Private Equity stories - Page 14

Everyone knows Dick Smith Electronics. So where did it go so wrong? We look back at the company from its early successes to eventual decline.

Administrators for Dick Smith Holdings will front the Federal Court of Australia this week to ask for approval to delay the next meeting of creditors.

StorageCraft is promising accelerated growth with new products and services and additional channel investment as TA Associates takes a majority stake.

Symantec is selling the Veritas information management business for US$8 billion in cash to a group of investors lead by Carlyle Group.

Dick Smith takes the axe to 80 roles in a bid to slash costs for a 'sustainable future'. Restructuring set for June completion.

Riverbed seals a £3.6 billion deal with Thoma Bravo and Teachers' Private Capital, eyeing strategic growth and further innovation.

Kaseya appoints Kellie Hackney as head of channels in Asia Pacific to deepen partner engagement and revive focus in New Zealand.

John W. Stanton, billionaire backer of 2degrees, joins Microsoft's board, bolstering the tech giant's mobile and global expertise.

Iconic consumer electronics business has officially been admitted to the list of the Australian Securities Exchange.

After reaching a US$4.7bn deal to take the company private last week, reports now claim Cisco, Google and SAP have entered the running for the embattl.

The struggling Canadian smartphone maker, reeling from a string of poor device sales, enters acquisition agreement with Toronto-based private equity consortium.

Auckland software company Serko plans to list on the New Zealand and Australian Stock Exchanges before September this year.

World's third largest PC maker reports a 31% drop in profits, amid Michael Dell's attempt to take the company private.

Dell is on the brink of a monumental $23 billion deal to go private, with shares poised at up to $13.75, in tech's biggest buyout since the recession.

Microsoft is nearing a multi-billion-dollar deal to help finance Dell's buyout, aiming to transform the iconic computer maker's future.

Internet reports suggests the multinational computer company in talks with private equity firms about the move.

The cloud-based accounting platform provider more than doubled first-half sales and expects to list across the Tasman next month as it boosts its oper.

Woolworths offloads its Dick Smith electronics chain to Anchorage Capital Partners for AUD $20 million, sharpening its focus on core supermarket operations.

Ahead of its IPO, Facebook faces criticism for its all-male board, with investors demanding greater gender diversity.

Bosses at Australasian 3D modelling software distribution company take advantage of bank's decision to divest.