2 Big Players Consider Field Buyout Firms Usually Shun

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Private equity firms Thomas H. Lee Partners and the Texas Pacific Group are considering buying out all or part of financial services company, Fidelity National Financial Inc. in a deal that could be worth as much as $9 billion.

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Don't Believe the Hype. A Hip-Hop Mogul Says It's Propaganda

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Record executive Russell Simmons, who also founded the clothing line Phat Farm, admitted to lying about the apparel company's profits shortly before it was bought by the Kellwood Company for $140 million.

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Swiss holding firm acquires Meridian

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The Estatia AG, Swiss holding company, is buying Toronto-based Meridian Technologies Inc. for $200-million in cash. Meridian is the world's largest magnesium die-casting company based in Toronto.

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