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Arlington Capital Partners has acquired Ontario Systems (OS), a provider of revenue cycle management (RCM) software and solutions to healthcare providers, outsourced RCM and accounts receivable management (ARM) firms, and government clients.
For more than 30 years, Ontario Systems has served healthcare providers and their business offices with software, technology and services that help access patients, streamline and optimise complex workflows, and accelerate revenue recovery. Ontario Systems’ customers include three of the top six health systems in the US, and nine of the ten largest RCM and ARM firms, with approximately 55,000 licensed users across more than 500 locations.
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Mid-market private equity firm LDC has backed the management buyout of UK based shower brand Aqualisa for an undisclosed price from Sankaty Advisors, LLC, the credit affiliate of Bain Capital, and RBS.
Aqualisa designs and manufactures a range of digital, mixer and electric showers and accessories, retailing through builders' merchants, distributors, specifiers, and showrooms.
Founded in the 1970s, Aqualisa’s patented, bi-metallic shower valve, which reduces limescale build-up, revolutionised the market in the 1980s and is still manufactured by the company today. It also launched the first digital shower in 2001 and introduced new wireless remote technology in 2005.
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i2 Capital, a specialty finance firm that sponsors structured investment vehicles for the impact investment marketplace, has appointed Jonathan Stearns (pictured) and Rob Wallace as Partners.
Stearns will serving as Chief Investment Officer and Wallace as Chief Government Affairs Officer.
i2 Capital has also closed a series A funding round to support the firm’s efforts to sponsor impact investments in conservation, education and energy.
A recognised leader in impact investing, Stearns has more than 20 years experience in private capital investments, with prior experience including serving as Managing Director of Pine Bridge Investments and AIG’s Global Investment Group. Wallace served
CVC Capital Partners is opening an office in Poland, extending its global network to 23 offices. Krzysztof Krawczyk (pictured), a seasoned Central and Eastern European (CEE) investor, will join CVC in October as Head of Poland and will be based in Warsaw.
The office opening follows the recent agreement to invest in PKP Energetyka, the energy unit of the Polish National Railways (PKP).
Krawczyk joins from Innova Capital, one of the leading mid-market private equity firms in Central and Eastern Europe, where he was managing partner. He has 18 years of experience in private equity and a proven track record
In the face of volatility in the surrounding European continent, Germany has remained relatively stable and attractive to many private equity investors. Here, Preqin provides the latest statistics for German fundraising and deals, as well as details of the largest transactions of 2015 YTD.
Read the full factsheet here, featuring charts and tables demonstrating the latest research into the German private equity market.
Forbion Capital Partners’ portfolio company, Dezima Pharma, a biotechnology company developing innovative drugs to treat dyslipidemic patients suffering from cardiovascular disease (CVD), is to be acquired by Amgen, Inc.
Amgen has agreed to acquire all outstanding shares of Dezima for up to USD1.55 billion from Forbion and other current shareholders, subject to obtaining US Federal Trade Commission clearance. Further details of the acquisition include an upfront payment of USD300 million, milestone payments of up to USD1.25 billion and low-single-digit royalties on net product sales above a certain threshold.
Dezima was founded in 2012 by Prof. John Kastelein, Professor of Medicine
SeniorAdom has recently completed a round of financing from Omnes Capital, 123Venture, SEB Alliance and AG2R LA MONDIALE.
Founded in November 2012, SeniorAdom offers new remote assistance technology. SeniorAdom’s next-generation technology automatically detects falls and sudden illness using a smart system of detectors (no cameras) connected to a central device. This central device is easy to install and use. It can simply be plugged into a power socket (no need for an internet connection because it has an embedded GSM mobile phone card). No special training is required.
In addition to falls and sudden illness, SeniorAdom’s solution can also
Mooreland Partners, an independent investment bank providing M&A advisory and capital raising services to the global technology industry, has acted as the exclusive financial advisor to Adept Technology on its sale to OMRON Corporation.
OMRON plans to acquire 100 per cent of the outstanding shares of Adept, via an all-cash tender offer to be followed by a second-step merger. OMRON is offering Adept investors USD13.00 per share of Adept, which represents a 63 per cent premium over the stock's closing price on 15 September, 2015. This values Adept at approximately USD200 million. OMRON will fund the tender offer through cash
The Minister of Trade for Ontario, Canada, together with representatives from the DMZ at Ryerson University, a major university-based incubator in Canada, has visited the Innovation Birmingham Campus to sign a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU).
The MoU will set the context for a programme of joint initiatives that will enable tech entrepreneurs based in Birmingham and the city region to gain invaluable insight and connections into North America, while tech entrepreneurs located in Ontario will be able to access the UK and continental European markets through Birmingham. Representatives from the UKTI, the High Commission of Canada and NatWest Bank will
CR Holding (CR), the holding company of CR Investment Management, and K&K Group, have acquired the Airport Club in Frankfurt from Deutsche Bank for an undisclosed sum.
The Airport Club Frankfurt is a well-known premium business club located at the international hub of Frankfurt airport. The club, formerly owned by Deutsche Bank and Lufthansa, was sold to CR and Kofler & Kompanie after Deutsche Bank bought out Lufthansa. As part of the deal, the rental contract has been extended with the owner of the property.
Torsten Hollstein, Managing Director of CR, says: “The Airport Club Frankfurt offers an exclusive
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