2 min read · 13 April 2010
John Sheppard, a 20-year veteran of Coca-Cola, has joined Advent International as an operating partner. His past roles included president of Coca-Cola’s European division and vice president of Coca-Cola International.
3 min read · 13 April 2010
Tencent Holdings (SEHK 00700) has invested $300 million into Digital Sky Technologies, a Russian Internet company that has made investments of its own in companies like Facebook and Zynga. The deal is in exchange for a 10.26% equity stake.
3 min read · 13 April 2010
JW Asset Management has acquired Arbor Pharmaceuticals, a Raleigh, N.C.-based pediatric drug developer. No financial terms were disclosed.
3 min read · 13 April 2010
2 min read · 13 April 2010
Nautilus Neurosciences Inc., a Bridgewater, N.J.-based drug developer focused on neurology, has raised an undisclosed amount of equity funding from Galen Partners. It previously raised over $14 million from investors that included Tailwind Capital Partners.
4 min read · 13 April 2010
CCMP Capital has completed its acquisition of a 37% stake in Oklahoma City-based oil and gas producer Chaparral Energy, for $345 million.
3 min read · 13 April 2010
The Carlyle Group has closed its third Asia buyout fund with $2.55 billion in capital commitments. The firm's previous Asia buyouts fund closed in 2006 with $1.8 billion.
3 min read · 13 April 2010
Intermediate Capital Group has closed its European Recovery Fund with €843 million in capital commitments. The fund capacity rises to approximately €1.5 billion, when ICG PLC's co-investment and third-party funds are included.
2 min read · 13 April 2010
Roark Capital Group has acquired Wingstop Restaurants Inc., a Richardson, Texas-based chain of more than 650 chicken wing restaurants in operation or in development. No financial terms were disclosed.
3 min read · 12 April 2010
