NEW YORK — AT&T Inc. on Monday said it agreed to sell a majority stake in its Yellow Pages business to the private-equity firm Cerberus Capital for $950 million. The sale is part of AT&T’s strategy to jettison shrinking parts ...

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NEW YORK — Borders Group teetered on the brink of liquidation Thursday after an offer from a private-equity investor disintegrated. The bookseller appeared to have found its white night in Najafi Cos. back in July, when the private-equity investor from ...

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NEW YORK — Pfizer Inc. said Monday it will sell its Capsugel capsule-making business to private equity firm Kohlberg Kravis Robert & Co. for $2.38 billion in cash. In October, Pfizer said it would review options for Capsugel and might ...

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Whether it was increased optimism about the economy or uncertainty about changes in the tax law, the market for buying and selling companies remained strong during the final three months of 2010. The number of mergers and acquisitions involving Maryland ...

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Gryphon Investors, a San Francisco-based private equity firm, said it has acquired Ann’s House of Nuts Inc. of Columbia, the largest manufacturer and marketer of trail mixes in North America. Simultaneously with that transaction, Gryphon also purchased American Importing Co. ...

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