Vestar Capital Partners will acquire cancer treatment chain Radiation Therapy Services in a $1.1 billion deal. It is the firm’s first healthcare acquisition since hiring former Bain & Company healthcare pro Anil Shrivastava.
2 min read · 04 January 2013
New York-based Arsenal Capital Partners has hired John Dupuy, formerly of relocation and logistics company SIRVA, to help the firm source deals and provide operational support for portfolio companies in the transportation and logistics sector.
2 min read · 04 January 2013
Atlanta-based Roark has added Moe’s Southwest Grill to its food franchise group, which includes Carvel Ice Cream, Cinnabon, Seattle’s Best Coffee and Schlotzsky’s.
2 min read · 04 January 2013
US regional airline Midwest has turned down discount airline AirTran’s buyout offer in favour of a higher, $400m bid by TPG Capital and Northwest Airlines. A formal agreement is expected in days.
3 min read · 04 January 2013
The Princeton University endowment returned 24.7 percent for the fiscal year 2006-2007, increasing its assets from $13 billion to $15.8 billion. The US endowment allocates 15 percent of its portfolio to private equity funds.
1 min read · 04 January 2013
Canadian buyout firm Kilmer Capital is targeting C$250 million for its latest fund, to which Kensington Capital Partners’ publicly traded fund of funds has committed an undisclosed amount.
2 min read · 04 January 2013
New York-based Arsenal Capital Partners has hired John Dupuy, formerly of relocation and logistics company SIRVA, to help the firm source deals and provide operational support for portfolio companies in the transportation and logistics sector.
2 min read · 04 January 2013
Silver Lake’s and ValueAct Partners’ $3 billion buyout of data company Acxiom is the latest in a series of deals to fall apart in the wake of the credit crunch.
1 min read · 04 January 2013
The Carlyle Group has bought the assets of Industrial Specialty Fabrics to enhance the conveyor belt business of its portfolio company, Veyance Technologies, which was formerly Goodyear’s Engineered Products Division.
2 min read · 04 January 2013
San Francisco firm Swander Pace has furthered the industry trend of backing high-end fashion companies with its investment in trendy New York handbag designer Kooba.
1 min read · 04 January 2013
