Private Equity

David Rapp

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3 min read · 03 January 2013

General Atlantic takes $1.2bn stake in billing business

Healthcare billing provider Emdeon will sell a 52 percent interest in its Emdeon Business Services division to private equity firm General Atlantic for approximately $1.2bn.

2 min read · 03 January 2013

Big LPs back micro-cap fund

Private equity firm The Riverside Company has closed its new micro-cap fund on $250m, far above its target, and is pursuing an aggressive small-company investment strategy.

2 min read · 03 January 2013

Caxton-Iseman to acquire Alcoa Home Exteriors for $305m

Private equity firm Caxton-Iseman Capital today announced that its portfolio company, Ply Gem Industries, will acquire Alcoa Home Exteriors in a transaction valued at approximately $305m.

2 min read · 03 January 2013

Tri-Artisan Partners signs on ex-Weisel managing director

The private equity unit of the eponymous New York merchant bank today announced that Carlyle and Thomas Weisel Partners alum Alan Menkes has been named managing director of its private equity business.

1 min read · 03 January 2013

KSL closes $1.1bn private equity fund

KSL Capital Partners, a private equity fund specializing in the travel and leisure sector, has closed its new fund on about $1.1bn, outraising its original target of $750m.

1 min read · 03 January 2013

Thomas, McNerney closes $375m life science fund

The venture capital firm announced the close of its second fund on $375m, which it plans to invest in biotech, pharmaceutical and medical device companies in various stages of development.

1 min read · 03 January 2013

Private equity takes bite of Cheddar’s

Private equity firms Catterton Partners and Oak Investment Partners bought Texas restaurant chain Cheddar’s from Brazos Private Equity Partners.

1 min read · 03 January 2013

Bear Stearns saves with synergy

Bear Stearns Merchant Banking, which recently closed its third fund on $2.7bn, is saving its portfolio companies millions by negotiating common vendor contracts.

2 min read · 03 January 2013

Onex closes $3.45bn private equity fund

Onex, one of Canada’s largest companies and a publicly traded private equity firm, announced that it has closed its second large-cap private equity fund at $3.45bn.

2 min read · 03 January 2013

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