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GenNx360 Capital hires Falconhead CFO BusheryGenNx360 Capital Partners has hired Glen Bushery, former chief financial officer and chief compliance officer of Falconhead Capital, as CFO effective immediately. Prior to Falconhead, Bushery worked as controller for Vestar Capital Partners. He has also worked as assistant controller at The Blackstone Group.
- Canada pension board buys insurer Wilton Re for $1.8 bln
The Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (CPPIB) has agreed to buy U.S. life insurance http://www.reuters.com/sectors/industries/overview?industryCode=139&lc=int_mb_1001 and reinsurance http://www.reuters.com/sectors/industries/overview?industryCode=140&lc=int_mb_1001 provider Wilton Re Holdings Ltd for $1.8 billion from a group of private equity firms, the first foray by the global deal-maker into the U.S. insurance business http://www.reuters.com/finance?lc=int_mb_1001
CPPIB agrees to buy Wilton Re for $1.8 bln from PE ownersCanada Pension Plan Investment Board (CPPIB) said Friday that it has agreed to acquire Wilton Re Holdings Ltd for US$1.8 billion. The sellers include Stone Point Capital, Kelso & Company, Vestar Capital Partners and FFL. Headquartered in Hamilton, Bermuda, Wilton Re is a provider of life insurance and reinsurance solutions in the United States. Update: André Bourbonnais, CPPIB's senior vice-president, private investments, said that the pension plan is investing alongside the company's management team and plans to invest further capital into the business to support its continued growth.
- CPPIB agrees to buy Wilton Re for $1.8 bln
Canada Pension Plan Investment Board said Friday that it has agreed to acquire Wilton Re for $1.8 billion. The sellers include Stone Point Capital, Kelso & Company, Vestar Capital Partners and FFL. Headquartered in Hamilton, Bermuda, Wilton Re is a life insurance provider for the U.S. market.
- Vestar to buy proxy advisory firm ISS for $364 mln
Stock market index provider MSCI Inc said it would sell influential governance unit Institutional Shareholder Services to private equity firm Vestar Capital Partners for $364 million to focus on its risk investment products and services business. The company said in October that it was exploring the sale of ISS, which had been through a series of owners before MSCI bought it in 2010.
- Vestar Capital Partners agrees to buy ISS for $364 mln
Vestar Capital Partners has agreed to acquire Institutional Shareholder Services from MSCI for $364 million. The transaction is expected to be completed in the second quarter of 2014. Morgan Stanley served as financial advisor to MSCI on the transaction. ISS is a provider of proxy advisory and corporate governance solutions to financial market participants.
- GS, Vestar near $1.1 bln deal for Wind Point's Hearthside
GS Capital Partners LP, the private equity arm of Goldman Sachs Group Inc, and Vestar Capital Partners are nearing a deal to buy Hearthside Food Solutions LLC for more than $1.1 billion, people familiar with the matter said.
- Goldman Sachs unit, Vestar near $1.1 bln deal for Hearthside Food -- Reuters
The private equity arm of Goldman Sachs Group Inc (GS.N) and Vestar Capital Partners are nearing a deal to buy Hearthside Food Solutions LLC for more than $1.1 billion, people familiar with the matter said on Friday.
- Endeavour launches second structured equity and mezz fund, hires Hycroft
Endeavour Capital’s affiliate Endeavour SEAM has been fundraising for Endeavour Structured Equity and Mezzanine Fund II LP with newly-launched boutique investment bank Hycroft in the role of placement agent, according to three sources familiar with the firm.
- Vestar Capital Partners promotes two to VP
Vestar Capital Partners, a middle-market private equity firm, said Tuesday that it has promoted Michael Gross and Winston Song to vice president. Prior to joining Vestar, Gross worked at Credit Suisse Securities while Song was at Lehman Brothers.