Sheridan Legacy Group has sold Diamondback Drugs, a veterinary compounding pharmacy, to Tailwind Capital. Diamondback serves veterinary clinics, veterinary hospitals, zoos, aquariums, research institutions, and individual pet owners. The company has an extensive pharmaceutical product line ranging from ophthalmic preparations to cancer treatment solutions. Diamondback is headquartered in Scottsdale, AZ (www.diamondbackdrugs.com). “Sheridan’s investment allowed us […]
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Cortec Group Acquires OCR Canada
Barcodes, a portfolio company of Cortec Group, has acquired OCR Canada. This is the first add-on acquisition completed by Cortec for Barcodes since it acquired the company in November 2012. OCR provides automated identification and data capture equipment and services to companies throughout Canada. OCR provides data capture, mobile computing, and wireless infrastructure products along […]
Peloton Equity invests in HealthPlanOne
Peloton Equity has invested growth capital to acquire a majority stake in HealthPlanOne, a technology-enabled digital marketing firm specializing in Medicare and individual and family health insurance sales and distribution. HealthPlanOne is the first investment made by newly-formed Peloton Equity. HealthPlanOne operates two online health insurance marketplaces where consumers can search for, compare, and enroll […]
Propel Equity Partners Acquires Shrinky Dinks
Alex Brands, a portfolio company of Propel Equity Partners, has acquired the Shrinky Dinks brand of toys. Shrinky Dinks offers a variety of products and play patterns based upon plastic sheets that can be cut, colored and then shrunk and hardened into an endless amount of original designs. Alex Brands has historically licensed the Shrinky […]
Rapper Rubenstein
In September 2013 The Carlyle Group made a minority investment of $500 million in Beats Electronics, the audio brand co-founded by artist and producer Dr. Dre. Then in August 2014, Apple acquired Beats for $3 billion in a cash and stock deal, marking the largest acquisition in the company’s history. Needless to say, it was […]