Leveraged Buyouts

June 19 (Reuters) - Smithfield Foods Inc Chief Executive Larry Pope could receive nearly $46.6 million in merger-related payments as part of a planned takeover by China's Shuanghui International, a securities filing showed. As per a filing made with...

(Reuters) - Smithfield Foods Inc Chief Executive Larry Pope could receive nearly $46.6 million in merger-related payments as part of a planned takeover by China's Shuanghui International, a securities filing showed. As per a filing made with the U.S....

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Carl Icahn reiterated his interest in owning Dell Inc and said the $5.2 billion in financing he's putting together to back his bid for the company continues to move forward as planned. The comments came in a telephone interview...

(Adds ViroPharma, Wind Mobile, Elan, Celesio, DE Master Blenders, RCS Mediagroup; updates Vodafone) June 19 (Reuters) - The following bids, mergers, acquisitions and disposals were reported by 2000 GMT on Wednesday: ** Billionaire investor Carl Icahn...

(Reuters) - Sprint Nextel Corp on Monday said it has sued Dish Network Corp to block its tender offer for Clearwire Corp, on the eve of a key deadline in a takeover battle that also includes Japanese mobile carrier SoftBank Corp. The lawsuit filed on...

(Reuters) - Starboard Value LP revealed a major stake in Smithfield Foods Inc on Monday and urged the world's largest pork producer to explore a breakup rather than go ahead with a planned $4.7 billion takeover by Chinese meat company Shuanghui...

HONG KONG, June 17 (Reuters) - News and developments in Asia private equity from Reuters News for the week ending June 14. JUNE 14 CERBERUS CAPITAL Management LP publicly questioned the management of Seibu Holdings, hoping to garner support for its...

Dan Haar's Page 1 column on June 12, "Big Rewards For bank Conversion," exposed some interesting and disturbing facts about our friendly community bank. According to a Courant story in April, the bank experienced an 18 percent decline in profits in...

June 14 (Reuters) - Stock Building Supply Holdings Inc filed with regulators to raise up to $175 million in an initial public offering, the latest building supplier looking to tap the market to take advantage of a U.S. housing recovery. North Carolina-...

CHICAGO (Reuters) - Money managers touted the advantages of non-agency mortgage securities and bank loans on Thursday on expectations that housing prices will accelerate and interest rates will rise. Yields on non-agency mortgages, which are mortgage...

LONDON, June 13 (Reuters) - Private equity firms are sitting on $116 billion of assets trapped in so-called zombie funds that lie dormant but still rake in fees from investors, research showed on Thursday. Almost 1,200 private equity funds can be classed...

LONDON (Reuters) - Private equity firms are sitting on $116 billion of assets trapped in so-called zombie funds that lie dormant but still rake in fees from investors, research showed on Thursday. Almost 1,200 private equity funds can be classed as...