private equity

Forescout, $57 Billion Private Equity Fund Clash After Buyout Collapses

Operational Technology (OT) security specialist Forescout is suing a private equity firm for failing to "consummate" a planned buyout --…

Dell to Sell RSA for $2 Billion Cash

Dell has agreed to sell its RSA security business to a consortium led by a US-based private equity firm for…

Restless Ivanti Customers Promised More Care, in a Major Shakeup

Ivanti's restless users have been promised significantly better customer care by the US-based IT security and service management firm –…

Switzerland’s Veeam Snapped Up in $5 Billion Private Equity Deal

Insight Partners, a US-based private equity firm, has agreed to buy Swiss data backup specialist Veeam Software for $5 billion…

Private Equity Funds Swoop on LogMeIn in $4.3 Billion Cash Deal

LogMeIn, a NASDAQ-listed remote access software specialist, has agreed to a $4.3 billion private equity buyout, a decade after first…

The Internet Society Flogs .Org Rights to Private Equity Fund

US non-profit organisation The Internet Society is selling its assets – including the Public Interest Registry (PIR) which owns the…

Intel to Sell McAfee: Reports

Private equity house Thoma Bravo is reported to be in talks with McAfee owners Intel and TPG Capital to buy…

Symantec secures nearly $1bn after selling certificate business

Symantec is set to gain close to $1bn and a 30 per cent stake in a new certificate business formed…

Jive Software goes private in $462 million deal

Jive Software has announced that it has been acquired by ESW Capital and Wave Systems to become part of the…