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Private Equity Firm GTCR announced that it had sold its portfolio company Actient Holdings to Auxilium Pharmaceuticals Inc.
GTCR was established in 1980, as a private equity firm that’s main focus is on investing in growth firms in the Financial Services & Technology, Healthcare and Information Services &…
Nordic Capital: Clear strategy vital for success
| 22 Apr 2013 | Nordic Capital recently held a first close on its eighth fund. unquote” speaks with CFO Klas Tikkanen to discuss success strategies, tax and private equity…
What options do first-time home buyers have for a down payment?
6 march: We received so many questions for our online chat on Tuesday that we couldn’t get to them all. If you missed it, you can read a transcript here.…
Voters should pay attention to politics. Investors should ignore it.
March 8 On March 1, the $85 billion sequester went into effect. It will potentially shave half a percentage point from GDP. With estimates for this year’s economic growth at 1.5…
Protect the current seniors
13 March: Explain please exactly why we need to “protect current retirees and those near retirement.” Not a nick applied or a nickel deducted. Every once in a while a…
Wonkbook: Everything you need to know about the Senate Democrats’ budget
March 14, 2013 Wonkbook’s Number of the Day: $975 billion. That’s the total amount Senate Democrats want to raise in new tax revenues over 10 years. Much more below. (Photo by…
Home equity continues to grow fast, as many markets return to normal conditions
March 15 Home equity is back! And it’s growing fast: According to the latest data from the Federal Reserve, Americans’ net equity holdings in their houses jumped by nearly half a…
Activist investor Mark Rachesky again goes toe-to-toe with mentor Icahn
March 24 When hedge fund investor Mark Rachesky faced off against Carl Icahn in a battle for Lions Gate Entertainment, he knew his adversary well. Rachesky, a Stanford University MD who’s…
Move over, Cyprus. Slovenia is the new tiny country you should worry about.
March 24, 2013 The Cyprus crisis, it appears, is soooo last week. The new country that’s provoking concern is Slovenia. The small former Yugoslav republic—wedged between Italy, Austria, Hungary, and…
Wonkbook: What we learned from the Senate Democrats’ budget
March 25, 2013 Welcome to Wonkbook, Ezra Klein and Evan Soltas’s morning policy news primer. To subscribe by e-mail, click here. Send comments, criticism, or ideas to Wonkbook at Gmail dot…
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