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Airbnb Gets $1B Capital Infusion From PE Firms
M&A

Airbnb Gets $1B Capital Infusion From PE Firms

The investment by Silver Lake and Sixth Street Partners comes as travel companies reel from a coronavirus-driven plunge in demand.
By Matthew Heller | April 7, 2020
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Twitter Makes Deal With Activist Investor Elliott
Risk & Compliance

Twitter Makes Deal With Activist Investor Elliott

The agreement averts a battle over Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey's leadership but "lays the groundwork for eventually replacing" him.
By Matthew Heller | March 9, 2020
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Motorola Solutions Receives a New $1B Investment from Silver Lake
Credit & Capital

Motorola Solutions Receives a New $1B Investment from Silver Lake

Silver Lake will also settle Motorola Solutions’ outstanding $800 million aggregate principal investment one year ahead of its maturity.
By Lauren Muskett | September 5, 2019
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Dell, VMware Deal to Create New Public Stock
Corporate Finance

Dell, VMware Deal to Create New Public Stock

The tech giant will simplify its capital structure by exchanging the VMWare tracking stock for publicly-listed Dell shares.
By Matthew Heller | July 2, 2018
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Silver Lake Offers $3B for U.K. Property Portal
Technology

Silver Lake Offers $3B for U.K. Property Portal

Zoopla, a British counterpart to Zillow, has been growing as consumers continue to shift to websites for initial property searches and other services.
By Matthew Heller | May 11, 2018
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PE Firm Invests $500 Million in Symantec
Turnarounds

PE Firm Invests $500 Million in Symantec

Silver Lake has a history of helping to revive technology companies that "have fallen out of favor or stalled for various reasons."
By Katie Kuehner-Hebert | February 5, 2016
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Michael Dell’s False Dichotomy
Investor Relations

Michael Dell’s False Dichotomy

Why going private won't necessarily pay off for the computer company.
By John R. Cryan | September 1, 2015
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A Year Later, a New Dell Emerges
Technology

A Year Later, a New Dell Emerges

Following its epic battle to go private, Dell has picked up the pace of its wholesale transformation, CFO Tom Sweet says.
By David McCann | November 4, 2014
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