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Dave Keating

TA Associates buys SmartStream from 3i

In the latest in a string of investments in the financial technology sector, the Boston-based firm has acquired 3i Group’s majority stake in software vendor SmartStream Technologies.

1 min read · 03 January 2013

Genstar acquires radiation therapy provider

Genstar Capital has acquired OnCURE Medical Corp., which owns and operates radiation treatment centres in California and Florida.

2 min read · 03 January 2013

Cleantech: bubble or bonanza?

As venture dollars pour into US alternative energy companies, some are starting to question whether there is too much money flowing toward too few sustainable ideas. Dave Keating reports.

3 min read · 03 January 2013

Arsenal scores 4.1x on pharma exit

The New York-based firm has sold its portfolio company Scientific Protein Laboratories for about 4.1x to a publicly traded buyout firm, says a source close to the deal.

1 min read · 03 January 2013

Paul Capital appoints new managing director

Lisa Edgar, who just joined the firm in 2003, will join the management of Paul Capital Top Tier Investments’ fund of funds offerings.

1 min read · 03 January 2013

PE consortium buys Aramark for $8.3bn

Aramark chairman Joseph Neubauer has partnered with GS Capital, CCMP, JPMorgan, THLee and Warburg Pincus to buy the cafeteria operator, upping a May 1 bid.

2 min read · 03 January 2013

Norwest gold platform to expand

Following the recent spike in gold prices, Norwest Equity Partners portfolio company Aurafin, a gold jewellery maker, has received $140 million in financing from several banks.

1 min read · 03 January 2013

Francisco, Vector acquire Watchguard for $151m

After an initial announcement saying Francisco Partners would acquire the publicly traded internet security software maker on its own, the two firms have announced they will co-invest equally.

1 min read · 03 January 2013

On-campus incentives

To combat the lucrative lure of the private sector, some universities are changing the way they pay their technology transfer officers. In the meantime, these professional monetisers are often offered distinctly non-monetary incentives. By David Rapp

3 min read · 03 January 2013

Bain to buy insurance software company

The Boston-based firm will acquire Applied Systems from Vista Equity Partners for around $675 million.

2 min read · 03 January 2013

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