Private equity firm TPG completed its $7.6 billion purchase of the 70% stake it didn't already hold in DirecTV from AT&T. Why ...

The satellite TV giant, which is now fully owned by the private equity firm, expects to increase its investments in video ...

The sale involves a 70 percent stake that AT&T retained for itself after spinning out DirecTV into a separate, privately-held ...

TPG (NASDAQ: TPG), a leading global alternative asset management firm, today announced the completion of its acquisition from ...

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DirecTV to Acquire Dish and Sling TV, Creating Largest U.S. TV Provider. The merger of EchoStar's video businesses and DirecTV will also coincide with TPG agreeing to buy out the 70 percent of ...

DirecTV will take on $9.75 billion of Dish debt if the deal is completed. In a related transaction also announced today , private equity firm TPG plans to buy AT&T's 70 percent stake in DirecTV.

TPG said it will invest in DIRECTV through TPG Capital, the firm's U.S. and European private equity platform. DIRECTV also plans to make a special distribution of at least $1.625 billion to its ...

DirecTV agreed to buy satellite rival Dish network Monday, ... The deal also provides a much-needed exit to AT&T, which is selling its 70% stake in DirecTV to TPG for $7.6 billion.

AT&T purchased DirecTV for $48.5 billion back in 2015. But in 2021, following the loss of millions of customers, AT&T sold a 30% stake of the business to TPG.

TPG, which currently owns 30% of DirecTV, will cover the bulk of the $2.5-billion loan to EchoStar. TPG’s Angelo Gordon division will handle the financing.

TPG (NASDAQ: TPG), a leading global alternative asset management firm, today announced the completion of its acquisition from AT&T of the remaining 70% stake in DIRECTV it did not already own.