3 min read · 08 January 2009
KPS Capital Partners has agreed to acquire Ireland-based fine china maker Waterford Wedgwood, which earlier this week entered administration. No financial terms were disclosed.
3 min read · 08 January 2009
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3 min read · 08 January 2009
Hispania Capital Partners has held a first close on over $105 million for its second fund, which is targeting between $150 million and $200 million. The Chicago-based firm focuses on lower-middle-market companies that provide goods and services to the Hispanic demographic in the U.S. and Puerto Rico. Limited partners include Verizon’s Pension Fund, the Municipal Employees' Annuity & Benefit Fund of Chicago, the Public School Teachers' Pension & Retirement Fund of Chicago, CalPERS, Credit Suisse’s Customized Fund Investment Group, the Connecticut Retirement Plans & Trust Funds and the New York City Employee Retirement System.
3 min read · 08 January 2009
Mark Dempster, Steven Satov and Kevin Tscherne have joined Thomas Weisel Partners Group. Dempster will be an I-banking managing director focused on healthcare, and joins from Banc of America Securities. Satov will be a managing director of institutional sales, and previously was with Merrill Lynch Canada. Tscherne will be a director in trading focused on healthcare, and comes from Citi.
3 min read · 08 January 2009
1 min read · 08 January 2009
Riverside Partners has promoted Philip Borden to general partner. He joined the firm in 2005, before which he spent time at both Oxford Bioscience Partners and Frazier Healthcare Ventures.
2 min read · 08 January 2009
Global Finance SA has sponsored a leveraged buyout of Greek healthcare group Euroclinic from Eureko BV, for an undisclosed amount. Eureko will retain a 25% equity interest in Euroclinic. Proskauer Rose advised Global Finance on the deal.
2 min read · 08 January 2009
Acresso, a portfolio company of Thoma Bravo, has completed its acquisition of Intraware Inc. (Nasdaq: ITRA), a provider of digital delivery and management services. The total deal was valued at approximately $27 million, or $4 per share. Savvian managed the process for Intraware.
3 min read · 08 January 2009
