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DME company formed in ’12 via various acquisitions Company posts ~$100 mln Ebitda: source Sale process is in late stages: sources Quadrant Management is exploring the sale of QMES LLC, the East Coast-concentrated distributor of oxygen-therapy products and other durable medical equipment, according to four sources. J.P. Morgan Securities is providing financial advice to the […]

Landmark’s Creed says a CFA may have more impact Female execs make up a mere 17.9 pct of PE industry: Preqin Some women are not interviewing for PE roles Business school remains important for candidates looking to get a private equity job, but the industry has become more flexible and the MBA is not the […]

Platinum Equity nearly quadrupled its money with the sale of BlueLine Rental after four years. Last week, Platinum closed the sale of BlueLine to United Rentals Inc for about $2.1 billion. BlueLine, Woodlands, Texas, is an equipment rental company that serves more than 50,000 customers in the construction and industrial sectors. Platinum made about 3.5x its […]

LLR investment dates to May 2016 Company’s ABA services are mostly home-based Segment entrants: NexPhase, MBF Healthcare, Abry     LLR Partners is evaluating the sale of LEARN Behavioral less than three years after investing in the provider of autism-treatment and educational services, according to several people familiar with the matter. Harris Williams is conducting […]

PayIt, the VC-backed payments company for government services, is up for sale, two sources said. Harris Williams is advising on the sale. PayIt is the Kansas City, Missouri, provider of a mobile government platform that aims to speed the payment of state and local services, like DMV, permits and licensing, as well as turnpike passes, […]

Chicago firm’s investment dates to ’07 Arizona DME provider projects ~$30 mln in  ’18 Ebitda BPOC invested in physician-staff provider Medicus in October More than a decade into its investment, Chicago’s Beecken Petty O’Keefe & Co is exploring the sale of Preferred Homecare/Lifecare Solutions, Buyouts has learned. Houlihan Lokey is providing financial advice to Preferred, […]

Hardest part was walking away from stable situation Underestimated the challenges of fundraising Klemann’s GHK focuses on industrials The idea of having to overpay for assets in today’s hypercompetitive large-cap market helped persuade ex-Goldman Sachs banker Gilbert Klemann to leave the relative security of his position and launch as a fundless sponsor. Klemann left Goldman […]

Lincolnshire Management Inc has tripled its money with the sale of Holley Performance Products after five years, a source said. Sentinel Capital Partners said Oct. 29 that it acquired Holley Performance and would combine it with portfolio company Driven Performance Brands. Terms weren’t disclosed. Holley Performance is the Bowling Green, Kentucky, maker and marketer of products like […]

Prospect’s Ebitda is about $350 mln: source Company reportedly attempted sale via Morgan Stanley in 2015 Leonard Green investment dates to August 2010 More than eight years into its investment, Leonard Green & Partners is exploring the sale of hospital chain Prospect Medical Holdings, according to four sources. The Los Angeles private equity firm has […]

Providence Equity Partners is selling its private credit arm, Benefit Street Partners, to Franklin Templeton after 10 years. Franklin is buying all of Benefit Street’s operations and management fee earnings for an initial $683 million, according to an executive commentary posted on Franklin’s website. The deal, expected to close in the second quarter of Franklin’s fiscal […]