*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.
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.
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.
*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.
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.
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.
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.
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A DirecTV spokesman confirmed on Thursday that the company chose to "not to move forward in its pursuit of GVT and has withdrawn from the process."
*Southeast Asia hot market for insurance M&A. HONG KONG, March 12- Carlyle Group LP and KKR& Co LP are among the bidders to have made first round offers to buy a minority stake in Thai Life Insurance Co Ltd, in a deal said to be worth about $500 million, according to people close to the auction.
March 8- Industrial machinery maker Gardner Denver Inc agreed to sell itself to private equity firm KKR& Co LP for $3.74 billion after the buyout firm raised its offer.
*KKR offers $76 per share for Garden Denver. March 8- Industrial machinery maker Gardner Denver Inc agreed to sell itself to private equity firm KKR& Co LP for $3.74 billion but some on Wall Street questioned the valuation, saying the company was worth much more.
*KKR to assume Gardner Denver's debt. March 8- Private equity firm KKR& Co LP will buy industrial machinery maker Gardner Denver Inc for $3.74 billion, four months after the company put itself up for sale. KKR's offer of $76 per share is at a premium of 3 percent to Gardner Denver's Thursday closing price on the New York Stock Exchange.
Major indices close at new highs ahead of Friday’s February jobs report.
NEW YORK, March 4- Private equity firm KKR& Co LP is nearing a deal to buy industrial machinery maker Gardner Denver Inc and could announce the agreement in the next few days, two people familiar with the matter said on Monday.