1 min read · 08 June 2010
2 min read · 08 June 2010
OptiNose, a developer of nasal drug delivery technology, has secured a $48.5 million private equity commitment from Avista Capital Partners. The company also announced that it will move its headquarters from Norway to Yardley, Pennsylvania. Existing backer WFD Ventures will retain a "significant stake" in the company.
4 min read · 08 June 2010
Geoffrey Jones has joined Tennenbaum Capital Partners as a principal. He previously was a principal with KKR, where he focused on managing credit investments.
2 min read · 07 June 2010
Blue Equity has sold sports and entertainment platform BEST to Lagardere Unlimited for an undisclosed amount.
4 min read · 07 June 2010
Yabo Lin has joined the Palo Alto office of law firm Sidley Austin LLP as a partner. He previously was a partner with Sonnenschein Nath & Rosenthal LLP.
4 min read · 07 June 2010
2 min read · 07 June 2010
The Carlyle Group announced that it has invested a total of more than $140 million into four Asian growth equity deals: ATMU Inc., a Chinese ATM deployer; Tirumala Milk Products, an Indian dairy; HKucar Global Co., a Korean used car dealership network; and EO Technics Co., a Korean laser engineering company.
3 min read · 07 June 2010
Steven Della Rocca has joined Vestar Capital Partners as a managing director and general counsel. He previously was with the law firm Latham & Watkins.
3 min read · 07 June 2010
Allan Cook has joined the operating executive board of private equity firm J.F. Lehman & Company. He is the former CEO of UK aerospace and defense company Cobham PLC.
2 min read · 07 June 2010
