Seagate Shares Jump as It Considers Going Private

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Seagate Technology (STX) surged in premarket trading after saying that it received an indication of interest about going private.

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Seagate, which makes hard disk drives and storage products, gained 20.96% to $15.35 a share at 6:19 am, from Thursday’s closing price of $12.69.

The company said Thursday that it is in discussions with the party that indicated interest. Seagate has…

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Seagate Shares Jump as It Considers Going Private originally appeared on DailyFinance on Fri, 15 Oct 2010 06:37:00.

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Yahoo Hires Goldman Sachs to Deal With Takeover Bids

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Yahoo (YHOO) has hired Goldman Sachs Group (GS) to help deal with possible takeover approaches, Bloomberg News reported.

Yahoo has been working with advisers for about two weeks, but has not received any offers, Bloomberg News said.

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AOL (AOL), DailyFinance‘s parent company, has discussed a possible bid for Yahoo with private equity firms, according to reports.

In February 2008,…

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Yahoo Hires Goldman Sachs to Deal With Takeover Bids originally appeared on DailyFinance on Thu, 14 Oct 2010 06:46:00.

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Carl Icahn Supports Lions Gate’s Bid to Buy MGM

Billionaire investor Carl Icahn threw his support behind Lions Gate Entertainment’s proposal to acquire debt-laden Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, according to a filing with the SEC Tuesday. Icahn is Lions Gate’s largest shareholder and a…