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Avista Capital Partners Commits To Invest Up To €125 Million In Nycomed

New York, NY, October 10, 2006 – Avista Capital Partners, a leading private equity firm, today announced it has committed to purchase up to €125 million of common stock in Nycomed A/S (“Nycomed”). Based in Roskilde, Denmark, Nycomed is a mid-size pharmaceutical company focused on the sale of branded prescription and over-the-counter drugs in the […]

Written by on October 10, 2006

Avista Capital Partners Commits to Invest Up to $50 Million In MedServe

Houston, TX, October 3, 2006 – PRNewswire — Avista Capital Partners, a leading private equity firm, today announced it has committed to purchase up to $50 million in MedServe, Inc. to fund a national consolidation of small operators in the medical waste industry. Based in Houston, Texas, MedServe provides medical waste removal and destruction and […]

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Warner Chilcott Announces Pricing of its Initial Public Offering

HAMILTON, Bermuda, September 21, 2006 – PRNewswire-FirstCall — Warner Chilcott Limited today announced the pricing of its initial public offering of 70,600,000 shares of common stock, at a price of $15 per share. The shares will be listed on the Nasdaq Global Select Market and will trade under the symbol “WCRX” beginning September 21, 2006. […]

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Quest Diagnostics to Acquire Focus Diagnostics, Inc., A World Leader in Infectious Disease Testing

Lyndhurst, NJ, and Herndon, VA, May 19, 2006 – PRNewswire-FirstCall — Quest Diagnostics Incorporated , the nation’s leading provider of diagnostic testing, information and services, has agreed to acquire Focus Diagnostics, Inc., the premier infectious disease testing provider, in a cash transaction valued at approximately $185 million. Focus Diagnostics is privately held and based in […]

Written by on May 19, 2006