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The M&A Scene: CEO Leadership
Dealmakers gathered at the Harvard Club in New York on May 7 as part of ACG NY's CEO Leadership event. Peter Gonye, a co-leader within Spencer Stuart's private equity practice in North America was the keynote speaker. Panelists included M. Tatum Pursell, senior adviser, Unlimited Horizons; Tony Ecock, general partner, Welsh Carson Anderson & Stowe; Jim Follett, former CEO of Authentic Response Inc.; Doron Grosman, operating partner, Court Square Capital; and Joelle Marquis, partner, Arsenal Capital.
10 Startups Marissa Mayer Bought Before Tumblr
Summly, a news-sharing service Yahoo picked up in March for $30 million, tops the list of purchases the new CEO made before the $1.1B deal for Tumblr
3Qs With…Chris Randall, executive vice president, NBH Capital Finance
NBH Capital Finance will focus on the lower middle market
Remark Media Refocuses on Young Adults
Remark has operated at a loss since inception but is now focusing on growing its personal finance group, as well as media properties
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Evolution Partners' Jeff Kadlic
Carlos Slim
Bluefly was placed on Mergers & Acquisitions’ Distressed Company Watch list after it indicated concern about continuing without liquidation
The transaction follows insurance deals by Confie Seguros and Aquiline Capital Partners
The PE firm has a history of retail investments, including Tommy Hilfiger, Cole Haan and Takko
PlayerScale produces gaming infrastructure used by developers to build games
The PE firm invested in the corporate reputation-tracker from its third fund, which closed in August
The transaction is Google’s 12th in the alternative energy sector, following a $200M investment in an Oldham County, Texas, wind farm
Juan Alva, Fifth Street partner
The IT company’s $120M N-Able purchase, announced May 21, follows 10 smaller acquisitions the company has made since its 2009 IPO
Archer is selling the oil drilling equipment unit to focus on its product offerings for unconventional resources
Though Tennessee’s Magna Bank went private last year, according to CEO Kirk Bailey, other banks with weaker capital positions could find an IPO attractive
Multiband can solicit alternative proposals for 45 days as part of the agreement
Waiting staff can use the service to place orders from mobile phones, and process payment at the table
Signet’s alternative funds unit has $700 million in assets
The network security transaction follows similar acquisitions by Vista Equity Partners and McAfee
MGPA manages about $12B, focusing on real estate funds management, co-investments and separate-account mandates for institutional investors
