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Nelipak names Roger Prevot CEO | Personnel Moves, Oct. 16, 2019

October 16, 2019 By Sean Whooley

Nelipak Corp. said last week that Roger Prevot will take over as CEO, following the retirement of current CEO Michael Kelly. Kelly was in charge when private equity giant Kohlberg bought Nelipak for an undisclosed amount July 2. Kelly is retiring after overseeing the deal and positioning the company for the next phase of its […]

Filed Under: Business/Financial News, Featured Tagged With: Boston Scientific, conformis, electroCore, INVO Bioscience, Johnson and Johnson, Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co, Lyra Therapeutics, Miach Orthopaedics, Nelipak, Personnel Moves, Q'Apel Medical, Sientra

UK antitrust regulators probe Kohlberg’s Nelipak-Bemis merger

August 14, 2019 By Brad Perriello

Antitrust regulators in the U.K. yesterday opened a probe into the planned merger of Nelipak and Bemis Healthcare Packaging Europe by private equity shop Kohlberg. The PE giant acquired Cranston, R.I.-based Nelipak, which manufactures rigid healthcare packaging used in Class II and Class III medical devices and pharma drug-delivery products, in early July for an undisclosed amount. Get […]

Filed Under: Featured, Mergers & Acquisitions, Wall Street Beat Tagged With: Anti-Trust, Bemis, Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co, Nelipak

PE giant brands ophthalmology play as Falcon Vision

February 27, 2019 By Brad Perriello

Private equity giant KKR said yesterday that it’s forming a new company to back plays in the ophthalmology space, tapping a well-known expert in the field to lead its new Falcon Vision business. Based in Menlo Park, Calif., Falcon Vision is slated to collaborate with Flying L Partners and Bill Link, the co-founder of Advanced Medical […]

Filed Under: Funding Roundup, Optical/Ophthalmic, Wall Street Beat Tagged With: Falcon Vision, Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co

PE firm KKR closes $1.5B healthcare fund

November 30, 2017 By Fink Densford

Private equity giant KKR (NYSE:KKR) this week announced the final closing of its $1.45 billion KKR Health Care Strategic Growth Fund, looking to invest the funds in healthcare growth equity investment opportunities in the America’s. The fund will receive more than $265 million of capital from KKR itself, alongside external investors through KKR’s balance sheet and employee […]

Filed Under: Business/Financial News Tagged With: Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co

KKR puts another $35m into Signostics parent company EchoNous

September 29, 2017 By Brad Perriello

Private equity giant KKR (NYSE:KKR) put another $235 million into EchoNous, the parent company of Signostics, for the second time in as many years. The cash is earmarked for commercializing the Uscan ultrasound device, developing a vein-location device and an unnamed artificial intelligence-driven ultrasound project to market, Seattle-based EchoNous said. KKR put $35 million into the company […]

Filed Under: Funding Roundup, Imaging, Urology, Wall Street Beat Tagged With: echonous, Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co, Signostics, Venture Capital/Private Equity

Private equity shops form medical device portfolio management company

May 2, 2017 By Brad Perriello

Private equity giants KKR and Aisling Capital said today that they’re launching a company to manage their portfolio of medical device companies called Ajax Health, tapping Spirox chairman & CEO Duke Rohlen to lead it. Rohlen is the former president of FoxHollow Technologies and the founder & former chief executive of CV Ingenuity. “There is a significant […]

Filed Under: Funding Roundup, Wall Street Beat Tagged With: aislingcapital, Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co, Venture Capital/Private Equity

Capsugel said to explore sale, IPO

March 24, 2016 By Brad Perriello

Capsugel‘s private equity owner is said to be exploring a sale or initial public offering for the Pfizer (NYSE:PFE) spinout. A deal could value Capsugel, which makes hard capsules and drug delivery products, at more than $5 billion, Reuters reported, citing “people familiar with the matter.” Private equity shop KKR & Co. (NYSE:KKR) paid $2.38 billion for Capsugel […]

Filed Under: Drug-Device Combinations, Mergers & Acquisitions, Pharmaceutical, Wall Street Beat Tagged With: Capsugel, Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co, Pfizer

Spirox closes $45m Series C for ENT devices

March 15, 2016 By Brad Perriello

Spirox said today that it closed the books on a Series C round worth $45 million for the new device it’s developing to treat nasal obstructions. Spirox, which pulled down an $18.5 million Series B nearly a year ago, said the latest round was led by private equity giant KKR and joined by new investor HealthQuest […]

Filed Under: Funding Roundup, Wall Street Beat Tagged With: Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co, Nose & Throat (ENT), Spirox, Venture Capital/Private Equity

Bidding war heats up for Toshiba Medical

January 27, 2016 By Brad Perriello

A bidding war for Toshiba (TYO:6502) subsidiary Toshiba Medical is reportedly heating up among a slew of private equity players and rival corporations. Toshiba, which said last month that it’s seeking outside investors to buy a stake in the healthcare business amid laying off nearly 7,000 workers, wants to focus on its core nuclear energy and chip businesses. Private equity shops KKR and Bain […]

Filed Under: Mergers & Acquisitions, Wall Street Beat Tagged With: Bain Capital, Canon, Carlyle Group, Development Bank of Japan, Fujifilm, Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co, Konica Minolta, Mitsui, Permira, Sony Corp., Toshiba

Private equity giant KKR puts $35m into Signostics

November 16, 2015 By Brad Perriello

Signostics said it landed $35 million from private equity giant KKR (NYSE:KKR) for its handheld ultrasound technology. “KKR offers us the privilege of working with a highly regarded long-term capital partner which will enable us to create next-level innovations and beyond, aimed at greater disruption and democratization of the global ultrasound market,” CEO Kevin Goodwin, who […]

Filed Under: Funding Roundup, Imaging Tagged With: Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co, Signostics, Venture Capital/Private Equity

Cohera Medical raises $50m from KKR

October 23, 2015 By Brad Perriello

Cohera Medical raised a $50 million funding round led by private equity giant KKR and joined by a group of existing investors. Pittsburgh-based Cohera, which makes absorbable surgical adhesives and sealants, said it plans to use the proceeds for the U.S. launch of its TissiGlu adhesive and for clinical trials of its Sylys sealant, which won […]

Filed Under: Funding Roundup, Surgical Tagged With: Cohera Medical Inc., Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co, Venture Capital/Private Equity

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