Greenwich, Conn.-based Clearview Capital has completed the sale of EN Engineering to Chicago-based CIVC Partners. Specific terms of the sale were not released, though Clearview said the sale yielded a gross return of 4.5x invested capital, and a 68% internal rate of return over Clearview’s three-year hold period. PRESS RELEASE Clearview Capital, LLC of Old […]
Water Street Healthcare Partners and Wind Point Partners have exited their investment in Physiotherapy Associates, selling the company to Court Square Capital Partners. Terms of the deal were not released. Exton, Penn.-based Physiotherapy Associates is a provider of outpatient rehabilitation services. PRESS RELEASE Water Street Healthcare Partners, a strategic private equity firm focused exclusively on […]
Centerbridge Partners has acquired P.F. Chang’s China Bistro Inc., taking the company private in a deal valued at $1.1 billion. Centerbridge will pay $51.50 per share in cash for the company, representing a premium of approximately 30% over the average closing price for the 30 days ended April 30, 2012. PRESS RELEASE P.F. Chang’s China […]
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European buyout house Doughty Hanson is to acquire approximately 40% of Grupo Hospitalario Quirón. The firm has entered into an agreement with the Cordón Muro family for the exchange of their controlling interest in Grupo Hospitalario Quirón into a company through which Doughty Hanson & Co V and the Cordón Muro family will control USP […]
Lion Capital is to acquire European optical retailer Alain Afflelou from funds managed by Bridgepoint and Apax Partners France and Altamir Amboise in a secondary buyout transaction. Founded in France in 1972, Alain Afflelou is a European optical franchisor with a network of nearly 1,100 optical retail stores across France, Spain, Portugal, Belgium, Luxembourg, Switzerland, […]
Huntsman Gay Global will be focusing on exits this year and has pushed fundraising plans to 2013.
Arsenal Capital Partners announced Monday two acquisitions: Plasticolors, a supplier of pigment and chemical dispersions, and Evonik Industries’ Colortrend global colorants business. The New York PE firm has created Chromaflo Technologies, a global pigment dispersion platform, that will be headquartered in Ashtabula, Ohio. Scott Becker will be CEO of Chromaflo. PRESS RELEASE Arsenal Capital Partners, […]
Amazon has spent 24 months crushing brick-and-mortar competitors and driving the company's share price through the roof. And they've gone and done it in a way that bankers hate to see--without much M&A.
OrthoAccel Technologies said Monday that it received a $10 million investment led by HealthpointCapital Partners. S3 Ventures also participated. The $10 million growth capital will fund the US launch of its AcceleDent, which reduces treatment time for wearing braces. PRESS RELEASE OrthoAccel Technologies, Inc. (“OrthoAccel” or “the Company”) today announced an investment of $10 million […]