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Linden acquires health services company after second closeShortly after holding the second close on its debut fund at $150 million, the Chicago-based firm has acquired a disease management company in the firm’s second acquisition.
- Univision accepts $13.7bn PE bid
Spanish-language US media leader Univision Communications and a private equity consortium—including a firm led by the executive producer of the “Power Rangers” television series—announced a landmark $13.7bn acquisition of the publicly traded media giant.
- Madison Dearborn ex-partner settles insider trading charges
Justin Huscher, who in 2004 quietly stepped down from his position as managing director at Chicago-based Madison Dearborn Partners, has paid more than $108,000 to the SEC to settle charges of insider trading.
- Kirkland hires leveraged finance specialist
Stephen Gillespie, a leveraged finance partner at law firm Allen & Overy, is to join rival Kirkland & Ellis’ London office.
- Vestar-led group agree €375m Italian glass deal
A private equity consortium co-led by Vestar Capital Europe and Ergon Capital Partners has signed an agreement to acquire Italian glass insulator manufacturer Seves Group.
- Social benefits, competitive handicap
Illinois is one of the few states that have passed into legislation a law banning state money from going into Sudan-linked businesses. The rule has already gotten some state pension money banned from certain partnerships. Ken MacFadyen reports.
- Linden holds first close
Chicago-based Linden LLC has held a more-than $100m first close on its inaugural fund. The firm, launched by One Equity vet Eric Larson, is competing on the fundraising trail with another One Equity spinout with an overlapping track record.
- PE consortium floats PanAmSat for $900m
The IPO of $18 per share was less than the amount expected by the KKR-led group of investors.
- EQT cleans up in sale to Madison Dearborn
Fifteen months after acquiring German dental equipment manufacturer Sirona for €418m, the Swedish private equity firm has sold the company to Madison Dearborn in a deal that fetched approximately €800m.