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How Vista, Elliott's $16.5B Citrix buyout stacks up to other SaaS take-privates

January 31, 2022

Vista Equity Partners and Elliott Management have agreed to acquire SaaS company Citrix for $16.5 billion, marking the third-largest SaaS take-private deal on record by private equity.

McAfee's $14B+ takeover notches largest public-to-private deal this year

November 8, 2021

An investor group including Advent International has agreed to take security software company McAfee private for over $14 billion, accounting for the largest public-to-private transaction this year.

PE bargain hunters swoop in on UK-listed companies

June 1, 2021

Private equity investors in search of a discount are targeting British public companies that have seen their valuations battered by Brexit and the pandemic.

Recent history says a $70B buyout could be bad news for Walgreens, KKR

December 12, 2019

When KKR approached Walgreens about taking the retail drugstore chain private, analysts were divided in their opinions of such a buyout. Now it seems lenders have listened to the naysayers—and that could be a good thing for KKR.

Thoma Bravo deal sees cybersecurity giant fall back into private hands

October 14, 2019

US-based private equity investor Thoma Bravo has agreed to acquire Sophos in a deal that values the company at more than $3.9 billion.

Perks of going private: It's not just Cobham falling off the public radar

September 16, 2019

The battle for Cobham is drawing to an end with Advent International emerging victorious. The £4 billion (around $5 billion) takeover is the latest in a recent string of public-to-private deals.

Red Robin's spat with its PE backer heats up

September 11, 2019

Vintage Capital Management isn't quite ready to give up an attempt to take the burger chain private.

Going private: France makes sacrifices for its startup nation

August 12, 2019

French president Emmanuel Macron has big dreams of turning the country into a 'startup nation.' In order to do that, he will need to sacrifice some of the state's national champions.

PE shop gears up for fight to take Red Robin private

June 13, 2019

Vintage Capital Management is eyeing some bottomless fries.

Apollo's $15B mega-deal falls apart in final moments

January 22, 2019

It was on track to be one of the biggest leveraged buyouts since the financial crisis. Then talks fall apart.

Expect the number of take-privates in the US to spike in 2019

December 19, 2018

As the US private equity industry continues to produce more mega-funds and mega-deals, the number of take-private buyouts is projected to surge in tandem.

Elliott targets travel software for latest massive LBO

December 10, 2018

A month after teaming with a private equity firm on one multibillion-dollar buyout, activist investor Elliott Management has lined up another such deal with Travelport.

This day in buyout history: Vista teams with Vivek on pioneering software takeover

December 5, 2018

On December 5, 2014, Vista Equity Partners made a $4.3 billion acquisition that was one of the first moves in a dealmaking wave that shook up the software industry.

Blackstone, H&F weigh bid for Nielsen as club deals re-emerge

October 9, 2018

Massive club deals were a staple of private equity before the financial crisis. Now, they might be making a comeback.

As Tesla stays public, a look at the 11 largest take-private buyouts since 2007

October 8, 2018

Elon Musk failed to take Tesla private and is paying the price for his premature tweeting. However, others have prevailed—here's a list of the the 11 largest public-to-private deals since 2007.