However, CVC added that there was no certainty it would make a formal bid.
Cablevision (nyse: CVC - news - people ) is a prime example.
Cablevision Systems Corp. (NYSE: CVC) today announced the availability of ESPN3 to Optimum Online customers.
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Short interest in CVC has fallen since the beginning of the year to about 2% of the float.
In 2009 CVC had to join an apology made by Mr Ecclestone for seeming to praise Adolf Hitler.
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At the closing bell, SFD is off about 0.8%, while CVC is trading flat on the day Thursday.
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Cablevision (nyse: CVC - news - people ), Cox Communications and EchoStar are all approved bidders.
At the closing bell, SLXP is up about 0.4%, while CVC is down about 0.8% on the day Thursday.
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CVC's plan to revive Formula One's Singapore IPO later this year was first reported by U.K. newspaper The Telegraph.
CVC, one of the world's largest private-equity companies, owns around 80% of Matahari.
CVC's statement said it had held preliminary discussions with investors Richard Koch, Antony Ball and others about a takeover approach.
And now the Rams will offer a counter-proposal by May 1 which the CVC will weigh in on by June 1.
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Deutsche Bank Securities, Citigroup Global Markets, Barclays Capital and Jefferies acted as financial advisors, and provided financing to CVC and LGP.
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Now CVC is waiting to see whether Mr Ecclestone will be charged in connection with the case involving the German banker, Gerhard Gribkowsky.
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My guess is this rate of 1-out-of-6 biotechs with CVC involvement today probably holds for the aggregate biotech funding rate across all company stages.
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We find it notable that the content companies, citing a lack of domain license, asked Cablevision (CVC) to remove channels from its iPad app.
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In terms of deals, about 16% of companies acquired in 2012 had Corporate Venture Capital (CVC) and for 2013, 90% of slated IPOs include CVC.
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Combined with cash from the business, the sale gave CVC a tasty 300% return on its original investment though an IPO could have earned it more.
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The Wall Street Journal reports that private equity firm CVC Capital Partners is selling approximately half of its 40% stake in Pilot Travel Centers.
Following reports over the weekend, CVC said in a statement on Monday that it had held preliminary talks with other investors about a possible joint bid.
Cablevision Systems ( CVC - news - people ), another Long Island media company, which took over operation of the newspaper in July 2008.
Whatever the conclusion of this saga, CVC (the private equity group that controls Formula One Group), NewsCorp, Carlos Slim Helu, and Ferrari declined to comment, reported Reuters.
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Buy broadcasting, a sort of consumer staple, across the board: radio (Chancellor Media, 53, AMFM), cable (Cablevision, 70, CVC) and the prime entertainment conglomerate, Time Warner (73, TWX).
In June CVC postponed the proposed IPO, blaming market conditions.
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In Long Island, New York, for instance, customers can choose between Cablevision Systems (NYSE:CVC), and Verizon (NYSE:VZ), while in Westchester, New York, between Cablevision Systems and Time Warner Cable (NYSE:TWC).
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People with knowledge of CVC's plans said in January that the firm was seeking cornerstone investors for the Matahari deal and that bankers had approached U.S. insurer American International Group Inc.
In afternoon trading Thursday, FTR was up about 1.6% on the day, CVC was up about 0.9%, HD was up about 0.6%, DISCA was up about 0.5%, and APOL was up about 8.1%.
Spirit - backed by private equity firms Texas Pacific Group and CVC Capital Partners as well as US investment bank Blackstone - saw off rival bids from pubs group Laurel and Japanese bank Nomura.
An interesting article by Vinay Singh evaluated the impact of Pharma corporate venture capital (CVC) investing, and the key takeaway is that CVC-backed companies have a higher rate of overall success than those without their involvement.
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