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.....»»

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.....»»

Tech-focused private-equity firm Vista Equity Partners struck a deal to take software company Apptio Inc. private for $1.94 billion, according to people familiar with the matter......»»

Tech-focused private-equity firm Vista Equity Partners struck a deal to take software company Apptio private for $1.94 billion......»»

Tech-focused private-equity firm Vista Equity Partners is near a deal to take software company Apptio Inc. private for $1.9 billion, according to people familiar with the matter......»»

On deals and dealmakers. PE'S TECH LOVE AFFAIRGood morning, Term Sheet readers. Private equity firm Thoma Bravo will acquire Veracode, a Burlington, Mass.-based software security firm, from chipmaker Broadcom. The deal.....»»

Private equity giant The Riverside Co. has acquired St. Louis-based Applied Logic Inc., capturing a bigger swath of the market for tracking surgical equipment for hospitals in a deal announced Wednesday. Applied Logic provides software used by hosp.....»»

Imperva Inc. announced Wednesday a deal to be acquired by private equity firm Thoma Bravo LLC in a deal valued at $2.1 billion. Imperva's s.....»»

IT services company Rocket Software said on Monday private equity firm Bain Capital had agreed to take a majority stake in the privately held firm in a deal valued at about $2 billion......»»

The deal is at least the fourth in the last four years by a company or fund affiliated with AgIS Capital to buy Northern California agricultural assets......»»

Thomson Reuters Corp said on Monday it had completed the sale of a majority stake in its Financial & Risk (F&R) unit to private equity firm Blackstone Group LP ......»»

The deal, according to sources, furthers the buyer’s investments in Greater Washington’s government services market......»»

Digital Realty Trust Inc. announced Monday an agreement to buy Brazil-based data center provider Ascenty in a deal valued at $1.8 billion from private-equity firm Grea.....»»

Shares of AMC Entertainment Inc. swung to a 1.4% loss in afternoon trade, after being up as much as 5.7% at a 14-month high earlier in the session, with MKM Partners analyst Eric Handler highlighting how the investment by private equity fi.....»»

Overstock.com Inc (NASDAQ: OSTK) is one of the beneficiaries of the evolution of blockchain technology, making it an attractive equity, accordin.....»»

Thomson Reuters Corp said on Tuesday that it will complete the sale of a 55 percent stake in its Financial & Risk unit to private equity firm Blackstone Group LP on Oct. 1......»»