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  • April 2008
    • Murdoch Heir's Deal for Aussie Media Mainstay Falls Apart

      Murdoch Heir's Deal for Aussie Media Mainstay Falls Apart

      (Newser) - A $3 billion bid for control of Australia's Consolidated Media Holdings by Rupert Murdoch’s son, Lachlan, is dead in the water after Murdoch’s financial backers and CMH—a major magazine and TV player—failed to agree to a price for the takeover, the Australian reports today. The original deal set a $4.80 share price; Murdoch’s equity partners, Providence Equity Partners, would only pay $4.60. More »

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      Rupert Murdoch   acquisitions   Providence Equity   Lachlan Murdoch   James Packer   Consolidated Media Holdings

  • November 2007
    • Struggling Sprint Rejects $5B Offer

      Struggling Sprint Rejects $5B Offer

      (Newser) - A bid by SK Telecom and Providence Equity to invest $5B in Sprint Nextel and install former Sprint chairman Tim Donahue as the company CEO has met with swift rejection from the Sprint board. The move comes as Sprint, which has seen its stock plumet 36% since June, searches for a new CEO, the Wall Street Journal reports. More »

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      merger   Sprint Nextel   telecom industry   CEOs   Providence Equity

  • July 2007

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