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Private equity investment in Indian infrastructure is poised to pick up following a lengthy dry patch as debt-stressed operators come under pressure from banks to offload assets.
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NEW YORK, April 14- Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc is nearing a deal to buy genetic testing equipment maker Life Technologies Corp for close to $13 billion, according to four people familiar with the matter, in what would be one of the year's biggest corporate takeovers.
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NEW YORK, April 11- Business technology maker BMC Software Inc is expected to receive final takeover bids on April 22, with buyers narrowing down to two private equity groups, four people close to the matter said on Thursday.
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NEW YORK, April 9- Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc made a binding offer for Life Technologies Corp on Tuesday as private equity firms raced to finalize a consortium to take the genetic testing equipment maker private, several people familiar with the matter said.
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BOSTON/ NEW YORK, April 9- William Ackman's multiyear bet that he could overhaul ailing retailer J.C. Penney looks like it may end up being one of his $12 billion hedge fund's worst investment blunders.
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BOSTON/ NEW YORK, April 9- William Ackman's multiyear bet that he could overhaul ailing retailer JC Penney looks like it may end up being one of his $12 billion hedge fund's worst investment blunders.
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At car dealers across the United States, loans to subprime borrowers are surging — up 18 percent in 2012 from a year earlier, to 6.6 million borrowers. And it's the Federal Reserve that's made it all possible.
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NEW YORK, April 2- Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc is emerging as the lead contender in an auction for Life Technologies Corp, a genetic testing maker that has a market value of more than $11 billion, three people familiar with the matter said.
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TOKYO/ HONG KONG March 26- KKR& Co agreed to sell Intelligence Holdings to Temp Holdings for 68 billion yen, almost double what the U.S. buyouts firm initially paid for the temporary staffing agency three years ago.
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NEW YORK, March 21- Private equity firms are joining forces in the auction of BMC Software Inc, three people familiar with the matter said on Thursday, making it more likely that the business software maker will be taken private in a deal that would top $6 billion.
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*Aurelius says unit's directors shortchanged creditors. Aurelius accused Energy Future Chief Executive John Young and the other directors of showing a "demonstrated indifference" to creditors stemming in part from conflicts of interest, and said these directors should pay the interest owed.
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*Fed seen sticking to stimulus as Cyprus rekindles global risks. *Cyprus leaders make efforts to avert crisis after rejecting EU bailout.
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*Fed seen sticking to stimulus as Cyprus rekindles global risks. NEW YORK, March 20- Wall Street was set for a higher open on Wednesday with investors' focus on the Federal Reserve's policy statement and news conference by Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke later in the day.
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NEW YORK, March 20- U.S. stock index futures rose on Wednesday as the focus shifted from concerns about Cyprus's financial health to the statement from the Federal Reserve's policy committee and news conference by Chairman Ben Bernanke later in the day.
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NEW YORK, March 20- U.S. stock index futures rose on Wednesday as the focus shifted from concerns about Cyprus's financial health to the statement from the Federal Reserve's policy committee and news conference by Chairman Ben Bernanke later in the day.
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*Aurelius says unit's directors shortchanged creditors. Aurelius accused Energy Future Chief Executive John Young and the other directors of showing a "demonstrated indifference" to creditors stemming in part from conflicts of interest, and said these directors should pay the interest owed.
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NEW YORK, March 19- Roche Holding AG has joined the bidding for Life Technologies Corp and hired bankers to advise on a potential deal, while buyout firms KKR& Co LP and Hellman& Friedman LLC have teamed up to explore a joint bid, people familiar with the matter said.
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NEW YORK, March 15- Private equity firm Silver Lake Partners bid as low as $11.22 per share for Dell Inc in mid 2012, when it first discussed a buyout with founder and CEO Michael Dell, according to a person familiar with the situation.
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NEW YORK, March 15- Private equity firm Silver Lake Partners bid as low as $11.22 per share for Dell Inc last summer, when it first discussed a buyout with founder and CEO Michael Dell, according to a person familiar with the situation.
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March 14- DirecTV, the largest U.S. satellite television provider has decided to end its pursuit of Vivendi's GVT, complicating the sale of the Brazilian telecommunications operator. A DirecTV spokesman confirmed on Thursday that the company chose to "not to move forward in its pursuit of GVT and has withdrawn from the process."
