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DW Healthcare wins 6.2x return on exitThe firm sold Verathon, a maker of ultrasound equipment, to Roper Industries for $300m. The healthcare private equity sector has seen increased activity as more deals come to market.
- Apax to buy Israel's largest asset manager in $620m deal
Apax will boost its FIG holdings with Psagot Investment House, a $32bn asset manager in which Hellman & Friedman had reportedly bid for a lesser stake at a lower valuation.
- Apax writes equity cheque for £975m Marken deal
The buyout firm has underwritten its portion of the deal entirely with equity, and will look to put a debt package in place before it completes in 2010.
- PAI investors halve fund V
LPs have voted to slash the fund to €2.7bn following the departure of the firm’s chief executive in September.
- CIC offers €800m get-out for Apax LPs
In an unusual proposition, the Chinese sovereign wealth fund is offering liquidity to LPs in the €11.2bn Apax Europe VII.
- Europe’s new defender
Richard Wilson has a lot on his plate as he prepares to negotiate for regulation the European private equity industry can live with, writes Andy Thomson.
- Private equity digs for victory
More than 100 participants from the private equity industry spent Friday digging, building and painting as part of a Private Equity Foundation volunteer day in London’s East End.
- Apax Asia chairman retires
The latest changes to Apax's Asian lineup include retirement of chairman Max Burger-Calderon and resignation of principal Michael Prahl.
- Future Fund's private equity commitments surge
The Australian sovereign wealth fund's exposure to private equity grew 520% year-over-year.
- Apax-backed Hit runs out of steam
Apax-owned Hit Entertainment, which controls the rights to Thomas the Tank Engine and other cartoon characters, has entered restructuring talks with lenders.