Abris buys Polish healthcare firm Scanmed

Abris buys Polish healthcare firm Scanmed

Warsaw-based private equity firm Abris Capital Partners has bought the entire shareholding in Scanmed, a Polish healthcare network operator, for €76m. The purchase, made by the Abris CEE Mid-Market III LP fund, is for 100% of the shares in Scanmed from the seller Life...
Investcorp Sees Promise in Private Equity’s Main Street Push

Investcorp Sees Promise in Private Equity’s Main Street Push

In recent years, the private-equity industry has made slow but steady progress in its quest to open the asset class to ordinary investors, including 401(k) retirement plans, although so far those investors haven’t yet flooded the asset class. Rishi Kapoor, the...
Advent Is Said to Revive Unit4 Sale Plans After SPAC Approach

Advent Is Said to Revive Unit4 Sale Plans After SPAC Approach

Advent International is planning to revive a sale of software business Unit4 NV after receiving takeover interest from a blank-check company, according to people familiar with the matter. The private-equity firm could kick off a sale process for the business next...
Sycamore unit to acquire clothing brands for $540 mln

Sycamore unit to acquire clothing brands for $540 mln

Ascena Retail Group, which owns clothing brands such as Ann Taylor and Loft, said on Thursday it will be acquired by Premium Apparel LLC for $540 million on a cash-free and debt-free basis. Premium Apparel, a unit of private equity firm Sycamore Partners, has...