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1.
Facebook sues notorious spyware company NSO Group for 1,400 attacks on diplomats, journalists, dissidents, and government officials
(English/BoingBoing ibag)
... murder. The Israeli company went through a series of
buyout
s and buybacks, ending up in the hands of the European private equity fund Novalpina and its owners, including Yana Peel, the former CEO of ...
Wednesday, 30 October 2019
2.
SoftBank gives WeWork's ousted CEO an unbelievable golden parachute
(English/BoingBoing ibag)
... was fighting to stay afloat after its initial public offering failed and Neumann stepped down as CEO last month. WeWork's board this week was also weighing a
buyout
from JPMorgan, Business Insider reported. SoftBank's ...
Thursday, 24 October 2019
3.
Your massive surprise hospital bills are making bank for private equity
(English/BoingBoing ibag)
... private equity
buyout
s of doctors' groups were (naturally) debt-financed, leaving these price-gouging companies leveraged to the hilt, with investor shares cratering. Not surprisingly, any legislative ...
Thursday, 01 August 2019
4.
How hedge funds, Goldman Sachs, and corrupt executives used Gymboree's chaotic bankruptcy to cash out while destroying the careers of loyal employees
(English/BoingBoing ibag)
Gymboree is one of the many companies acquired by Mitt Romney's Bain Capital, through a "leveraged
buyout
" through which the company was loaded up with debt so that the hedge fund could cash out; the ...
Thursday, 28 March 2019
5.
Spotify eyes more original podcasts with Parcast acquisition
(English/engadget)
Spotify promised more acquisitions after powering its way into the world of podcasts with its one-two
buyout
s of Gimlet and Anchor in February, which came on the back of its first-ever operating profit. ...
Tuesday, 26 March 2019
6.
Sears not dead yet, Lampert wins bankruptcy auction with $5.2 billion bid
(English/BoingBoing ibag)
... chairman Eddie Lampert submits new $5 billion bid to save doomed retailer • RIP Sears. • Sears expected to liquidate as last-minute
buyout
fails PHOTO: The storefront of a Sears, Roebuck and Co. store ...
Friday, 18 January 2019
7.
Sears expected to liquidate as last-minute buyout fails
(English/BoingBoing ibag)
After 126 years in business, reports CNBC, Sears is shutting shop. Sears Holdings has rejected Chairman Eddie Lampert’s bid to save the 126-year-old company, setting the storied retailer with more than ...
Tuesday, 08 January 2019
8.
Carcinogens, monopolies, influence-peddling: Juul is a microcosm with everything wrong in the world
(English/BoingBoing ibag)
Juul just handed out $2 billion in dividends, making 1,500 employees into overnight millionaires; the cash came from Altria-Marlboro's 35%, $12.8 billion
buyout
of the company -- and everything about ...
Thursday, 27 December 2018
9.
In SEC fraud case, Elon Musk will pay $20 million, quit as Tesla chairman, and have a boss
(English/BoingBoing ibag)
... S.E.C. announced the deal two days after it sued Mr. Musk in federal court for fraud and misleading investors over his post on Twitter last month that he had “funding secured” for a
buyout
of the electric-car ...
Sunday, 30 September 2018
10.
Disney and Fox's $71.3 billion merger gets shareholder approval
(English/engadget)
Now that Comcast has withdrawn from the bidding war, Disney is free to proceed with acquiring most of 21st Century Fox's assets. Shareholders for both companies just approved a $71.3 billion
buyout
, ...
Friday, 27 July 2018
11.
Review: The Winkler Knives Medic Axe is as beautiful as it is expensive
(English/BoingBoing ibag)
... I tell anyone who asks me about it to keep one in their emergency preparedness kit or
buyout
bag: during Hurricane Harvey, some folks were only able to avoid flood waters by getting to their roof through ...
Thursday, 26 July 2018
12.
FCC vote likely dooms Sinclair-Tribune merger
(English/engadget)
The FCC has voted to send the proposed sale of Tribune Media properties to Sinclair to a hearing, effectively hammering the second-to-last nail in the coffin on the
buyout
. The agency's commissioners ...
Thursday, 19 July 2018
13.
