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TikTok has finalized a deal with new US owners including Oracle, MGX, and Silver Lake. However, these investors will not have significant control over key business areas, according to an internal memo. What Happened: TikTok has reached an agreement with Oracle, Abu Dhabi investment firm...

TikTok has reportedly signed an agreement to create a new U.S.-based joint venture with major American investors. TikTok Reaches Binding Deal With US Investors TikTok has signed binding agreements with a group of investors, including Oracle Corp. (NYSE:ORCL), Silver Lake and Emirati investment firm...

Video game publisher Electronic Arts, Inc. (NASDAQ: EA) shares climbed following a report that the company is close to finalizing a plan to go private in what could become the largest leveraged buyout ever. EA stock is climbing. See the real-time price action here. The $50 Billion Deal...

Retail investors aren't the only ones seeing profits from the Reddit rally that has driven up the shares of GameStop Corp. (NYSE: GME), BlackBerry Ltd. (NYSE: BB) and Nokia Oy (NYSE: NOK). What Happened: Silver Lake cashed out its equity positions in AMC Entertainment...

Equity firm General Atlantic on Tuesday disclosed it would invest close to $500 million (INR 36.75 billion) in Reliance Industries Ltd's retail venture. What Happened: On a fully diluted basis, General Atlantic’s investment will represent around 0.84% stake in Reliance...

Prescription pricing platform GoodRx Holdings will hit the public markets this week. The Filing: Good Rx Holdings (NASDAQ: GDRX) plans to sell 34.6 million shares in a pricing range of $24 to $28. At a pricing of $26, the company will be valued at around $10 billion based on over 384 million shares...

Silver Lake is looking to invest nearly $1 billion in Reliance Retail, a company owned by Indian billionaire Mukesh Ambani’s Reliance Industries Ltd, at a valuation of $57 billion, the Financial Times reported Thursday. What Happened: The talks are taking place at a time when...

Home rental startup Airbnb announced Monday that it had raised $1 billion from private equity companies Silver Lake and Sixth Street Partners. What Happened The investment involves a combination of credit facility and equity, but the company didn't disclose further financial details...

Shares of American software company Symantec Corp. (NASDAQ: SYMC) were surging nearly 14 percent Tuesday on M&A talk. What Happened Private equity firm Thoma Bravo has expressed interest in acquiring Symantec, according to Reuters, which cited unnanmed sources.  In September...

Credit Karma — a fintech platform that allows consumers access to check their credit scores and borrowing history and recommends financial products — has inked a deal with buyout shop Silver Lake Partners, The Wall Street Journal reported. What Happened Silver Lake will buy an...

Shares of Twitter Inc (NYSE: TWTR) were trading higher by 8 percent early Monday morning after The Information reported that it is "hard to overstate how important the next 10 days are" for the "Silicon Valley sensation turned soap opera company." According to The...

Shares of SolarCity Corp (NASDAQ: SCTY) gained nearly 4 percent Wednesday morning after the company received a $100 million investment from the private equity firm Silver Lake Kraftwerk. However, SolarCity's stock has lost more than 50 percent over the past year. Silver Lake Kraftwerk's Managing...

Shares of SolarWinds Inc (NYSE: SWI) surged higher by more than 15 percent on Wednesday. SolarWinds announced it has been acquired by Silver Lake Partners and Thoma Bravo for $60.10 per share. Daniel Ives of FBR commented in a note that the transaction is a "Murphy-like home run...

News has swirled of late that the BlackBerry (NASDAQ: BBRY)’s Board of Directors may be open to taking the public private and according to anonymous sources that spoke to Reuters, this might be the best option for the ailing company. The argument, in summation, is that although the company...