Healogics Inc.,owned by private equity firm Metalmark Capital, is reportedly considering a sale that could value the wound care services provider at $1 billion. Goldman Sachs Group has been tapped to find a buyer.
Investors
New Jersey business analytics firm Axtria bags $4.8M in funding
New Jersey, US-based business analytics firm raised $4.8 million in a funding round from Richard Braddock and Amarpreet Sawhney to create tools that help companies understand their customers.
Addison Capital's Gowanda Holdings purchases TTE Inc
Addison Capital portfolio company Gowanda Holdings said it had bought Los Angeles, California RF and microwave filters designer and maker TTE Inc for an undisclosed amount.
EQT plans London listing of food outlet operator SSP
Stockholm-based private equity firm EQT Partners intends to list British food outlet operator SSP on the London Stock Exchange in June this year. The food outlet operator could be worth £2 billion ($3.3 billion).
San Francisco's Radius scores $13M to improve workflows for salespeople
San Francisco, US-based big data firm Radius raised $13 million in a funding round led by Formation8 Partners to spot great leads and improve workflows for salespeople.
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Former Citigroup Inc head Sanford "Sandy" Weill was appointed as the Chairman of the Board of the reinsurance company Hamilton Insurance Group Ltd, Bloomberg reported.
Canada-based dairy firm Saputo Inc has again increased its stake in its takeover target, Australia-based dairy supplier Warrnambool Cheese and Butter Factory Ltd, from 20.141% yesterday to 21.392%.
NSP Semiconductor Chief Executive Officer Richard Clemmer told Bloomberg that he is thinking of making as much as $1.5 billion in acquisitions of semiconductor companies that complement its core operations.
Schaft Inc Co-Founder Takashi Kato has launched 246 Capital, a fund that seeks to invest in technologies by Japanese startups and universities not noticed by investors, Bloomberg reported.
San Francisco, US-based social coding firm GitHub purchased web design startup Easel for an undisclosed amount, according to a blog published by GitHub earlier today.
England-based rigid plastic packaging products supplier RPC Group PLC has added Bosnia and Herzegovina-based injection molder Helioplast d.o.o. in a deal valued at £8.4 million ($13 million).
Tencent Holdings Ltd, the biggest Internet firm in Asia, invested an unconfirmed amount in China-based cab booking app Didi Taxi to promote its payment service to mobile web users.
India-based Lanco Infratech Ltd is considering a sale of its Australian unit, Griffin Coal Mining Co, so it could help pay debt, according to sources interviewed by Bloomberg.
BlackRock will be ending its worldwide analyst survey program as part of its agreement with the office of the New York Attorney General, Reuters reported.
