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  • ScaleArc raises $20 mln from Bain, Accel, Trinity, Nexus
    Mark Boslet- 19 January 2016

    ScaleArc said it raised $20 million in a Series C-1 round led by Bain Capital Ventures and joined by existing investors Accel Partners, Trinity Ventures, and Nexus Ventures. The new money will be used to fund company growth, which includes expanding staff and undertaking sales and marketing initiatives.

  • Brewers Asahi and Damm vying with private equity firms for Peroni, Grolsch, say sources: Reuters
    Reuters News- 15 January 2016

    Japan's Asahi Group Holdings and Spain's S.A. Damm have submitted offers for SABMiller's Peroni and Grolsch beer brands alongside a handful of private equity bidders, sources told Reuters.

  • Audax closes $250 mln buy of Lifemark Health and Viewpoint Medical
    Kirk Falconer- 14 January 2016

    U.S.-based Audax Private Equity has closed its buy of Lifemark Health and Viewpoint Medical Assessments, previously units of Centric Health Corp. The acquisition was valued at up to $250 million at the time of its announcement /canada/2015/11/25/centric-to-sell-physiotherapy-rehab-units-to-audax-for-245-mln/ last November. Toronto-based Lifemark, which oversees Viewpoint, provides physiotherapy and rehabilitation treatment services, as well as medical assessment services, in Canada. Audax said it will partner with Lifemark CEO Peter Stymiest to help grow the business organically and through acquisitions.

  • Clessidra CEO Claudio Sposito dies
    Isobel Markham- 14 January 2016

    Sposito founded the firm exclusively focused on the Italian market in 2003.

  • Bain Capital Ventures no longer California dreamin’
    Alastair Goldfisher- 7 January 2016

    The early-stage investor has built a formidable portfolio in the Golden State after establishing roots here less than five years ago

  • Bain Capital CCO steps down
    Nicholas Donato- 6 January 2016

    Alan Halfenger is leaving the buyout titan after 10 years of service to join a compliance consultancy.

  • Bain to buy American Trailer Works
    Luisa Beltran- 4 January 2016

    Bain Capital has agreed to buy American Trailer Works from Southlake Equity Group. Financial terms weren’t announced. Southlake, Texas-based American Trailer Works makes and distributes utility and cargo trailers. Bain said it plans to merge American Trailer Works with Big Tex Trailers, which it acquired in December. Goldman Sachs and Barclays provided debt financing. BMO Capital Markets, Goldman Sachs and Barclays acted as financial advisors, Kirkland & Ellis LLP served as legal counsel, and PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP served as accounting advisor to Bain Capital.

  • PE-backed Acadia to acquire Priory for almost $1.9 bln
    Iris Dorbian- 4 January 2016

    Acadia Healthcare Company Inc, which is backed by Waud Capital and Bain Capital, has agreed to acquire Priory Group, a UK-based provider of behavioral healthcare services. According to terms of the deal, Acadia will pay a cash consideration of about $1.887 billion. Jefferies advised Acadia on the transaction.

  • Bain Capital to sell stake in Jupiter Shop Channel
    Carmela Mendoza- 4 January 2016

    The investment in one of Japan’s leading retail broadcasters was made through Bain Capital Asia Fund II.

  • Year in Review: Plenty of angels and unicorns were spotted in 2015
    Alastair Goldfisher- 29 December 2015

    Not all the news of 2015 was about unicorns. But it was certainly the biggest story of the year.