Private equity firm MidOcean Partners has acquired, along with Vulcan Capital and other investors, Water Pik, a marketer and supplier of branded health and wellness products. Water Pik has become the market leader in both its oral health and replacement showerhead business segments. Water Pik’s oral health business offers
UK targeted mergers and acquisitions saw 485 deals valued at GBP40.6bn in the first half of 2013, down 16.5 per cent and 10.9 per cent by volume and value, respectively, from H1 2012 when they were 581 deals valued at GBP45.6bn, according to data released by MergerMarket. A decline
Independent fund administration company Apex Fund Services has appointed Gordon Shaw as chief operating officer of the Apex Group. Shaw (pictured) was previously global head of banking and custody within the Credit Suisse alternative funds business. Prior to this, he was group chief operating officer at Fortis Prime Fund
Invest Hong Kong has launched its StartmeupHK Venture Programme 2013 to attract local and overseas entrepreneur-led businesses to set up or expand in Hong Kong. The programme features a global competition for innovative and high-impact entrepreneurs. It will culminate in a week-long event in December 2013 in which
MPM Capital, a life science-dedicated venture investment firm, has acquired a minority stake in InformedDNA, the largest independent US provider of genetic counselling and genetic benefits management services. The investment from MPM’s SunStates Fund will be used to expand InformedDNA’s current genetic benefits utilisation management offerings while also funding
Scott Kamran is joining Evercore’s investment banking business as a senior managing director in the firm’s technology group. Kamran will be based in Evercore’s office in the Bay Area and will focus on advising companies in the software sector, as well as in the broader technology industry. Kamran
Edmond de Rothschild Investment Partners has made the third investment of BioDiscovery 4, its fourth fund dedicated to life sciences, through its participation in the series B financing round of OncoEthix. OncoEthix is a Swiss-based oncology drug development company founded in 2009. Edmond de Rothschild Investment Partners participated in
Private equity firms obtained exit routes for their investments in 29 Indian companies during the quarter ended June 2013, up 38 per cent over the 21 exits in the same period a year ago, says data from Venture Intelligence, a research service focused on private company financials, transactions and valuations
Private equity firm Metric Capital Partners (MCP) has completed its investment in Change of Scandinavia, a leading player in the Nordic lingerie and apparel segment. Headquartered in Farum, Denmark, Change has a strong focus on comfort, value for money, in-store service levels and large product offering with over 100
Madison Dearborn Partners has agreed to buy Multi Packaging Solutions (MPS), a supplier of print-based specialty packaging, from Irving Place Capital. Terms of the transaction have not been disclosed. Multi Packaging Solutions is a manufacturer of high-quality printed folding cartons, labels, and inserts for customers in the healthcare,
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