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Exit watch, week of July 19, 2010News briefs about acquisitions involving VC-backed companies FusionOne, Wize and others
- Education, Technology Among PEs Hottest Sectors
From education to banking, health care services to technology, buyout shops are chasing deals with gusto, according to bankers and private equity executives.
- Done deals, July 12, 2010
Selected deals are disclosed transactions from July 1 to July 7, based on Thomson Reuters data
- NexTag Buys Wize
NexTag, a San Mateo, Calif.-based comparison shopping site, has acquired Wize Inc., a San Mateo-based online product recommendation research engine. No financial terms were disclosed. Providence Equity Partners acquired nearly a 70% stake in NexTag two years ago for $830 million. Wize had raised around $6 million in VC funding from Bessemer Venture Partners and Mayfield.
- peHUB Wire: Friday, July 9, 2010
Random Ramblings
- peHUB Wire: Friday, July 9, 2010
Random Ramblings
- John Crocker Joins Atlantic-Pacific Capital
John Crocker has joined placement agent Atlantic-Pacific Capital as a partner in the firm's private funds business. He previously was with Citi’s private funds group and, before that, Capital Z Investment Partners.
- Providence Buys Study Group for $570 Million
Providence Equity Partners has bought Study Group, a private education provider, for A$660 million (U.S. 570 million). CHAMP Private Equity and Petersen Investments were the sellers. Providence Equity, a private equity firm based in Providence, R.I., invests in media, communication, entertainment and information services.
- Hasbro denies it is toying around with buyout talks
Hasbro, maker of the Monopoly game, acknowledged it has been approached by a PE firm