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Smaller competitor 99 Cents Only Stores in March received a going-private bid from Leonard Green & Partners LP and that company's founding family.

Ackman, With 8.9%, Becomes Family Dollar's Biggest Holder Maxwell Murphy 2011

Getting good, strong, wholly independent advisors should be a first step for any board approaching a deal, especially in change-of-control or going-private transactions.

How Boards Should Do Deal-Making--And Don't Betsy Atkins 2010

Under the terms of the going-private deal, PPD holders will receive $33.25 a share in cash, a 30% premium over Friday's close.

Financial Shares, AMR Lead Rout Steven Russolillo 2011

Smaller competitor 99 Cents Only Stores in March received a going-private bid from Leonard Green & Partners LP and that company's founding family.

Ackman, With 8.9%, Becomes Family Dollar's Biggest Holder Maxwell Murphy 2011

Seagate had a $6 billion market capitalization before it disclosed on Oct. 14 it had received a "preliminary indication of interest regarding a going-private transaction."

Seagate Buyout Talks Face Challenges Gina Chon 2010

Seagate, which in November called off going-private talks, makes storage drives for PCs and corporate data centers.

Seagate Hurt by Weak Consumer PC Demand Shara Tibken 2011

Though smaller in scale, the deal still ranks as the second-largest going-private transaction since the beginning of 2009, ranking behind the $4 billion takeover of IMS Health Inc. led by buyout shop TPG Inc.

SkillSoft Agrees to $1.1 Billion Private-Equity Buyout Tess Stynes 2010

Though private-equity activity has returned to the mergers-and-acquistions market, going-private transactions have been few and far between.

Carlyle to Buy Vitamin Maker NBTY for $3.8 Billion 2010

Of the eight going-private transactions struck by private-equity firms through the end of April, the average purchase price including debt is $800 million, according to data-provider Dealogic.

'The Big One': Bankers Expect Megabuyout 2010

Though smaller in scale, the deal still ranks as the second-largest going-private transaction since the beginning of 2009, ranking behind the $4 billion takeover of IMS Health Inc. led by buyout shop TPG Inc.

SkillSoft Agrees to $1.1 Billion Private-Equity Buyout Tess Stynes 2010