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PE-backed QuVa Pharma acquires Unique PharmaceuticalsBain Capital-backed QuVa Pharma Inc has acquired Unique Pharmaceuticals. No financial terms were disclosed. Based in Temple, Texas, Unique Pharmaceuticals is a 503B compounding outsourcing facility.
- Nomad acquires European frozen food company Findus
Nomad Foods Limited has closed its previously announced buy of European frozen food company Findus Sverige AB from LionGem Sweden 1 AB, which is backed by Highbridge Principal Strategies, Lion Capital LLP and Sankaty Advisors. The deal was for about 500 million pounds.
Venture Alpha: Ravikant bullish on pre-seed dealsAngelList co-founder Naval Ravikant shares his views on seed investing; plus photos at VCJ’s Venture Alpha conference in mid-October.
- Bain Capital to sell or list clutch maker FTE, say sources: Reuters
U.S. buyout group Bain Capital is preparing to sell or float car parts maker FTE Automotive to take advantage of high sector valuations, two people familiar with the matter said.
- IBM to buy Weather Channel's digital business
IBM said Wednesday it agreed to buy The Weather Company's B2B, mobile and cloud-based web properties, including WSI, weather.com, Weather Underground and The Weather Company brand. IBM isn’t buying The Weather Channel TV segment. Instead, the Weather Channel will license weather forecast data and analytics from IBM. Financial terms weren’t announced. The Weather Channel is backed by NBC Universal, the Blackstone Group and Bain Capital.
- IBM nears deal to buy Weather Company's digital assets: Reuters
International Business Machines Corp (IBM.N) is nearing an agreement to buy the Weather Company's digital assets in a deal that could be announced as soon as this week, Reuters News reported.
CD&R brings in new crop of principalsClayton Dubilier & Rice has a crop of new principals it hired this year as it gears up for future growth that could include a focus on tech investing.
- Jifiti takes in $3.3 mln
Gifting services provider Jifiti has secured $3.3 million in funding. The backers included Liberty Israel Venture Fund, a subsidiary of the Liberty Media Corp and the Schottenstein Store Corp. In conjunction with the funding, Motti Lichtenstein of the Liberty Israel Venture Fund, and Jonathan Schottenstein, CEO of Value City Furniture, a Schottenstein Store Corp retailer, have been appointed to Jifiti's board.
CD&R brings in new crop of principalsClayton Dubilier & Rice has a crop of new principals it hired this year as it gears up for future growth that could include a focus on tech investing.