Pearson to Take Stake in Nook Unit
The British publishing and education company Pearson says it will invest $89.5 million in the digital Nook business for a 5 percent stake, as Barnes & Noble says that its holiday sales will be...
View ArticleMicrosoft May Back Dell Buyout
An investment by Microsoft — if it comes to pass — could be enough to push a leveraged buyout of the struggling computer maker over the goal line.
View ArticleDell in $24 Billion Deal to Go Private
Dell announced that it had agreed to go private in a $24.4 billion deal led by its founder and the investment firm Silver Lake, in the biggest leveraged buyout since the financial crisis.
View ArticleDell’s Lonely Club Deal
Michael Dell will account for about three-quarters of the deal’s equity. Few other companies have a structure that would allow for anything on Dell’s scale.
View ArticleIn Heinz Takeover, a New Path for Deals
Teaming up with private equity might turn out to be a combination that works as well as ketchup on a Whopper.
View ArticleU.S. Said to Look Into Microsoft Bribery Allegations
Federal authorities are examining Microsoft’s involvement with companies and individuals that allegedly paid bribes to overseas government officials in exchange for business, Nick Wingfield reports in...
View ArticleTimeline: How Michael Dell’s Takeover Bid Got Hatched
DealBook has compiled a chronology of Silver Lake's bidding history for Dell, stretching well back to the early days of the computer company's deliberations about whether to go private.
View ArticleBlame Microsoft
Excel, PowerPoint, Word and Outlook have played more than just cameo roles in the dark side of capitalism, the author contends.
View ArticleBarnes & Noble Shares Jump on Sign of Microsoft Interest in Nook
Microsoft is said to have offered to take over the Nook unit's e-books and devices operations, but it is unclear whether there are any current talks on a possible deal.
View ArticleThe Gray Line of ‘Confidential’ Information
The insider trading case against an analyst who tipped off a trader at SAC Capital Advisors about Microsoft-Yahoo talks in 2009 is not typical because he also shared the information with others,...
View ArticleBlackBerry Faces Dwindling Options for a Deal
As BlackBerry weighs a potential sale, analysts and industry executives said that a sale of the entire smartphone maker is increasingly unlikely, and almost certainly at least a year too late.
View ArticlePricing Problem Suspends Nasdaq for Three Hours
A problem at the Nasdaq stock market halted trading in all Nasdaq-listed stocks on Thursday. Nasdaq began reopening stocks for trading soon after 3 p.m.
View ArticleConstant Acquisition at Microsoft, and One Deal That Didn’t Close
By announcing his departure as Microsoft's chief executive, Steven Ballmer has signaled an impending end to one of the most prolific deal-making streaks in technology over the past two decades. But his...
View ArticleFor Microsoft, Nokia Deal Was Long and Arduous
The prospect of Nokia shedding its core business – the longtime pride of Finland – weighed heavily on the potential deal.
View ArticleThorny Side Effects in Silicon Valley Tactic to Keep Control
Adopting a dual-class stock structure may be bad not only for technology companies but also for their founders.
View ArticleHuge Payday for Chief Executive Who Is Leaving Nokia
Nokia disclosed on Thursday that its now-former chief is expected to collect about 18.8 million euros, or $25.5 million, as he prepares to leave the company in the wake of Microsoft's $7.2 billion...
View ArticleIt’s Time for Gates to Part Ways With Microsoft
Bill Gates's many talents don’t include effectiveness as chairman. Under his leadership, Microsoft’s board left Mr. Ballmer in place too long, the author writes.
View ArticleFacebook to Join S.&P. 500
Facebook stock jumped close to 4 percent in after-hours trading on news that it would join the Standard & Poor's 500-stock index at the end of next week.
View ArticleWilliam Morris Endeavor Hires Former Microsoft Finance Chief
Peter Klein, who served as Microsoft's chief financial officer until June, will be finance chief of both William Morris and IMG Worldwide when the $2.4 billion takeover of that agency is completed.
View ArticleOn Davos Panel, Calls to Curb Government Data Collection
The intersection of technology and privacy issues presents a unique challenge for businesses as governments increasingly seek to collect vast amounts of data on the public, a group of business and...
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