Several bidders line up to buy Motorola's set-top box division

It hasn't been such of a secret that Motorola is looking to delude its set-top incase business, and it looks same several possibleness suitors are already covering up to locate bids on the sectionalization today that the consort has place the articulate out in a slightly more formal manner. While everything is apparently ease in the earliest stages, Reuters reports that a number of major private equity firms -- including Bain Capital, TPG Capital, and the Blackstone Group -- hit informed Motorola of their welfare in the business, with another companies including equipment concern Arris also said to be considering a bid. Details are otherwise a taste light, as you strength expect, but at least some folks hit valued the playing as high as $4.5 billion -- though another "sources old with the matter" say the invitation module likely meet under $4 billion.