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Private-equity firms including KKR & Co. and Silver Lake Partners are nearing a deal to buy GoDaddy.
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Private-equity firms KKR & Co . and Silver Lake Partners, along with a third investor, are nearing a deal to buy GoDaddy Group Inc., a closely-held company that registers Internet domain names, for between $2 billion and $2.5 billion, people familiar with the matter said.
GoDaddy Nears Sale to KKR Anupreeta Das 2011
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FINANCIAL SERVICES Performance-Fee Slump Hurts Blackstone Results Private-equity giant Blackstone Group LP posted a 12% decline in fourth-quarter economic profit as declines in performance-related fees and investment income across most business lines more than offset gains from increased management and advisory fees.
BUSINESS BRIEFS 2012
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Private-equity firms are hesitant to speak to the importance of leverage in their deals, preferring to focus on ways they improve businesses.
A Windfall for HCA Investors Gregory Zuckerman 2011
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Private-equity firm KKR agreed in principle to acquire closely held oil and natural-gas explorer Samson Investment in a $7.2 billion deal.
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Private-equity giant Blackstone Group LP posted a 12% drop in fourth-quarter economic profit, the industry's favored barometer of performance.
Performance-Fee Slump Hurts Blackstone Results Amy Or 2012
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Private-equity investments appreciated 10.4% during the quarter.
Fortress's Loss Widens Amy Or 2011
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Private-equity firms that rely on borrowing to help finance their investments, as well as corporate acquirers with less-than-stellar credit, are among those that can quickly conclude deals are uneconomical if their costs of financing rise.
Banks Shun Financing of Riskier Buyouts Gina Chon 2011
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Private-equity group and financial-services specialist Cinven ran its eye over the group back in August; takeover interest from the new incarnation of insurance group Resolution ended recently over a disagreement on price.
Phoenix Could Struggle to Soar Hester Plumridge 2011
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Private-equity firms could justify paying higher prices for investments when stock markets were strong, but weaker performances by domestic initial public offerings and the market overall in China have changed the investment environment.
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