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Welsh Carson nears $3 bln target on Fund XIIWelsh, Carson, Anderson & Stowe, the New York-based middle-market shop that focuses on healthcare and business service buyouts, raised $2.7 billion for its 12th fund by adding about $1 billion thus far in 2015, according to filings.
Which PE firm (or firms) is selling some of its Asurion stake?Asurion LLC is raising debt to partly fund a minority buyout of one or more of its private equity sponsors.
On the move, 8.10.2015The following hires, promotions and appointments are for the August 10, 2015, issue of Buyouts.
Ranger AeroSystems names ex-WCAS exec to board of directorsRanger AeroSystems, which focuses on investments and acquisitions in the aerospace sector, has added Randy Dobbs to its board of directors. Dobbs is a former senior operating executive at Welsh, Carson, Anderson & Stowe.
Twenty PE-backed companies make S&P's 'weakest links' listTwenty companies owned by buyout shops around the world made the mid-May “weakest links” list generated by ratings agency Standard & Poor’s, a low number by post-financial-crisis standards.
- After Bloomberg, Doctoroff eyes billboard company: Reuters
Daniel Doctoroff, the former chief executive of news and data provider Bloomberg LP, has launched a bid to buy Titan Outdoor, a company that provides outdoor advertising on buses in U.S. cities, sources told Reuters News.
- Human closes $1.055 bln Concentra sale
Humana Inc. said Monday that it has completed the sale of healthcare company Concentra to MJ Acquisition Corp. for about $1.055 billion. MJ Acquisition Corp. is a joint venture between Select Medical Holdings Corp. and Welsh, Carson, Anderson & Stowe.
- Welsh Carson invests in Simeio Solutions
Welsh, Carson, Anderson & Stowe has invested in Simeio Solutions. Financial terms weren’t announced. Simeio, with headquarters in Hoboken, New Jersey and Atlanta, provides identity and access management solutions.
- WCAS and EMP form US Acute Care Solutions
Welsh, Carson, Anderson & Stowe has teamed up with Emergency Medicine Physicians to launch US Acute Care Solutions, a physicians-owned emergency medicine and hospital services provider. No financial terms were disclosed for the transaction that is expected to be completed in the second quarter of this year.
- Welsh Carson to sell Ardent Medical Services for $1.75 bln
Ventas Inc. said Monday it has agreed to buy Ardent Medical Services Inc. for $1.75 billion in cash. The seller is Welsh, Carson, Anderson & Stowe. Nashville-based Ardent is a provider of health care services and a for-profit hospital company. Ardent Health will be entitled to distribute up to $75 million excess cash to its existing shareholders, Ventas said. UBS Investment Bank is serving as financial advisor to Ventas while Barclays advised Welsh Carson.