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In Second Opinion, the NASDAQ hits 5000 for the first time in 15 years, Google confirms plans on becoming a wireless carrier and Kleiner Perkins General Partner John Doerr is expected to testify in the Pao gender discrimination trial.
This week's job opportunities include a family office vice president at Blackstone, private equity legal counsel at GIC and a private equity senior manager at Standard Chartered Bank. Also, Bay Hills Capital is looking for either an analyst or associate.
The Colorado Impact Fund, which is managed by an affiliate of Vestar Capital Partners, has made an investment of $3 million in Bhakti Chai. Also, John Foraker, president of Annie’s Inc has been added to Bhakti's board. Based in Boulder, Colorado, Bhakti is a maker of chai tea.
Tribeca Management Company has exited its stake in Operador del Terminal de Carga Aeropuerto Internacional El Dorado for $56.5 million. OTCA is the operator of Bogota CargoCity, the air cargo terminal at El Dorado International Airport in Bogota, Columbia.
Spectrum Equity has made a "significant" investment in Definitive Healthcare, which provides data and analytics on the healthcare provider market. In addition to the funding, Jeff Haywood and Chris Mitchell of Spectrum Equity, have been added to Definitive’s board of directors.
KKR & Co. LLP has completed its previously announced acquisition of an 85.05 percent stake in Pioneer Corp's DJ equipment business. No financial terms were disclosed; however, an earlier peHUB report tagged the value at $551 million.
The Riverside Company has acquired Sound Marketing Concepts as an add-on to its Spectrio platform. No financial terms were disclosed. Based in Rowley, Massachusetts and Rocky Hill, Connecticut, SMS is a provider of on-hold marketing messaging services focused on the healthcare industry.
Mexican restaurant chain Real Mex Restaurants has named Bryan Lockwood as CEO. The appointment is effective immediately. Previously, Lockwood worked at Tavistock Restaurants where he served as CEO and President. Real Mex is a portfolio company of Z Capital Partners LLC and Tennenbaum Capital Partners LLC.
NTS Communications Inc, which is backed by Tower Three Partners, has named Cyrus Driver as CEO and a member of the company's board of directors. Prior to joining NTS, Driver worked at Time Warner Cable's Business Class where he was a vice president. NTS is a provider of high-speed broadband services.
(Reuters) - Partner in Pet Food (PPF), a European pet food maker, has been put up for sale by private equity firm Advent International, sources told Reuters.
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