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Healthcare Private Equity Association is launched

Private equity firms active in the healthcare industry have launched the Healthcare Private Equity Association, a Chicago-based, non-profit trade association whose purpose is to support the reputation, knowledge and relationships of the healthcare private equity community. As of its founding, the association’s roughly 40 member firms represent over USD300bn of

Morgan Stanley Private Equity and William Mitchell form partnership

Morgan Stanley Private Equity has formed a partnership with William E. (Bill) Mitchell, the former chairman and chief executive of Arrow Electronics, to acquire or invest in managed IT services companies. The goal of the partnership is to create a leading IT services provider focused on serving small and medium

Thomas H. Lee sells Michael Foods to GS Capital for USD1.7bn

Michael Foods’ parent, M-Foods Holdings, has signed a definitive agreement under which its owners, affiliates of Thomas H. Lee Partners, and certain current and former members of management, will sell Michael Foods to affiliates of GS Capital Partners. The transaction, which is expected to close in the next two months

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Islands focus on international relations

Channel Islands leaders are confident about relations with the new UK government – including Vince Cable, the Liberal Democrat business secretary who is renowned as a vigorous critic of “tax havens”.   Officials from Jersey and Guernsey have also found a receptive audience during recent visits to Washington to discuss

MMC invests further capital into Small World

MMC Ventures has made a follow-on capital investment into portfolio company Small World Financial Services Group to support the further expansion of the independent money transfer operator in Europe. The investment was made alongside new investor FF&P Private Equity. Tom Hopkins, director of MMC, says: “This deal is a good

Emerging Capital Partners joins UN responsible investment initiative

Emerging Capital Partners, a private equity firm committed to building responsible businesses across the African continent, has become a signatory to the United Nations’ Principles for Responsible Investment. The principles are a globally recognised initiative dedicated to integrating environmental, social and governance considerations into investment processes. Signing the guidelines is

BNP Paribas Private Equity invests EUR3m in Telogic

BNP Paribas Private Equity has invested EUR3m in Danish mobile virtual network enabler Telogic. The investment, which BNP Paribas Private Equity expects to see strong growth in the coming years, will help Telogic to further accelerate its expansion in the German and Polish markets.   ”We have enjoyed a strong

Yell acquires private equity-backed TrustedPlaces

Yell has acquired Trusted Places, the private equity-backed company behind the UK local reviews website trustedplaces.com. The purchase means that Yell will, for the first time, enable consumers to recommend a local business through its Yell.com website. The combination of Yell’s database of over two million businesses with TrustedPlaces’ expertise

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