Jonathan Marino

National Healing Corp. and Diversified Clinical Services, both wound care management companies and both based in Florida, will merge. PE firm the Jordan Co. will relinquish its stake in Diversified Clinical Services as part of the transaction. Specifics on the deal were not provided. Moelis & Company and Jefferies & Company are serving as financial advisors to Diversified Clinical Services. SNR Denton US LLP and Hogan Lovells US LLP are serving as Diversified Clinical Services' legal counsel.

Nordic Capital Funds V and VI just completed the sale of Nycomed A/S to listed Japanese Takeda Pharmaceutical in a €9.6bn transaction. The deal excludes the US based dermatology and topical generics unit Fougera, which is being retained by the Nordic Capital-lead owner group.

Onex Corp’s ONCAP raised a third fund, the TSX-listed investment firm, closed its third fund with $800 million Canadian committed. The fund will consist of $520 million in outside capital and $280 million that is being contributed from Onex. In June, ONCAP III completed its first transaction with the acquisition of Hopkins Manufacturing Corporation.

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