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Automattic CEO and WordPress co-creator calls rival "a cancer" in alarming claim

Matt Mullenweg’s company apparently contributes nearly 100x more to the WordPress project than WP Engine.

TechRadar

Luminate Capital scores first acquisition for Fund IV, buying AbsenceSoft

Haynes’s Luminate Capital is more than halfway to $1.5 bln Fund IV target

Fortune

Private equity firms have $1.2 trillion to spend on NFL teams. Will the league finally let them?

The NFL may change its rules to let private equity firms purchase minority team stakes. Here’s a list of potential buyers.

Fortune

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Private Equity Firm To Take Endeavor Private for $13 Billion

Silver Lake to pay $27.50 a share in cash

Broadcasting & Cable

Bosnich questions A-Leagues' finances amid staff cuts

Former Socceroos goalkeeper Mark Bosnich is searching for answers over the state of the A-Leagues' finances.

AAP

Investment fund links to Atlanta police and ‘Cop City’ project revealed

Roark Capital and Silver Lake Management have a web of connections to the Atlanta police foundation, Cop City and surveillance in the city

The Guardian - US

US private equity firm Silver Lake increases investment in Manchester City owner

Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan also increased his stake as the controlling shareholder

Birmingham Post

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Australian rugby union upbeat despite lean times as ‘golden decade’ looms

Wallabies and Rugby Australia have cause for optimism as England Test series arrives after a chastening period

The Guardian - UK

The week in Detail: Rugby, nurses, and HIV on the decline

The Detail brings you the issues that matter every weekday. Here’s what we covered this week.

Newsroom.co.nz

Done deal: Why has NZ Rugby teamed up with Silver Lake?

What does New Zealand Rugby's deal with Silver Lake actually mean for the game? The Detail finds out.

Newsroom.co.nz

New Zealand Rugby to sign commercial deal with Silver Lake

New Zealand Rugby has been given approval to sign a ground-breaking deal with private equity firm Silver Lake which will bring a cash windfall but which some observers fear may threaten the “special bond” between New Zealanders and the All Blacks national team

The Independent UK

Twitter Refuses To Let Go Board Member Egon Durban - Read Why

Twitter, Inc (NYSE:TWTR) refused to remove Silver Lake co-CEO Egon Durban from its board after failing to win the support of the necessary majority of Twitter investors. The board considered Durban a highly influential member bringing an unparalleled operational knowledge of the industry, a unique perspective, and an invaluable skill set and experience…

Benzinga

Twitter adopts 'poison pill' defence as challenger to Elon Musk's takeover bid emerges

Twitter adopts a "defensive measure" limiting Elon Musk's ability to raise his stake in the social media platform, as a buyout firm emerges to challenge his $58 billion bid for the company.

ABC News

The Company Bob Iger Joined After Leaving Disney Is Now Worth $1B: Inside Genies Latest Raise And What's Next

A leading metaverse company announced a new funding round to take the company to a $1 billion valuation and scale the company’s growth plans.

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Here's Why Jack Ma Led Alibaba Affiliate's IPO Got Postponed Indefinitely

Jack Ma's Alibaba Group Holding Ltd (NYSE:BABA) affiliated fintech Ant Group's Hong Kong listing got postponed indefinitely as the bankers remained concerned over China's continued crackdown on the domestic tech sector, the Infomation reports. The weakness of publicly traded Chinese tech stocks, including Alibaba, has made it difficult for Ant and its stakeholders.…

AAP

NZ Rugby agrees to whopping funding deal

American private equity firm Silver Lake will invest an initial $NZ200m into NZ Rugby in a groundbreaking deal announced by the governing body on Thursday.

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