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Healthcare

Investors Exits Chamberlin Edmonds

Emdeon pays $260 million to pick up the former Charterhouse, MTS and Highlander Partners portfolio company.

Veritas Makes a Healthcare Play

The PE firm buys PerkinElmer’s detection unit for about $500 million.

Stonebridge Exits Alpha Packaging

Sale to Irving Place represents just under a 4x cash on cash return for the seller.

Bain Recaps Air Medical

Brockway Moran, MVP Capital secure a partial exit and remain shareholders in the company.

TA in Indian Lab Deal

Sponsor provides a partial liquidity event for existing VC backer Sequoia.

Nautic, Norwest Exit Gaymar

The sponsors are exiting through a $150 million sale to Stryker.

Emerging Market Buyers Ramp Up Domestic Activity

KPMG study shows US companies as the most popular target for emerging market suitors in the first half.

TPG Capital Launches Chinese Effort

The private equity firm’s $736M fund comes on the heels of other PE firms' RMB plays.

LLM Plans New Blank Check

The SPAC asset class is still waiting on a post-recession revival and has limited winners to cite.

Avista, Teachers' Acquire INC Research

Sponsors intend to make additional tuck-in acquisitions for the CRO outfit post close.

Leonard Green Buys Hospital Operator

Acquisition of Prospect Medical follows news that the FTC cleared the sponsor's purchase of Aspen Dental.

Medco Acquires PE-backed UBC

Berkshire Partners, Oak Venture Partners and JH Whitney are exiting the company through the sale.

US WorldMeds Acquires Solstice

The $35.7 million sale represents an exit for Highland Capital and others.

Warner Chilcott Plans $750M HY Offer

The junk bonds will help pay a $2 billion-plus dividend to shareholders, which include Bain, TH Lee, and CCMP Capital.

Parthenon Backs The Coding Source

Growth equity investment precedes acquisition of Sinaiko Healthcare Consulting.