en-us Reuters UK) - U.S. private equity firm Apollo APOLO has approached British bookmaker and bingo group Gala Coral with a rescue proposal, according to The Sunday Times, citing sources familiar with the plans.Apollo has submitted a proposal to Gala Coral's board under which it would pay 250 million pounds...]]> Sun, 20 Dec 2009 09:15:17 -0800 CDI CDI Reuters UK) - Crisis-struck private equity house Candover CDI ditched ambitious plans for its 2008 flagship fund, shutting off cash supply for further deals, and raising question marks over the firm's future.The move by one of private equity's leading names highlights buyout firms' fall from grace as...]]> Fri, 04 Dec 2009 05:02:39 -0800 CDI CDI Reuters UK) - Informa INF is in talks to buy Springer Science and Business Media in a 2.6 billion euros (2.35 billion pound) deal including debt that would boost its more resilient academic publishing unit but could require a new rights issue to fund...]]> Tue, 24 Nov 2009 05:45:46 -0800 CDI CDI Reuters UK) - Media and events group Informa INF has held early stage talks with its rival Springer Science and Business Media over buying the German academic publisher, the Financial Times said.Informa, which is considering a cash bid, initiated talks with Springer three weeks ago, according to people close...]]> Mon, 23 Nov 2009 22:45:33 -0800 CDI CDI Thu, 26 Feb 2009 11:01:12 -0800 CDI CDI Sat, 15 Nov 2008 09:04:12 -0800 CDI CDI Wed, 06 Aug 2008 12:52:42 -0700 AUTH BIIB CDI CNC CVGI CAL EPIQ FCX GKK GAP IMCL OSTK PNSN PJC SPAR STI TRS WB AUTH,BIIB,CDI,CNC,CVGI,CAL,EPIQ,FCX,GKK,GAP,IMCL,OSTK,PNSN,PJC,SPAR,STI,TRS,WB Fri, 01 Aug 2008 16:09:16 -0700 CDI CDI Fri, 16 May 2008 14:55:26 -0700 CDI CDI Mon, 21 Apr 2008 08:18:48 -0700 CDI CDI