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The Motley Fool February 26, 2007 Tom Taulli	TXU: A Very Green Deal Barbarians no more: A major electricity generation company and Texas Pacific Group show their sensitive sides. Even among the megadeal class, though, this deal sets itself apart not only for its size but for the ingenuity of the investor group.
The Motley Fool April 2, 2007 Matt Koppenheffer	The M&A Mix Tape A rockin' review of what dealmakers have been doing over the past week. "Glamorous" by Fergie, featuring Ludacris and Goldman Sachs... "Galvanize" by the Chemical Brothers, featuring Chrysler... etc.
The Motley Fool April 9, 2007 Matt Koppenheffer	The M&A Mix Tape A rockin' review of what dealmakers have been doing over the past week. "I Heard It Through the Grapevine" by Marvin Gaye and First Data... "Money" by Pink Floyd and Apollo Management... etc.
The Motley Fool February 26, 2007 Jeff Hwang	Station Casinos Goes Private The Las Vegas locals king announced that it has agreed to be taken private in a management-led buyout amounting to $8.8 billion including debt. At $90 per share, it's an upgrade from the original $82-per-share offer the group made in early December.
The Motley Fool December 4, 2006 Jeff Hwang	A Last Stop for Station Casinos? Management at the casino operator leads a $4.7 billion buyout bid. Station Casinos' stock has already shot past $82 on the announcement. Are other bids on the way?
The Motley Fool February 13, 2007 Matt Koppenheffer	The Market Mix Tape A rockin' review of the market's greatest hits from the last week. "Beat It" by Michael Jackson and Blackstone... "Fly Me to the Moon" by Frank Sinatra and Fortress Investment Group... etc.
The Motley Fool March 27, 2007 Matt Koppenheffer	The M&A Mix Tape A rockin' review of what dealmakers have been doing over the past week. "Fight the Power" by Public Enemy featuring Barclays and ABN Amro... "The Thin Ice" by Pink Floyd featuring KKR... "This Is Why I'm Hot" by Mims and Google... etc.
The Motley Fool July 29, 2008 Alex Dumortier	How to Become a KKR Partner Legendary buyout firm KKR is going public. Why now?
The Motley Fool September 11, 2007 David Lee Smith	TXU: The Buyout Flame Is Flickering The expanding credit crunch saves the TXU buyout, but will likely prevent others like it. You're unlikely to see another private-equity deal this big for a while.
The Motley Fool July 6, 2007 Tom Taulli	Barbarians for Sale The legendary private equity shop KKR announces plans to hit the street. Is this just an attempt to cash out at the peak in the market and dump shares on the unsuspecting public?
The Motley Fool March 1, 2007 Matt Koppenheffer	Is There a Fund Fight Ahead for TXU? Credit Suisse is dangling a financing package out there for a rival TXU bid. Will somebody bite?
CFO April 1, 2007 Joseph McCafferty	The Buyout Binge Private-equity firms are gobbling up everything in sight. How long can it last?
The Motley Fool October 2, 2006 Jeff Hwang	$25 Billion Buyout Offer for Harrah's No Good A leveraged buyout would be the biggest casino transaction yet, but the offer isn't compelling enough. Selling out now for what is probably little more than fair value would deny investors the benefits of Harrah's bright future.
The Motley Fool September 21, 2005 Tom Taulli	Wall Street's Shopping Spree M&A is back, and it's not leaving anytime soon. How can an investor capitalize on this?
The Motley Fool April 17, 2007 Matt Koppenheffer	The M&A Mix Tape A rockin' review of what dealmakers have been doing over the past week. "It's Not Over" by Daughtry and Citi... "I'm a Flirt" by R. Kelly featuring Dow Chemical... "For What It's Worth" by Buffalo Springfield and Google... etc.
The Motley Fool March 29, 2005 Tom Taulli	Barbarians at SunGard The data systems company is going private in a megadeal. Is there a conflict at the top? Bottom line: current shareholders of SunGard don't reap a whole lot of benefit from this deal.
BusinessWeek October 16, 2006 Palmeri & Sasseen	Private Equity: A Bid Too Far? Why Wall Street has doubts about the offer from Apollo and Texas Pacific for Harrah's.
The Motley Fool October 11, 2007 Matt Koppenheffer	The Deal Market Hasn't Dried Up Yet Private equity may have cooled but deals are still getting done.
The Motley Fool December 6, 2006 Jeff Hwang	Harrah's: Prepare for Breakup? Private equity firms' interest in Harrah's may revolve around a sale of its Strip real estate. Investors should approach Harrah's stock as if the company will continue on its own.
CFO May 1, 2007 Karen M. Kroll	Divining Oracle's Latest Gambit By snapping up Hyperion, Oracle intensifies its war with SAP, even as it pledges to play nice with others.
The Motley Fool September 19, 2007 Tom Taulli	Business Objects Is Buyout Bait? The enterprise software company is again the subject of takeover rumors, after reports that they hired Goldman Sachs to field buyout overtures from five parties.
The Motley Fool December 16, 2009 Robert Steyer	Wanna Bet on a Harrah's IPO? The time might be ripe for the casino giant to spin off some of its properties.
InternetNews March 2, 2007 Clint Boulton	Will Oracle's BI Buy Stick it to SAP? Oracle's $3.3 billion bid for Hyperion Solutions is another sign of how hot the market for business intelligence software has become.
