CCS Healthcare has entered into an agreement with Merck Sharp & Dohme (Sweden) to acquire the pharmaceutical skin care product and trademark Propyless. Propyless is a lotion, based on active substance propylene glycol, used for dry skin, atopic dermatitis and psoriasis. Introduced in the late 1980s it is a well-known
The Honest Company has secured USD25m in a financing round led by Institutional Venture Partners (IVP) and joined by ICONIQ Capital, with participation from existing investors Lightspeed Venture Partners and General Catalyst Partners. The new round of funding adds to USD27m raised previously and will accelerate growth initiatives including international
Grifols is expanding its portfolio by acquiring Novartis' diagnostic products for transfusion medicine and immunology in a deal worth USD1.675bn. The deal, which will be structured through Grifols' diagnostic division and a newly created 100 per cent Grifols-owned subsidiary, includes Novartis’ NAT technology (Nucleic Acid Amplification Techniques), instrumentation and equipment
Equistone Partners Europe has completed the sale of Yorkshire-based glass container manufacturer Allied Glass, which sees CBPE Capital reacquire a former portfolio business. Equistone’s Fund III supported the management team when it acquired a majority share in 2010 as part of a GBP75m management buyout. The company, which employs
Paul Hastings advised Astorg Partners in connection with the sale of OGF, a French funeral services company, to funds managed by Pamplona Capital Management, an investment company. This transaction was the second-largest LBO acquisition in France in 2013. Astorg Partners is an independent French capital investment firm that manages EUR2bn
Alternative asset manager The Carlyle Group has completed the acquisition of the Red Oak power generation facility located in Sayreville, New Jersey. The acquisition was executed in conjunction with Cogentrix Energy Power Management, which was acquired by Carlyle funds in late 2012, and brings the total number of power generating
Private equity and alternative asset manager Maven Capital Partners has participated in the GBP55m investment in Global Risk Partners (GRP), led by Penta Capital, providing GBP5m of the funding. This deal represents another opportunity for Maven client funds to invest in private equity transactions led by Glasgow-based Penta. Maven previously
Technology dealmakers may be showing a little spring in their step heading into 2014, according to the latest M&A Leaders Survey issued jointly by M&A law firm Morrison & Foerster and technology research firm 451 Research. In their latest canvass of tech industry insiders, MoFo and 451 Research found participants
Having emerged from the global recession and its aftermath, the real estate private equity sector is finally positioned for growth in 2014, according to EY’s latest global market outlook. "Five years on, and following a long recovery, global real estate is now entering a broad up-cycle and, having learned some
Private equity firm North Castle Partners is to acquire Jenny Craig, an iconic brand in the weight loss industry, from Nestle. The terms of the investment, which is expected to close later this month, have not been disclosed. "We are very excited to bring Jenny Craig into the North
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