Private Equity
Vestar Capital Partners V LP’s affiliates (Mountain Acquisition Corp. and Mountain Merger Sub Corp.) and Health Grades Inc. agreed to extend the offer period for proposed $8.20 a share tender offer for all Health Grades’ shares. The offer’s new deadline is October 7 at 9 AM, New York City time.
6 min read · 16 September 2010
Falconhead Capital LLC recapitalized its portfolio company Competitor Group Inc., a San Diego-based endurance media and event entertainment company that promotes running, cycling and triathlon events.
2 min read · 16 September 2010
Marsh, a New York-based insurance broker and risk advisor, adds five new hires to its private equity and mergers and acquisitions practice. It named James O'Brien, Jason Hawkins and Craig Warnke as managing directors. Jim Beatty and Machua Millett join the firm as senior vice presidents.
3 min read · 15 September 2010
Wright Express Corp. completed its acquisition of Retail Decisions’ Australian assets. This conists of fleet and prepaid card businesses. The sellers were Palamon Capital Partners and its co-investors Morgan Stanley Alternative Investment Partners and AlpInvest Partners. In July, Wright Express agreed to acquire the assets for A$353 million ($318 million).
3 min read · 15 September 2010
Kane Biotech Inc. named Philip Renaud to its board of directors. Renaud is managing director of Church Advisors, a European investment advisory firm involved in private financing. Kane Biotech is a Winniped, Manitoba-based biotechnology company.
4 min read · 15 September 2010
StepStone Group LLC named Weichou Su a managing director in the firm's new Beijing, China office, which officially opened on Sept. 14. Su will focus on investment activities in China and throughout Asia. Su previously served as a managing director of Hina Group.
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