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Bain Capital agrees $1.28bn sale of Physio-Control

The buyer is New York-listed Stryker Corporation and marks the company's second urgent care deal this month following an agreement to buy Sage Products from Madison Dearborn Partners.

1 min read · 16 February 2016

Apollo and co-investors to buy ADT for $7bn

The purchase price reflects a 56% premium on ADT’s share price on 12 February and the deal will be partially financed using $4.5bn of equity.

2 min read · 16 February 2016

Ontario Teachers’ makes two PE appointments

The Canadian pension plan has promoted two in its private equity investment teams, alongside a further two in portfolio construction and infrastructure.

2 min read · 16 February 2016

HgCapital scores compliance buy hat-trick

The firm has acquired ISO certification company Citation from ECI Partners as its latest acquisition in the compliance segment.

2 min read · 15 February 2016

The Banks will be back - Secondaries Investor commentary

With the Volcker rule coming into force in 17 months, banks are expected to start offloading the private equity assets still housed on their balance sheets, Secondaries Investor comments.

1 min read · 15 February 2016

Wisconsin commits $600m to PE in Q4 2015

The State of Wisconsin Investment Board’s largest commitment was a $150m investment in TSG7.

1 min read · 12 February 2016

Neuberger Berman raises $462m to invest in brands

Part of its Specialty Strategies, the Marquee Brands Partners fund will look to acquire US and European brands.

2 min read · 12 February 2016

US budget seeks to close PE tax loophole

<p><em>President Obama’s 2017 budget proposal would amend a gap in legal definitions of net investment income and self-employment earnings, imposing a 3.8 percent tax on management fee income.</em></p>

2 min read · 12 February 2016

KKR grows its AUM

<p>The alternative asset manager has accrued record amounts of dry powder, which now stands at $29 billion, it reported in its 2015 earnings.</p> <p> </p>

2 min read · 11 February 2016

Blackstone launches oil and gas investment platform

Clarion Offshore Partners will provide growth and opportunistic capital, finance special situations, as well as strategic support and asset management to assets and companies in the oil and gas drilling and services sector.

2 min read · 11 February 2016

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