Newspaper wrap-up 6-04-07: TPG Capital, Silver Lake may buy Avaya
Posted Jun 4th 2007 9:15AM by Eric Buscemi
Filed under: Newspapers, Magazines, Apple Inc (AAPL), Dow Jones and Co (DJ)
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OTHER PAPERS:
- The New York Times reported that software maker Cadence Design Systems Inc (NASDAQ: CDNS) is in talks with private-equity players that include Kohlberg Kravis Roberts and the Blackstone Group about a possible sale of the company.
- Technology Web sites have discovered that Apple Inc (NASDAQ: AAPL) embeds customers' personal data into files the company uses to distribute music from its online iTunes music store, creating fears about privacy, the UK Times reported.
- The UK Times also reported that Royal Bank of Scotland Group (OTC: RBSPY) may be looking to sell Southern Water for GBP4B, a move that could lead to many more deals in Britain's privatized water industry.
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