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End to a fight over Skype may be near

November 4, 2009 A resolution of the litigation surrounding the service, currently owned by eBay, could be announced as soon as this week. (From The New York Times) TAGS: Skype, private equity, eBay Inc., litigation, consortium, founder, settlement, lawsuit, spokesman

Yankee Group acquired by private equity firm

November 17, 2005 Alta Communications snaps up the research firm for an undisclosed sum. TAGS: private equity, research company, Forrester Research Inc., CEO

Is Verizon Wireless really looking to buy Alltel?

February 28, 2007 Rural mobile operator would likely carry a high price, which has two analysts split over whether Verizon Wireless will be the buyer. TAGS: Alltel Corp., Verizon Wireless, mobile operator, private equity, Verizon Communications, CDMA, Wall Street, equity, Sprint Nextel, buyer, U.S.

Palm hands Wall Street an unusual deal

June 7, 2007 Deal with Elevation Partners means shareholders will get a chunk of cash, but the smart-phone maker will be taking on debt. TAGS: Palm Inc., debt, shareholder, private equity, Wall Street, firm, U.S. Robotics, cash, operating system

It's crunch time for Palm

March 21, 2007 Despite talk of a potential sale, analysts expect good earnings results from the Treo maker. TAGS: Palm Treo, Palm Inc., private equity, Gartner Inc., rumor, smart phone, Palm OS, Nokia Corp., operating system

The Democratic Party's dangerous experiment

February 5, 2008 Computer scientists David Dill and Barbara Simons caution that the risks of Internet voting may outweigh any perceived benefits. TAGS: e-voting, private equity, proposal, Democrat, vote, risk, U.S., U.K., security

Intel, STMicro to form new flash company

May 22, 2007 Two chipmakers and private equity firm Francisco Partners are creating an independent company in Switzerland. TAGS: STMicroelectronics, NAND, Micron Technology Inc., flash memory, stake, private equity, asset, Intel, venture, Switzerland, chip company, manufacturing, agreement

Palm: The new comeback kid?

June 4, 2007 Smart phone inventor sells off big stake and shuffles its board in hopes of reinvigorating product lineup amid increasing competition. TAGS: Palm Inc., private equity, investor, Palm Treo, smart phone, Wall Street, Apple Computer, vision, Nokia Corp., Motorola Inc., Apple iPod

Sun posts profit, gets private investment

January 23, 2007 Server maker's profit beats Wall Street expectations, and private equity firm KKR invests $700 million. TAGS: Sun Microsystems Inc., Jonathan Schwartz, investment, buyout, private equity, Wall Street, CEO, server

RSS feeds attract venture dollars

February 3, 2005 Start-up tries to work Friendster-type magic on blog feeds, with Marc Andreessen and Ron Conway as advisers. Others are emerging, too. TAGS: Marc Andreessen, blog, RSS, private equity, desktop software, RSS feed, Amazon.com Inc., start-up, San Francisco, Yahoo! Inc., Web browser, Firefox, Google Inc.
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