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CD&R acquires $800m Drive DeVilbissThe deal for the medical products manufacturer comes as the US buyout firm explores LP appetite for a tenth fund which could target at least $8bn.
- PE-backed ISS buys iiWisdom
Institutional Shareholder Services Inc, a portfolio company of Vestar Capital Partners, has acquired iiWisdom, a provider of interactive governance solutions. No financial terms were disclosed.
- Vestar-owned Woodstream names Miguel Nistal president
Woodstream Corporation announced the appointment of Miguel A. Nistal as president and CEO. Woodstream, a supplier of branded lawn and garden products, is a portfolio company of Vestar Capital Partners.
- HKW sells MTI to Vestar Capital
Vestar Capital Partners has acquired Mobile Tech Inc from Hammond, Kennedy, Whitney & Company Inc. No financial terms were disclosed. TM Capital Corp served as financial adviser to MTI on the deal. MTI is a provider of loss prevention and merchandising solutions for mobile product retailers and consumer electronics manufacturers.
- EQT Equity makes first US direct investment - update
EQT Equity, part of Swedish private equity firm EQT, has traditionally focused on northern and central Europe; it has agreed to buy Indiana-based Press Ganey for about $2.35bn.
- EQT to buy Press Ganey for about $2.35 bln
EQT has agreed to acquire Press Ganey, a performance analytics provider to healthcare companies, for $40.50 per share or about $2.35 billion. The seller is Vestar Capital Partners. Barclays and Goldman Sachs are serving as financial advisers to Press Ganey on the transaction while BofA Merrill Lynch is doing likewise to EQT. The transaction is expected to close during the fourth quarter of this year.
- Vestar Capital to buy Mobile Technologies
Vestar Capital Partners said Aug 8 that it acquired Mobile Technologies Inc from Hammond, Kennedy, Whitney & Company Inc. Financial terms weren’t announced. Portland-based Mobile Technologies provides mobile device security and display technologies.
- Triton Container, TAL International close merger
Triton Container International Ltd and TAL International Group Inc have completed their merger and formed Triton International Ltd. Warburg Pincus LLC and Vestar Capital Partners owned Triton Container. Triton International is a lessor of intermodal freight containers. The deal was announced in November.
- Vestar sells majority of StayWell to Merck’s Healthcare Services & Solutions
Healthcare Services & Solutions LLC, a subsidiary of Merck & Co, has acquired a majority stake in StayWell Company LLC. Vestar Capital Partners, the seller, will retain a significant minority. Financial terms weren’t announced. Yardley, Pennsylvania-based StayWell is a health engagement company. Kirkland & Ellis LLP and Wells Fargo Securities advised Vestar. Covington & Burling LLP, Piper Jaffray & Co, and Accenture advised HSS.
