First Read closes the week with news that United Airlines CEO Munoz is stepping down, Russian hacker behind Evil Corp indicted and Stitcher reaches $10 mln deal with "My Favorite Murder" hosts
1 min read · 06 December 2019
6 min read · 20 November 2019
6 min read · 20 November 2019
Gerald Connolly has been appointed as CEO, following Bernie Lears' retirement.
4 min read · 20 November 2019
Marc Bell Capital, a diversified family home office, has hired Betty Sapp as a senior advisor.
1 min read · 20 November 2019
Don Callahan, the former global head of technology, operations and shared services of Citigroup, has joined Bridge Growth Partners as an executive partner.
4 min read · 20 November 2019
Sofinnova Partners said July 25 that it has sold Breath Therapeutics to Zambon for up to 500 million euros ($556.9 million), including 140 million euros up front. Breath Therapeutics provides inhalation therapies for severe respiratory diseases.
4 min read · 19 November 2019
Five Arrows Capital Partners has recapitalized Richmond, Virginia-based Averhealth, a provider of substance use disorder treatment monitoring, care management and related support services. No financial terms were disclosed.
3 min read · 19 November 2019
Ardian has agreed to sell its stake in Ionisos to 3i Infrastructure. No financial terms were disclosed. Ionisos is a French provider of cold sterilization services to the medical, pharmaceutical and cosmetics industries.
3 min read · 19 November 2019
Potomac Equity Partners LLC said July 30 that it acquired Laser MD Medspa and SculptMe. Financial terms weren’t announced. Laser MD Medspa is a medical spa services company. SculptMe provides the fat reduction treatment CoolSculpting.
3 min read · 19 November 2019