Palo Alto Networks rattles tin, wants $1.5bn for, er, stuff and things
(English/TheRegister)
Loan notes to build war chest – yet firm denies it's eyeing up a fresh
buyout
Palo Alto Networks is trying to raise $1.5bn in cash for "potential acquisitions" and "strategic transactions", the company ...
Thursday, 12 July 2018
14.
GameStop confirms buyout talks as downloads take their toll
(English/engadget)
It won't shock you to hear that GameStop has been suffering as downloads have taken off. Now, however, it might be looking for help. In the wake of a Reuters leak, GameStop has confirmed that it's ...
Tuesday, 19 June 2018
15.
Mad Leo tried to sack me over Autonomy, says top HP Inc beancounter
(English/TheRegister)
Court hears Catherine Lesjak recall vicious infighting over doomed $11bn
buyout
Hewlett Packard's chief beancounter, Catherine Lesjak, was at "war" with former CEO Leo Apotheker, who tried to fire her ...
Thursday, 19 April 2018
16.
Nothing more stubborn than a MuleSoft shareholder: Biz sued for taking 'low ball' Salesforce buyout bid
(English/TheRegister)
We were better off going it alone, huffs investor A MuleSoft shareholder is suing the dev tools specialist, alleging the biz took a lowball offer when it was gobbled up by Salesforce.… Read all
Friday, 06 April 2018
17.
Broadcom gives up on Qualcomm buyout after Trump veto
(English/engadget)
The will-they/won't-they flirtation between two of the world's largest mobile chip companies has come to an abrupt end. Broadcom has announced that it will no longer attempt to buy its US-based ...
Wednesday, 14 March 2018
18.
Broadcom's buyout of Qualcomm bogs down as DC blocks merger
(English/TheRegister)
'Great, great company' to 'security risk' in six months The White House crushed Broadcom's bid for Qualcomm, declaring the deal cannot go due to national security concerns.… Read all
Tuesday, 13 March 2018
19.
Brit semiconductor tech ended up in Chinese naval railgun – report
(English/TheRegister)
The dark side of easy R&D cash A Chinese firm's
buyout
of a British semiconductor company may have directly led to China developing railgun weaponry and electromagnetic aircraft carrier catapults for ...
Monday, 05 March 2018
20.
Qualcomm disappointed by Broadcom's 'inadequate' shrinking package
(English/TheRegister)
Snapdragon giant confirms: Size really does matter Qualcomm has told Broadcom to – and this is a technical term, here – go screw itself after Broadcom cynically lowered its per-share
buyout
offer to the ...
Wednesday, 21 February 2018
21.
Qualcomm rejects Valentine's Day takeover love-in with Broadcom
(English/TheRegister)
... the table with its
buyout
-happy rival.… Read all ...
Friday, 16 February 2018
22.
Murdoch's Sky takeover blocked by UK competition watchdog
(English/engadget)
Rupert Murdoch has been blocked by the UK's competition watchdog from completing a full
buyout
of Sky. The media tycoon, which already owns 21st Century Fox and a range of newspapers including The ...
Tuesday, 23 January 2018
23.
Gemalto friendzones Atos: We're with Thales now, get the hint
(English/TheRegister)
We'll wait for you! cries spurned suitor After turning down a €4.3bn (£3.8bn)
buyout
offer from Atos last week, Dutch security and chip biz Gemalto announced today that it has accepted a €4.8bn (£4.2bn) ...
Monday, 18 December 2017
24.
Gemalto spurns €4.3bn proposal. So we're in with a chance then, says Atos
(English/TheRegister)
You say you're not into us. Let's 'dialogue' over dinner Dutch security biz Gemalto has spurned outsourcing giant Atos' unsolicited offer of a €4.3bn (£3.79bn)
buyout
describing the proposal as "opportunistic".… ...
Thursday, 14 December 2017
25.
MyFitnessPal's founders leave Under Armour
(English/engadget)
Under Armour's $475 million
buyout
of MyFitnessPal in 2015 may have put a major health app under its wing, but it didn't secure the undying loyalty of the smaller company's founders. Albert ...
Tuesday, 05 December 2017
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