Overstock.com (OSTK) Soars on Private-Equity Deal Despite Wide Loss

Shares of Overstock.com Inc. rallied more than 20% in the extended session Thursday after news about a private-equity investment overshadowed a larger-than-expected quarterly loss for the online retailer. Hong Kong private-equity fi.....»»

Great Hill Partners is in exclusive talks with Univision Communications to buy Gizmodo Media Group, a deal that would add a marquee digital brand to the private-equity firm’s portfolio......»»

All good things must eventually come to an end — that includes the years-long bull market for mergers and acquisitions. The question for the private equity investors and corporate executives pursuing M&A deal.....»»

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Arconic won’t pursue a sale of the company, nixing a potential deal with private-equity firm Apollo Global Management. Shares of the metal manufacturer fell nearly 16% in afternoon trading......»»

Private equity company Apollo Global Management is in advanced talks to buy Europe's biggest plastics packaging maker RPC Group for more than $3.8 billion, the Wall Street Journal reported on Monday......»»

Private equity company Apollo Global Management is in advanced talks to buy Europe's biggest plastics packaging maker RPC Group for more than $3.8 billion, the Wall Street Journal reported on Monday......»»

PNC Mezzanine Capital invested almost $20 million in a West Coast private equity firm’s acquisition. Transom Capital Group of Los Angeles purchased SemiTorr Group, a distributor of gas and fluid handling systems and components based in Tualatin, O.....»»

Tilray popped more than 20 percent Friday after its largest shareholder, a private equity fund backed by Peter Thiel, said it will not sell......»»

Incline Equity Partners has acquired Profile Products, a developer and manufacturer of engineered horticultural growing media. Financials were not disclosed. It was the third deal for Incline, Pittsburgh’s largest private equity firm, within 30 days......»»

A New York private equity firm has purchased Wildwood Crossings Apartments for $56 million. Wildwood Crossings is a 520-unit Class B garden-style property that had been managed by MDIC Management since its construction in 1998. Senior Managing Dir.....»»

Mindbody, a maker of software to help run fitness and yoga studios, agreed to be bought by private equity firm Vista Equity Partners for $1.9 billion in cash. Julia Sun reports......»»

Mindbody Inc. announced Monday a deal to be acquired by San Francisco-based private equity firm Vista Equity Partners in a.....»»

Private equity firm Carlyle Group LP is nearing a deal to acquire aviation services company StandardAero from Veritas Capital, another buyout firm, for more than $5 billion, including debt, people familiar with the matter said on Monday......»»

Within days of Nexstar Media Group Inc. announcing a deal to acquire Tribune Media Co., private equity firms and regional broadcasters are expressing interest in buying television stations that will need to be divested for the purchase to be greenlig.....»»

Texas is a deal hot spot, which has spurred national law firms to move into the state and poach lawyers from more home-grown firms in recent years. Out-of-state private equity firms are setting up shop in Texas as well. One is Los Angeles-based Skyvie.....»»

Acadia Healthcare: Questioning The Reality Behind A Possible Private Equity Deal With KKR.....»»

Osram is a logical target for the private equity firm; getting a deal financed and approved would be another thing entirely......»»

Eastman Kodak Co.'s shares soared 13% in premarket trade Monday, after the company said it has reached a deal to sell its Flexographic Packaging division to Montagu Private Equity LLP for $390 million in proceeds. The business will be run as a ne.....»»