CNBC – On Sunday, pet supply retailer PetSmart agreed to the largest leveraged buyout of the year at $8.7 billion. Hedge fund firm JANA Partners had been pushing for a sale and, with a 9.9 percent stake in the company, appears to be in line for a pay day of about $230 million.
On Monday, enterprise tech company Riverbed Technology said it would sell itself to private equity firm Thoma Bravo for $21 a share. Hedge fund manager Elliott Associates, who also agitated for a sale, owns 9.6 percent of the company, meaning it will likely net about $102 million on the transaction.