The Motley Fool August 15, 2006 Tim Beyers	Oracle Flexes Again Investors, a $125 million investment reflects a broader strategy that's worth paying attention to. Don't be surprised if CEO Larry Ellison remains hungry for a little longer.
BusinessWeek March 7, 2005 Gail Edmondson	A Red Carpet For Americans As the pickings in the U.S. get lean, private equity groups have discovered that Europe is the land of opportunity.
The Motley Fool June 29, 2007 Matt Koppenheffer	Your Move, Kravis Will the lackluster performance of Blackstone hamper other private equity offerings?
InternetNews October 15, 2007 Larry Barrett	Why Oracle's Tops in Takeovers Industry watchers think BEA's days are numbered: Larry Ellison and Oracle have spent years and billions mastering the art of the takeover.
The Motley Fool July 25, 2007 Matt Koppenheffer	The Investment Banking Business: Money Management These days, investment banks do much more than just investment banking. In addition to traditional asset management they're getting involved in hedge funds and private equity.
The Motley Fool June 22, 2007 Matt Koppenheffer	Should You Buy Blackstone? It's the first day of trading for Blackstone. Should you pile on? Take a deep breath, remove your finger from the "buy" button, and don't allow yourself to succumb to the hype.
The Motley Fool May 23, 2007 Tom Taulli	Dueling Fools: Private Equity Bear The private equity and M&A space is red-hot, but the risks are major for individual investors.
InternetNews November 8, 2004 Roy Mark	Oracle Prepared to Drop PeopleSoft Bid Oracle will drop its efforts to block PeopleSoft's defense to Oracle's hostile takeover bid if PeopleSoft's shareholders fail to tender a majority of their shares by Nov. 19, according to an Oracle letter sent to a Delaware court.
The Motley Fool April 25, 2007 Tom Taulli	Quick Take: How to Spend $20 Billion? Goldman Sachs seeks even more companies to buy. Investors, take note.
The Motley Fool October 9, 2007 Tom Taulli	SAP Goes Big The major business-software company jolts Wall Street with a transformative deal, agreeing to spend $6.8 billion for Business Objects.
InternetNews March 7, 2007 Clint Boulton	Oracle: Dynasty or Diluted? Oracle's bid for Hyperion is its latest attempt to corner a market. But what will it really accomplish?
BusinessWeek July 2, 2007 David Henry	KKR: A Deal Too Far? Wall Street is waiting to see if investors balk at its ultra-risky bid for First Data.
The Motley Fool November 15, 2006 Matt Koppenheffer	The Softer Side of Private Equity Today, leveraged buyout shops have reincarnated themselves under the uber-generic "private equity" moniker and in the past couple years have started a full frontal assault on the public markets. What does it mean for every-day investors?
BusinessWeek May 7, 2009 Carbonara & Silver-Greenberg	How Private Equity Could Rev Up the U.S. Economy Two out of five private equity firms will disappear. The rest will feast off the financial wreckage.
The Motley Fool June 24, 2009 Robert Steyer	For Casino Companies, This Is No Panacea Going private is no cure for casino companies' woes.
The Motley Fool July 7, 2008 Alex Dumortier	KKR Wants Your Money A spate of new hires has left buyout giant KKR looking more corporate and less clubby, signaling an IPO could be in the cards once more.
The Motley Fool March 27, 2007 Joseph Khattab	Foolish Forum: Private Equity Fever Witty banter on the private equity frenzy, and what it means for investors.
Entrepreneur September 2003 C.J. Prince	Got Leverage? If you're ready to sell, you've got the upper hand. Large buyout firms will be looking to entrepreneurs.
The Motley Fool February 14, 2007 Jeff Hwang	Dueling Fools: Station Casinos Bull Investors, Station Casinos is a premium player; Boyd Gaming isn't.
National Real Estate Investor November 1, 2004 Paula Widholm	Private Equity Gets in on Gaming Colony Capital LLC plans to apply its familiar strategy; buying properties, upgrading and selling them, to the purchase of four casinos from Harrah's Entertainment and Caesars Entertainment in a deal valued at $1.24 billion.
InternetNews March 1, 2007 Clint Boulton	Oracle Offers $3.3B For BI Power Hyperion Oracle makes a play for Hyperion to grab a leadership position in the business intelligence space.
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Bank Systems & Technology May 1, 2006 Maria Bruno-Britz	Oracle's Plan Comes Together The software vendor leverages recent acquisitions for a foray into the business intelligence technology ring with the release of its Business Intelligence Suite.
The Motley Fool December 15, 2006 Dan Caplinger	The Lure of Private Equity The fact that private equity deals have become commonplace shows that private equity provides benefits to investors as well as to companies and their corporate managers.
InternetNews December 17, 2010	Oracle's Ellison Calls Out HP Larry Ellison makes it clear that Oracle has former close ally HP in its sites.
The Motley Fool March 30, 2007 Tom Taulli	Foolish Dealbook: Harrah's All In Private equity firms TPG Partners and Apollo Management agreed to purchase Harrah's for $90 per share. With a total value of nearly $28 billion, the deal was 2006's second-biggest leveraged buyout. Investors, here's the lowdown.
The Motley Fool March 19, 2007 David Lee Smith	Clear Channel's Iffy Deal The anticipated private equity buyout of Clear Channel Communications is running into headwinds. This company warrants careful attention from investors.