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The search giant is poised to make its largest deal ever -- the $6 billion acquisition of online coupon site Groupon, according to several sources.

Shares of J. Crew jumped 16% on Tuesday after the specialty retailer confirmed it was considering a $2.8 billion buyout offer. But some question whether J. Crew's $2.8 billion buyout was the best possible deal for investors.

Private equity firms are likely to buy retailer J. Crew Group for $43.50 a share or about $2.8 billion, though investors might balk at such a modest premium.

Nokia Siemens Networks' chief financial officer says the telecom equipment maker may launch an IPO in its distant future, a move that could help its current efforts to sell a chunk of its stock to private equity buyers.

Harrah's Entertainment, the world's largest casino operator, said it is no longer "pursuing its initial public offering of common stock at this time due to market conditions." The casino giant, which had been planning a $532 million IPO, according to The Wall Street Journal, surprised Wall Street...

As the Anglo-Swedish drugmaker looks to divest assets, it seeks a buyer for its dental implants and medical devices unit Astra Tech.

Warehouse retailer BJ's Wholesale Club is in the process of hiring an advisor to explore a possible sale of the company to a private equity firm.

A group of private-equity investors is calling on the CEO of Chinese Internet giant Alibaba Group to throw his support behind a buyout offer for Yahoo, Reuters reports. Alibaba founder Jack Ma is reportedly considering his options regarding the U.S. firm that holds a 40% stake in his company.

Hospital chain HCA will issue a $2 billion dividend to private-equity owners including KKR & Co. and Bain Capital LLC. HCA will use a $1.5 billion high-yield bond sale to help pay for the dividend, Bloomberg News reported. A private equity consortium purchased HCA for $33 billion four years...

Over the last 11 years, Asia's IPO market has ascended while the U.S. market has imploded. Led by China, which has raised $76 billion through IPOs in 2010, Asia's share of global IPOs has increased from 12% in 1999 to 66%. Meanwhile, U.S. IPOs have declined from around 44% to 11% during the same time period, according to Bloomberg.