Brad Meikle

The following bids, mergers, acquisitions and disposals were reported by Reuters as of 2100 GMT on Monday, March 2, 2015

Chipmaker NXP Semiconductors NV has agreed to buy Pep-backed Freescale Semiconductor Ltd and merge operations in a deal valuing the combined company at over $40 billion, Reuters reported.

The following bids, mergers, acquisitions and disposals were reported by Reuters for Feb. 23 through Feb. 27, 2015.

The following bids, mergers, acquisitions and disposals were reported by Reuters as of 2100 GMT on Friday, Feb. 27.

Cast & Crew Entertainment Services LLC, a private equity-owned company that helps make sure that everyone in Hollywood movie and television crews, from actors to cameramen, gets paid, is exploring a sale, people familiar with the matter told news service Reuters.

The following bids, mergers, acquisitions and disposals were reported by Reuters as of 2100 GMT on Thursday, Feb. 26.

The following bids, mergers, acquisitions and disposals were reported by Reuters as of 2100 GMT on Wednesday, Feb. 25.

Private equity funds are sitting on record levels of cash. And yet delegates at an industry conference in Berlin are feeling the pressure to generate adequate returns and offer value for money to investors, Reuters reports.

Providence Equity Partners LLC, owner of the parent of the grueling yet popular Ironman Triathlon race, is exploring options for the company including a potential sale or initial public offering, people familiar with the matter told Reuters.

The following bids, mergers, acquisitions and disposals were reported by Reuters as of 2100 GMT on Tuesday, Feb. 24.