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Mediware Information Systems, a portfolio company of TPG Capital, has acquired MEDTranDirect, a specialist in software solutions for healthcare revenue cycle management and an approved network service vendor for Medicare.
The transaction complements the revenue cycle management and Medicare claims capabilities in Mediware’s leading home care market solution, Kinnser Software, while simultaneously leveraging Mediware’s heritage of supporting data-driven clinical excellence and improving efficiencies in administrative workflow.
“At Mediware, we are transforming and empowering data-driven decision-making across the continuum of care to help providers determine the most cost-effective paths to improving patient outcomes,” says Bill Miller, CEO of Mediware. “With
Equistone Partners Europe has completed the sale of Concept Life Sciences to London Stock Exchange-listed productivity-enhancing instrumentation and controls company Spectris (LSE: SXS) for GBP163 million.
Concept Life Sciences provides integrated drug discovery, development, analytical testing and environmental consulting services to an international customer base mainly in the pharmaceutical, biotechnology, agrochemical and environmental sectors.
The Manchester-headquartered company was initially formed in July 2014 with backing from mid-market private equity firm Equistone Partners Europe. The investment provided the business with a platform to make acquisitions and develop into a world leading contract research and testing organisation focused on delivering scientific
BNP Paribas Asset Management (BNPP AM) has appointed Michel Fryszman as Head of Structured Finance. He joined on 15 January and is based in Paris. Fryszman reports to Laurent Gueunier, Head of Real Assets, SME Lending & Structured Finance.
Fryszman’s appointment is the latest in a series of additions to BNPP AM’s Private Debt & Real Assets investment group, which was established in 2017 and manages EUR7.7 billion, including more than EUR1 billion in European securitisation funds. In this role Michel will be responsible for the management of BNPP AM’s structured finance team, expanded to five professionals, and for the
Sentinel Capital Partners has held the simultaneous first and final closings of Sentinel Capital Partners VI at USD2.15 billion and Sentinel Junior Capital I at USD460 million. Total capital raised for the two new funds was USD2.6 billion.
“We are delighted by this fundraising outcome and grateful for the strong show of support from our existing investors and several new prominent investors,” says David S Lobel, founder and Managing Partner of Sentinel. “We are also very pleased to launch our inaugural junior capital fund, which will serve the financing needs of our lower middle market companies.”
Sentinel will continue the same
US public pension plans announced 121 new commitments to private equity in the fourth quarter, according to the latest data from eVestment.
This is down from the 124 private equity commitments US public pensions announced in Q3, but still enough for private equity to be by far the No1 asset class these plans committed to in Q4.
Real assets came in at No2, with 76 new commitments in Q4, followed by private debt at No3 with 47 commitments. Private equity was also the No1 choice for new US public pension plans commitments tracked by eVestment in Q3 and Q1
The Alternative Credit Council (ACC), the private credit affiliate of the Alternative Investment Management Association (AIMA), has stepped up its activities in Asia-Pacific for members operating private credit strategies in the region.
As part of the expanded activity, a new APAC Committee of the ACC has been formed, co-chaired by global ACC Board members Justin Ferrier of BlackRock and Barry Lau of Adamas Asset Management.
The ACC is already active in the US and European markets, and the formation of the APAC group will consolidate the association’s position as the voice of the global private credit sector.
The
Alternative investment firm Summit Partners has promoted nine professionals globally.
Matt Hamilton was promoted to Managing Director; Johannes Grefe, Colin Mistele, Mark Nordstrom, Steffan Peyer and Ross Stern were promoted to Principal; Ian Rothkopf was promoted to Vice President; and Harry Fackelmayer and Bobby Humen were promoted to Senior Associate.
“We are very pleased to recognize the achievements of these talented colleagues,” says Peter Chung, Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of Summit Partners. “We are proud of their accomplishments and their dedication to the Summit organisation. In addition to their distinguished performance, they are all professionals of great
Lower middle-marker private equity firm Rotunda Capital Partners has invested USD20 million into StreetShares, a provider of small business loans and government contract financing for businesses owned by members of the military and veterans’ community.
The investment provides growth capital for StreetShares and establishes Rotunda Capital as the Company’s largest investor.
“StreetShares has built a differentiated financial services platform by combining a military-affinity focus, cutting-edge credit application and adjudication technology, and an experienced and dedicated team,” says John Fruehwirth, Managing Partner at Rotunda. “We are pleased to help StreetShares continue to dramatically improve access to credit for veteran-owned small
G Squared, a growth venture capital firm has selected PEF Services to support the growing demands of its fund administration accounting, regulatory, and investor reporting requirements.
G Squared partners with world-class entrepreneurs tackling big problems by investing in businesses throughout their life cycle as performance is strong, a fundamentally different approach than a classical early, mid, or late-stage venture capital firm.
“PEF has an excellent reputation in the market for providing clients with exceptional service supported by deep industry knowledge and a robust technology platform,” says Luis Rivera, Chief Financial Officer of G Squared. “We selected PEF Services to
Noerr has advised private equity funds advised by Orlando Management AG on the sale of the Oetinger Aluminium Group to a financial investor, with a team led by private equity partner Georg Schneider.
Oetinger was acquired by MTC OE GmbH, which is held by Metal Trade Comax, a Czech company specialising in coated sheet metal.
Oetinger is a leading supplier of aluminium casting alloys whose workforce of 300 produces around 180,000 tonnes of alloys a year at its plants in Weißenhorn and Neu-Ulm. The company is a key supplier to the automotive industry. The SSVP III funds acquired the
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