Providence Equity Partners has looked at buying SkyCity Entertainment. But the US based private equity firm says its tentative interest doesn't meet SkyCity's definition of a potential takeover. A source close to Providence confirmed it had considered SkyCity "as we do with all the deals that are out there". But the level of interest fell short of SkyCity's declaration to the NZX on Friday - a brief note that sent the SkyCity share price soaring and added more than [[NZD]] 400 million to the value of the casino company.