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April 24th, 2012

AlixPartners Announces Majority Investment from CVC Capital Partners to Further Growth and Client-Service Strategy Worldwide

NEW YORK, N.Y.AlixPartners Employees to Continue to Share in Company Ownership AlixPartners, LLP, the global business advisory firm, and CVC Capital Partners (“CVC”) today announced they have agreed to a recapitalization by which funds affiliated with CVC will purchase majority…

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March 26th, 2012

Ellucian™: New Company Name Announced for Datatel and SunGard Higher Education Combination

FAIRFAX, Va. The recent combination of two education technology leaders, Datatel and SunGard Higher Education, has a new name: Ellucian™. “Ellucian is much more than two companies coming together; it embodies our focus on helping education institutions thrive in an…

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January 23rd, 2012

Datatel and SunGard Higher Education Close Transactions to Combine their Businesses

SAN FRANCISCO, Calif., FAIRFAX, Va., and WAYNE, Pa. New Company to Help Institutions Succeed in Changing Education Environment Hellman & Friedman, Datatel+SGHE, and SunGard Data Systems today announced that the transactions to combine the businesses of Datatel and SunGard Higher…

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December 18th, 2011

F. Warren Hellman, Beloved Founder, Passes Away at 77

SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. Business Innovator, Private Equity Pioneer, Dedicated Philanthropist, Civic Champion, Keen Sportsman, Devoted Husband, Father and Grandfather, San Francisco Icon, a True Renaissance Man The partners at Hellman & Friedman announce with great sadness today the passing of…

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December 7th, 2011

HgCapital Re-Invests in the UK Business Software Firms, IRIS Accountancy Solutions and IRIS Software Group

HgCapital Trust plc will participate in the acquisition of a majority stake in IRIS Software Group Limited (“IRIS”) alongside other institutional clients of HgCapital. The Trust, whose shares are listed on the London Stock Exchange, gives private and institutional investors…

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December 5th, 2011

The Carlyle Group and Hellman & Friedman Complete Acquisition of PPD

WILMINGTON, N.C., (Business Wire) Pharmaceutical Product Development, Inc. today announced the completion of its acquisition by affiliates of The Carlyle Group and affiliates of Hellman & Friedman in an all-cash transaction valued at approximately $3.9 billion. As previously announced, the…

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October 3rd, 2011

PPD to be Acquired by The Carlyle Group and Hellman & Friedman

WILMINGTON, N.C. PPD shareholders to receive $33.25 per share in cash Transaction value is approximately $3.9 billion PPD to become a privately held company Pharmaceutical Product Development, Inc. (Nasdaq: PPDI) today announced that it has entered into a definitive merger…

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