Water Street Healthcare Partners, a private equity firm focused exclusively on healthcare, has entered into a definitive agreement to sell its gastrodiagnostic device company, Sierra Scientific Instruments, to Given Imaging. Given Imaging, a provider of patient-friendly GI diagnostic and monitoring solutions, will purchase the business for USD35m in cash. The
TLG Capital has added Compaqnie Fluviale du Mekong, a river cruise company based in Cambodia, to its portfolio. This represents TLG Capital’s third company under management following its first two investments in Uganda and Ghana. CFM is the oldest company to offer river cruises along the Mekong River. Its current
Avaak, a provider of ultra low power wireless video networking technology, has raised USD10m in series B funding led by Qualcomm. Qualcomm joins Avaak’s existing investors, Trinity Ventures, InterWest Partners and Leapfrog Ventures, in backing Avaak’s wireless video technology being delivered in the Vue personal video network consumer product. The
MMC Ventures is launching an enterprise investment scheme fund for younger investors. From 22 March, any 18 to 35 year old who has GBP2,500 or more can invest in venture capital as an asset class, through the MMC Growth Generation Fund. To encourage investment MMC has waived its usual management
China’s venture capital (VC) and private equity (PE) market is expected to have a total capacity in excess of 2 trillion yuan by 2020, according to Xu Xiaolin, general manager of CCB International Wealth Management. Private equity investment fared well in China in the past decade, however, most of the
Philippe Guillemot has been appointed Chief Executive Officer of Eurazeo-owned Europcar Groupe with effect 1 April, 2010. Guillemot succeeds Salvatore Catania, who is leaving his operational role after 35 years with the company. Catania will become Special Advisor to the new CEO to ensure a smooth transition and will
The Carlyle Group and Environmental Defense Fund have launched EcoValuScreen, a business review process that aims to enhance environmental management at potential investments. The analytic tool was developed in partnership with The Payne Firm, an international environmental consultancy. EcoValuScreen goes beyond the traditional focus of risk mitigation during the due
Icap, an inter-dealer broker and supplier of post-trade services, has received final regulatory approval and will complete the acquisition of the remaining 61.78 per cent of stock in TriOptima on 24 March 2010. The acquisition was announced on 5 February 2010. A total initial payment of approximately SEK1,074m is payable
Ares Capital says all four independent proxy advisory firms have recommended that its stockholders vote in favour of the proposals for its pending merger with Allied Capital to be voted on at its special meeting of stockholders on 26 March 2010. The proxy advisory firms issuing reports are RiskMetrics Group,
Brilla Group, a real estate private equity firm focused on acquiring luxury beachfront hotels and resorts in South Florida, the Caribbean and Mexico, has acquired Richard J Cotter & Associates, a boutique hotel consulting group. The consulting group is led by veteran hotel asset manager, Richard J. Cotter, who joins
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