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ECI Partners sells Harmoni to CareUK

ECI, the UK growth focused mid-market private equity firm, has sold healthcare outsourcer Harmoni to CareUK.  Harmoni is a UK provider of outsourced healthcare services including Out of Hours, 111, prisoner healthcare and IT services, providing services to over eight million people in the UK.     Harmoni has grown considerably

GI Partners sells majority stake in FlatIron Crossing to JV partner Macerich

Mid-market private equity firm GI Partners has sold its 75 per cent ownership stake in FlatIron Crossing, a 1.7 million square foot class-A regional mall located in Broomfield, Colorado, to its joint venture partner Macerich. GI Partners invested in FlatIron Crossing in 2009, acquiring its 75 per cent interest in

Tax

ADP to sell ADP Taxware to Vista Equity Partners

ADP, a provider of human capital management services, is to sell the ADP Taxware business to Vista Equity Partners, a private equity firm focused on investments in software and technology-enabled services. Terms of the sale have not been disclosed. ADP Taxware, provider of automated solutions for sales, use and value-added

August Equity’s SecureData completes Quadrant acquisition

August Equity’s portfolio company SecureData Europe has completed the acquisition of Quadrant Networks. Quadrant provides application delivery and security services to a blue chip customer base including the UK’s leading e-commerce and corporate clients such as Ocado, Rightmove and Easyjet. It ensures customers’ mission critical applications are operating in a

Dollars

Wellington Financial provides USD2.4m growth capital to TIM Group

Wellington Financial has provided a USD2.4m venture debt financing for TIM Group, a SaaS developer of applications serving the financial services industry.  Under the terms of the venture loan facility, Wellington Financial provided a term loan of USD2.4m to TIM Group and Barclays Bank provided an additional GBP500,000 overdraft facility.

Harbinger Group launches energy operating business

Harbinger Group has formed a joint venture with EXCO Resources to create a private oil and gas limited partnership that will purchase and operate EXCO’s US conventional oil and gas assets, for a total consideration of USD725m. Under the terms of the agreement, the partnership will own EXCO’s conventional oil

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Investcorp acquires Scandinavia’s luxury brand Georg Jensen

Investcorp, a provider and manager of alternative investment products, is to acquire Scandinavia’s luxury retailer Georg Jensen for USD140m from private equity group Axcel Capital Partners. As part of this transaction, Investcorp has teamed up with David Chu, the luxury brand entrepreneur and founder of Nautica, who will join the

Avista’s Sidewinder Drilling to acquire Union Drilling

Sidewinder Drilling, a Houston-based land drilling company controlled by private equity firm Avista Capital Partners, is to acquire Union Drilling. Sidewinder’s wholly-owned subsidiary, Fastball Acquisition, is to acquire all outstanding shares of common stock of Union Drilling for USD6.50 per share, net to the seller in cash, without interest and

Humana acquires Certify Data Systems

Humana has acquired Certify Data Systems, a specialist in health information exchange (HIE) technology. Terms of the transaction have not been disclosed. Hospitals, physicians and laboratories across the nation have adopted the HealthLogix Enterprise HIE platform from Certify. The platform provides two-way sharing of clinical information across disparate electronic health

Announcement

Blackstone completes acquisition of GCA Services Group

A fund managed by Blackstone on behalf of its private equity investors, Blackstone Capital Partners V, has completed its purchase of GCA Services Group from Nautic Partners and other minority shareholders. Credit Suisse and Morgan Stanley acted as M&A advisers to Blackstone and provided financing for the transaction. Simpson Thacher

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