Chipmaker, part owned by private equity firms Silver Lake and KKR, raises $648 million in initial public offering. Shares close nearly 8 percent higher in first day of trading.
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Will private equity deluge choke of money to venture capital?
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Big deals helped triple the total invested by private equity funds in 2006 over the previous year.
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Huge technology buyouts of the past few years may be just the start.
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In biggest tech buyout in history, chip maker agrees to private-equity bid, the second chip maker to take such bait in two months.
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The electronics giant may exit its LCD joint venture with LG.
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KKR and two others take over Europe’s no. 3 chip maker.
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KKR and Silver Lake appear to have won the auction for Philips Electronics' chip division.
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Firm will tap growing sectors, including telecom, engineering, retail, and infrastructure.
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Kohlberg Kravis Roberts affiliate buys electronics manufacturer’s software development and solutions business.
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The chip company gets a piece of the printer market by paying $240 million for Avago Technologies’ unit.
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VCs see 121 percent hike from improved IPO market, but buyout funds still outperform.
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Buyout shops and mezzanine funds raised 67 percent more last year.
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Europe’s venture capitalists and buyout shops are raising their biggest funds in six years.
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Investcorp Technology Ventures raises the cash for a venture buyout fund focusing on taking tech companies private.
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Silver Lake Partners continues a string of tech buyouts by acquiring this enterprise application programmer.
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The monster buyout firm raises a second European fund, worth $5.38 billion.
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Apax Partners and Texas Pacific Group buy the Greek telecommunications company.
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Private equity firm Kohlberg Kravis Roberts buys the contract manufacturing firm, deepening its presence in medical devices.
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VC spending fell 6.4 percent from last year, despite growth in later-stage financings.
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