Getty Images will cease to be a public company if shareholders of the Seattle digital image distributor agree to a $2.1 billion buyout from the San Francisco private equity firm Hellman & Friedman.

Many big chipmaker buyouts have occurred over the past year, but the wave of market consolidation probably won't end anytime soon, since major chipmakers still must expand their portfolios or ...

SAN FRANCISCO — A buyout firm has doubled its stake in Sharper Image Corp. by buying a large block of stock from the company’s deposed founder, raising the prospect that the ailing specialty ...