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Unity, whose software powers half of all new mobile games, lands $400 million from Silver Lake
Unity Technologies, a 13-year-old, San Francisco-based company that makes development tools for video game creators, has raised $400 million in fresh funding from the private equity firm Silver Lake. A “big chunk” of the round went toward purchasing the shares of longtime employees and earlier investors, CEO John Riccitiello told Bloomberg earlier today, explaining that he thinks… Read More
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Chinese Travel Platform Qunar Raises $500M, Turns Down Ctrip Acquisition Offer
Qunar, one of China’s largest online travel booking platforms, plans to expand its mobile business with a new $500 million investment led by Silver Lake. Read More
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Michael Dell, Silver Lake Get The Green Light From Regulators On $24.9B Plan To Take Dell Private
The government may now be in shutdown mode, but not before it gave the go-ahead to Dell to go private. The embattled PC company today announced that it has received all necessary regulatory clearance for Michael Dell, who founded and led the computer firm as CEO and chairman, and Silver Lake Partners to take the company private in a $24.9 billion transaction. This was the last big hurdle… Read More
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With Alternative Offers From Blackstone & Icahn On The Table, Dell Filing Shows It Will Push Ahead With $24.4B Silver Lake Merger
Dell announced today that it has filed its initial proxy materials with the SEC in connection with a merger agreement between Dell, its Chairman and CEO Michael Dell and Silver Lake Partners. Under the terms of the deal, shareholders would received $13.65 in cash for each share of stock, which would be valued at about $24.4 billion. Read More
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Skype Investor: "Amount Saved on Firings Wouldn't Have Been Worth the Phone Call"
Members of Skype’s investor syndicate are adamantly denying the Sunday Bloomberg story that implied that several Skype executives were fired because private equity firm Silver Lake Partners wanted to save a few bucks paying out the proceeds of the Microsoft-Skype deal. We spoke with one just now who reiterated what other unnamed investors have said in the press this morning: That… Read More
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China's Focus Media Sells Internet Division Allyes To Silver Lake For $124 Million
Focus Media, one of China’s leading digital media groups, this morning announced that it is selling a 62% indirect equity ownership of its Internet division, Allyes, to US-based private investment firm Silver Lake. Under the terms of the agreement, Silver Lake will pay $124 million to Focus Media, in exchange for the equity ownership of Allyes. Focus Media had acquired the internet… Read More
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