Oracle Corporation is to acquire Tekelec Global, a portfolio company of Siris Capital Group. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed and closing is subject to certain closing conditions and regulatory approvals. Tekelec is a provider of network signaling, policy control, and subscriber data management solutions to both wireless and wireline service providers.

The year is swiftly coming to a close and while fiscal cliff negotiations continue in Congress, we do have some good news. The value of global announced private equity-backed mergers actually increased in December, according to data from Dealogic.

One Rock Capital Partners, the latest firms started by a former investment professional at Ripplewood Holdings LLC, is trying to raise its first fund.

Siris Capital Group expects to hold a second close at $200 million on its debut fund in the coming days, Buyouts reported yesterday….

Mobile broadband solutions company Tekelec is to be acquired by a consortium led by Siris Capital Group and including affiliates of The ComVest Group, funds and accounts managed by GSO Capital Partners LP, Sankaty Advisors, ZelnickMedia and other Siris limited partners and affiliates. The transaction is valued at approximately $780 million. PRESS RELEASE Tekelec, the [...]

Siris Capital Group, the buyout firm that spun out of SAC Capital Advisors early this year, is raising its first fund without help from the hedge fund’s controversial leader Steven Cohen (pictured), Buyouts reported earlier today, citing three sources. Cohen offered to back away from the firm’s efforts some time in the spring, when he [...]