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Buyout firms generate record IPO volume(3)Private equity-backed IPOs have hit record levels of $32.4bn this year, according to data provider Dealogic, despite heavy criticism for the performance of high-profile offerings like Sports Direct and private equity-backed Debenhams.
- Blackstone to make $500m pharma investment(2)
Set to bolster its pharmaceuticals portfolio, Blackstone has agreed to make a $500 million minority investment in Florida-based Stiefel Laboratories.
- Spanish pioneer closes second fund of funds
Altamar Private Equity, a fund of funds manager with exclusively Spanish investors, has closed the country’s largest fund yet on $575m, underlining investor appetite.
- GA and Oak Hill see Genpact rise on debut
General Atlantic and Oak Hill Capital Partners saw Indian BPO giant Genpact price below its expected range in New York yesterday, but then leap almost 20 percent before the close.
- Blackstone to make $500m pharma investment
Set to bolster its pharmaceuticals portfolio, Blackstone has agreed to make a $500 million minority investment in Florida-based Stiefel Laboratories.
- Behrman acquires medical facilities for $250m(3)
Seeking to replicate the success of its investment in post-acute care provider Tandem Health Care, which it exited last year, Behrman Capital has acquired 35 post-acute care facilities for $250 million.
- Behrman acquires medical facilities for $250m(2)
Seeking to replicate the success of its investment in post-acute care provider Tandem Health Care, which it exited last year, Behrman Capital has acquired 35 post-acute care facilities for $250 million.
- TPG moves Asia head to Tokyo
TPG Newbridge, Texas Pacific’s investment arm in Asia, has moved its chairman of Asian/Japan operations to Tokyo from Hong Kong, and has nabbed a senior investment professional from Merrill Lynch in Japan.
- CVC to buy Australia’s DCA for A$2.7 bn
An all cash offer of A$3.50 per share values the Australian healthcare business at A$2.7 billion, almost 12 times the company’s 2006 EBITDA.
- TDR, Capricorn agree to Cinven’s £559m potential bid for Gondola
Cinven has said it is considering making an offer for the quoted owner of two UK pizza chains, whose main shareholders have agreed to sell.