Leveraged Buyouts

Deja vu for Dole as CEO makes bid to take company private again

2013-06-11 20:18:00

Billionaire David H. Murdock has made an unsolicited buyout offer for the 60% chunk of Dole Food Co. that he doesn't already own, valuing the Westlake Village company at nearly $1.1 billion. The bid of $12 a share marks the latest step in Dole's dance...

Dell board recommends Michael Dell's buyout offer

2013-05-31 14:21:53

The Dell Inc. board is standing behind a buyout offer from Michael Dell, the company's chief executive and founder, and it has asked shareholders of the slumping PC maker to approve the deal in a July 18 vote. The company's announcement Friday is the...

When Buffett gets Heinz, he'll also add Burger King CEO Hees

2013-04-11 08:50:00

Fast food giant Burger King Worldwide Inc. said it will lose its chief executive Bernardo Hees to H.J. Heinz Co. once billionaire financier Warren Buffett wraps up his acquisition of the ketchup company with 3G Capital. Corporate poaching this...

Dell stock rises as company agrees to show books to Carl Icahn

2013-03-11 10:44:00

Dell Inc. saw its stock jump 1.26% in midday trading on Monday after the company reached an agreement to let shareholder activist Carl Icahn see its books.� Icahn Enterprises disclosed that it had signed a confidentiality agreement with Dell that will...

Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway is buying Heinz ketchup company

2013-02-14 07:58:00

Warren Buffett has been very publicly casting about for a big deal – and he's found one in the Heinz ketchup company. Through his investment firm, Berkshire Hathaway, the famed investor is teaming up with a Brazilian private-equity firm to acquire...

Apple TV event predicted for March, TV debut in the fall

2013-02-13 11:44:00

SAN FRANCISCO -- Apple will hold an event in March to plug a new program that lets developers write apps for Apple TV, Jefferies & Co. analyst Peter Misek said. That could be a significant step for Apple TV. Steve Jobs said in late 2010 that he had...

Another investor slams Dell buyout deal

2013-02-12 13:24:00

Another large investor has lashed out against the proposed leveraged buyout of Dell Inc., saying the deal led by founder Michael Dell undervalues the computer maker. “We believe the proposed buyout does not reflect the value of Dell and we do...

Apple reports flat first-quarter earnings; shares drop 5%

2013-01-23 14:07:00

Apple Inc.�reported flat fiscal first-quarter earnings, sending shares plummeting 5% in after-hours trading. Apple said revenue increased 18% to $54.5 billion in the first quarter, which ended in December. Profit rose only slightly to $13.08 billion, or...

Apple CEO talks priorities, profits and products customers love

2013-01-23 17:19:00

Well, it's all over but the shouting. And the analysts' notes. And the target price estimate revisions. Apple released record numbers Wednesday and received a swift kick in the head from investors who bludgeoned the stock. But during a one-hour...

Microsoft reportedly in talks to invest in Dell buyout [Updated]

2013-01-22 11:49:00

Microsoft Corp. is reportedly in discussions to help finance a buyout of struggling computer maker Dell Inc. According to the Wall Street Journal, which cited a person familiar with the talks, Microsoft's investment "would likely be in the range of a...

NHL, players may meet Monday; U.S. falls at world juniors tourney

2012-12-30 15:23:00

The NHL and the players association met for more than three hours Sunday morning in New York to discuss aspects of the proposed collective-bargaining agreement the league had presented to the union late Thursday, but the sides parted without holding a...

Chinese company buys Complete Genomics for $117.6 million

2012-09-17 10:24:00

Mountain View, Calif., company Complete Genomics Inc. agreed to a buyout offer from Chinese genomics firm BGI-Shenzen, an acquisition the two businesses are valuing at $117.6 million The $3.15-a-share offer comes a few months after Complete Genomics said...

office of Greenberg Traurig. He concentrates on mergers and acquisitions and general corporate law, representing multinational corporations, leveraged-buyout funds and private entrepreneurs in purchases and sales transactions. He has a J.D. from the University of Illinois College of Law and an A.B.

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