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peHUB Second Opinion 5.31Tumblr's longtime creative director quits http://valleywag.gawker.com/tumblrs-creative-director-quits-510703449Two years after Twitter acquired Tweetdeck, its founder, Ian Dodsworth, is also out the door. And fantastic color footage http://gawker.com/heres-some-extremely-rare-color-footage-of-new-york-ci-510706981?utm_campaign=socialflow_gawker_twitter&utm_source=gawker_twitter&utm_medium=socialflow of NYC in 1939! And so much more!
Sponsors, Including Bain & Golden Gate, are Investing Only 14% Equity into BMC BuyoutJust how much are Bain Capital and Golden Gate Capital investing in BMC Software? Not that much.
LP Scorecard: Cerberus Holds Top Spot For PSERSCerberus Capital Management has generated the highest returns to date for the Pennsylvania’s Public School Employees’ Retirement System among privately-raised debt funds, according to an analysis by Buyouts.
- Bain Capital Eyes Latin America Private Equity Fund
Bain Capital is contemplating a Latin America-focused investment fund in the next three to five years, one of its managing directors said on Wednesday, making it the latest private equity firm to consider such a move, Reuters is reporting.
- Onex Suspends Carestream Auction, Considers Dividend Recap - Reuters
Canadian buyout firm Onex Corp. has suspended its auction of portfolio company Carestream Health Inc., a Rochester, New York-based medical imaging systems provider, reports Reuters http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/05/17/us-carestream-onex-idUSBRE94G0U920130517 Onex, which was unable to find a buyer willing to meet its price expectation of US$3.5 billion, is now considering alternatives, such as a dividend recapitalization, sources said. Potential buyers reportedly included Bain Capital and Thomas H. Lee Partners. Onex bought Carestream in 2007.
- Bain and Caisse Portfolio Company BRP to Raise $262M Via IPO
Valcourt, Québec-based Bombardier Recreational Products Inc. (BRP), which develops, manufactures and distributes power-sports vehicles, such as Ski-Doos and Sea-Doos, has priced its initial public offering of subordinate voting shares at $21.50 per share. The IPO is expected to generate gross proceeds totaling around $262 million. BRP was acquired by Bain Capital, the Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec and members of the Bombardier family for $960 million in 2003.
- Toshiba, KKR to Bid for Panasonic Healthcare Unit: Sources
Toshiba Corp and U.S. private equity firm Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co (KKR) are among those expected to bid for Panasonic Corp's healthcare business, sources told Reuters.
Air Medical to Pay Dividend to Shareholders, Including BainBain Capital is getting some of its money back on Air Medical Group Holdings.
- Solamere Capital, Romneys' PE Firm, Launches Fund II
Solamere Capital, the private equity fund-of-funds and co-investment firm co-founded by Mitt Romney’s eldest son, Taggart Romney, has begun raising its second vehicle, Solamere Capital Fund II LP, according to a government filing. The filing indicates that the new fund carries a $250 million target.
- Rockwood Pigments Businesses Attract Private Equity Bids: Sources
Specialty chemicals producer Rockwood Holdings Inc's pigments businesses have attracted offers from buyout firms including Blackstone Group LP and Advent International Corp, several sources told peHUB.