U.S. Anesthesia Partners, an anesthesia-focused physician services organization backed by Welsh, Carson, Anderson & Stowe has successfully closed the previously announced transaction with Greater Houston Anesthesiology. As part of the transaction USAP also completed its acquisition of the assets of GHA that provide practice management and business support services.
2 min read · 10 January 2013
Lazarus Capital Partners has acquired a majority interest in two separate companies, Gasko Fabricated Products and Rhopac Fabricated Products. Gasko, headquartered in Medina, Ohio, is a manufacturer of die cut, close tolerance products from flexible, non-metallic materials. Rhopac Fabricated Products, headquartered in Libertyville, Illinois, is a manufacturer of non-metallic tight tolerance parts.
1 min read · 10 January 2013
Cruise Planners - American Express Travel executive team has acquired the company from Palm Beach Capital, a private equity investment firm that had been the majority owner of Cruise Planners since 2005. The business is a home-based travel agent franchise network in the cruise industry. The transaction price for the deal was not disclosed.
4 min read · 10 January 2013
Eugenia Koo has joined RRE as an analyst focused on identifying new investment opportunities and increasing involvement with the community of innovators in New York. Koo was an East Coast contributor for The Next Web and co-founder of Hack'n Jill.
1 min read · 10 January 2013
Eureka Growth Capital and management have announced the recapitalizion of Creative Co-Op and affiliated companies. Headquartered in Memphis, TN, Creative is a design, marketing and sourcing resource for home accent, décor and gift products.
3 min read · 10 January 2013
This morning First Read brings you views from the Valley on the future of tech, twelve tips for securing start-up funding and a look at the most hated companies in America.
1 min read · 10 January 2013
Actis has made a significant minority investment in Nanjing Micro-Tech, a manufacturer of specialist medical equipment to both Chinese and international hospitals and surgeries. This investment builds on Actis’ strong track record of healthcare investments in India.
3 min read · 09 January 2013
Shire has signed an agreement to acquire Lotus Tissue Repair. The business is a private biotechnology company launched in 2011 by a team of biotechnology entrepreneurs and life sciences investor, Third Rock Ventures.
5 min read · 09 January 2013
InComm, a prepaid product and transaction services company has acquired Giftango Corporation, a digital gifting solutions provider. Giftango will expand InComm's reach into ecommerce gift card sales and distribution through high volume channels.
3 min read · 09 January 2013
Arsenal Capital Partners' portfolio company, The WIRB-Copernicus Group has acquired Research Dataware. Based in Cambridge, Massachusetts, Research Dataware is a software developer and provider of IRBNet, the leading software application supporting institutional review boards (IRBs).
4 min read · 09 January 2013
