DealBook: Avista Hires Ex-Bush Official to Advisory Board

Avista Capital Partners, a private equity firm specializing in energy, healthcare and media investments, said on Tuesday that it has hired former Bush administration official Jim Nussle to its advisory board.

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Avista Capital Partners Agrees to Acquire Bristol-Myers Squi

Avista Capital Partners Agrees to Acquire Bristol-Myers Squibb Medical Imaging for Approximately $525 Million.

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Avista Partners advises Unity Technologies

Avista Partners advises Unity Technologies on Series A Investment From Sequoia Capital, Diane Greene and David Gardner. Unity Technologies, the leading provider of the multi-platform game development platform for Web, PC, Mac, Wii and iPhone, today announced that it has secured Series A financing of $5.5 million.

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Avista Losses Big in Star Tribune Bankruptcy

Dealbook.blogs.nytimes.com report - Big Loss for Avista in Star Tribune Bankruptcy The private equity firm Avista Capital Partners stands to take a big loss in the bankruptcy reorganization of The Star Tribune of Minneapolis.

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Fretwork course to save bankrupt Minneapolis paper | Interne

Author: Deden | Categories: Bluetooth Technology | Posted: 7 April, 2009 | Tags: 1 Million Dollars, Advertising Revenue, Avista Capital Partners, Bankruptcy Protection, Calibre, Chicago Tribune, Co Owner, Code Group

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Nordic Capital Fund VII and Avista Capital Partners Agree to

Bristol-Myers Squibb Company (NYSE:BMY) announced today it has signed a definitive agreement to sell to Nordic Capital Fund VII (“Nordic Capital”) and Avista Capital Partners (“Avista”). “These decisions support our next-generation BioPharma strategy. We will now have additional financial resources to expedite that strategy."

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Minneapolis Star Tribune in bankruptcy filing

The 15th-largest U.S. daily based on circulation, which McClatchy Co sold to private equity firm Avista Capital Partners for $530 million less than two years ago, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection after missing payments to lenders, it said on Thursday.

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Star Tribune’s debt for sale as newspaper woes mount

The lenders who financed Avista Capital Partners’ 2007 acquisition of the Star Tribune now want out of the deal, and are seeking a buyer for their debt package, originally worth more than $400 million.

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Avista Partners launches with media investment banking as its sole focus

A new independent investment banking firm with a sole focus on the media sector has been formed called Avista Partners. The two founders of the firm, Paul Heydon and Christopher Borde have brought together their practices from Unity Capital and Media & Entertainment Advisors.

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Star-Tribune Winnowing Begins

Since being acquired by Avista Capital Partners last week, there have been eyes (your Curmudgeon included) watching the Strib closely for the intended direction of the new owners. We got a strong hint about that direction this morning, as a list of reporters, editors, and staff leaving the company will be announced later...

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