The purchase of the Carousel Capital portfolio company marks the firms initial investment.
Intel Corp. plans to acquire Virtutech Inc., a simulation software developer, and other recent transactions.
The IT services firm expands its competencies by acquiring the pay and claims processor.
Lately, a growing number of private equity buyers have sought to find a way into the energy space.
IBM agreed to purchase Initiate Systems Inc., a Chicago-based software developer, and other recent transactions.
Even as risks mount, deal insurance is anecdotally getting less expensive.
Gerhard Watzinger, who oversees M&A at McAfee, discusses strategy and his designs on world domination for the security software provider.
Fractures in the family can drive M&A exits, but introduce new complexities.
Though many say the deal market can't get much worse, uncertainties remain for 2010.
Certain transactions are destined to blow up. Others, meanwhile, seem to defy the odds.