxury behemoth, but the pair will also have to overcome their differences.
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Drug companies have enjoyed the benefit of higher prices for prescription drugs. Protecting those will become tougher with UnitedHealth’s acquisition of Catamaran.
The City University of New York is in talks to carve out a new 10% allocation target to private equity for its $250 million endowment portfolio, said a person familiar with the matter.
The Morning Leverage: Apollo Aims to Smooth Things Over With Creditors
A roundup of private equity-related news.
Los Angeles Dodgers Ownership Stake in Play
Efforts by South Korea's sovereign-wealth fund to buy a minority stake in the Los Angeles Dodgers have helped put the Major League Baseball team's ownership in play, said people with knowledge of the situation. “A number of organizations have expressed an interest in investing,” said a person close to the Dodgers, adding that “as of this point, none have gone beyond the point of discussion.”
Energy Future is setting a schedule for its chapter 11 exit plan, the Revel casino's former owner wants to get votes on a plan to divvy up sale proceeds, and Caesars' examiner wants to present a deal with creditors over their investigations into pre-bankruptcy asset transfers.
A bankruptcy judge has ordered the Roman Catholic Diocese of Gallup, N.M., its insurance carriers and lawyers representing 58 alleged sexual-abuse victims to begin mediation no later than July 15.
Endeavour International is looking for a buyer of its U.S. operations.
