Welsh, Carson, Anderson & Stowe
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Dollar General, rue21 IPOs make strong debuts...sought exits after a two-year freeze in the market. But many, such as those by Fortress Investment Group's RailAmerica Inc <RA.N> and Welsh Carson Anderson & Stowe's Select Medical Holdings Corp <SEM.N>, have struggled, with analysts... In this article: Dollar General Corp, Rue21, KKR, Blackstone Group LP, United States, and Apax Partners |
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PR Newswire: Health / Biotech | November 12, 2009
Fred Hassan Joins Bausch & Lomb Board of Directors
...P. Landy, Elizabeth H. Weatherman and Sean D. Carney, all managing directors of Warburg Pincus LLC; D. Scott Mackesy, general partner, Welsh Carson Anderson & Stowe; Richard Wallman, retired CFO, Honeywell International, Inc. ; R. Kerry...
In this article: Bausch & Lomb, Fred Hassan, Schering-Plough Corporation, Imperial College of Science and Technology, Pharmacia & Upjohn, University of London, and Harvard Business School
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PR Newswire: Technology | November 12, 2009
Local Insight Regatta Holdings, Inc. Reports Third Quarter 2009 Results
...wholly-owned, indirect subsidiary of Local Insight Media Holdings, Inc. Local Insight Media Holdings, Inc. is a portfolio company of Welsh, Carson, Anderson & Stowe, or WCAS. Since its founding in 1979, WCAS has organized 15 limited...
In this article: Revenue, Cash flow, WCAS, Bad debt, Amortization, and SEC
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Seeking Alpha | November 06, 2009
Recent LBO Mega-Deals Have Much Higher Default Rates
...06, 2009 LBOs by Cerberus and Apollo are performing much worse than other private equity deals, while deals by KKR, JP Morgan and Welsh Carson have seen better performance. The 10 largest leveraged buy-out deals financed in the...
In this article: Moody's, Carlyle, Welsh Carson, Hertz, First Data, JP Morgan, and U.S.
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Reuters | November 04, 2009
Jumbo LBO deals fared badly - Moody's report
...percent range -- are Madison Dearborn, Blackstone <BX.N> and JPMorgan's <JPM.N> private equity unit, the report said. Private equity firm Welsh Carson had zero defaults on its deals, the report said, although 31 percent were distressed.
In this article: Moody's, Apollo Management, KKR, Bankruptcy, Realogy, Welsh Carson, Cerberus Capital, and Linens 'n Things
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Reuters | October 30, 2009
UPDATE 2-KKR's Dollar General sets terms for $750 mln IPO
...past few weeks. Fortress Investment Group <FIG.N>-backed RailAmerica Inc <RA.N> has slid 22 percent since its IPO earlier in October and Welsh, Carson, Anderson & Stowe's Select Medical Holdings <SEM.N> priced below range in September.
In this article: Dollar General Corp, KKR, New York Stock Exchange, RailAmerica Inc, Fortress Investment Group, Dow Jones Industrial Average, and U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission
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WSJ.com: Markets | October 21, 2009
AGA Medical Gains Slightly in Debut
...flopped 8% on its first day and closed Wednesday 5.6% below its IPO price. The company's largest single shareholder, private-equity fund Welsh Carson Anderson & Stowe, didn't sell in the IPO. AGA Medical plans to use the majority of its...
In this article: RailAmerica Inc, Fortress Investment Group LLC, Nasdaq, Plymouth, Minn, and Europe
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Reuters | October 21, 2009
UPDATE 2-AGA Medical unchanged in Nasdaq debut
...the company would have realized $96 million from the offering, less than the net proceeds of $154.2 million it had originally estimated. Welsh Carson, which did not sell any shares in the IPO, still owns 51.7 percent of the company after the...
In this article: Nasdaq, Welsh Carson, Select Medical, Renaissance Capital, RailAmerica, and Fortress Investment Group LLC
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Reuters | October 18, 2009
RPT-IPO VIEW-U.S. IPO boomlet showing softness
...of $4.2 million. It plans to use net proceeds to pay down debt and dividends. The company's largest shareholder is private equity firm Welsh, Carson, Anderson & Stowe, which will still own 46.7 percent of the company after the IPO. The...
In this article: Dole Foods, Fruit, Lithium, Renaissance Capital, and Thomson Reuters
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Centre Daily Times | October 13, 2009
AT&T and Centennial Communications Announce Justice Department Clearance for Acquisition of Centennial by AT&T
...wireless networks in Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands and provides facilities-based integrated voice, data and Internet solutions. Welsh, Carson, Anderson & Stowe is a significant shareholder of Centennial. For more information...
In this article: AT&T, Department of Justice, Centennial Communications Corp., AT&T Intellectual Property, Federal Communications Commission, Puerto Rico, AT&T Communications, New Jersey, United States, and All rights reserved
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Reuters | October 12, 2009
Mideast private equity CEOs say worst has passed
...executives said. "It's going to be hard to make money in the next couple of years," said Paul Queally, co-president of U.S. buyout firm Welsh, Carson, Anderson & Stowe. "It's going to be hard to grow returns." DUBAI DOLDRUMS Dubai,...
In this article: Middle East, KKR, Abraaj Capital, and Dubai
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Welsh, Carson, Anderson & Stowe (Welsh Carson or WCAS) is a private equity investment firm in the United States. Founded in 1979, it has organized 14 limited partnerships with total capital over $16 billion and is currently in the process of raising a new $4 billion private equity fund Welsh, Carson Anderson & Stowe XI. There are approximately 40 publicly traded companies that trace their roots to WCAS.
WCAS has developed a focus on growth companies in two industry sectors:
* Information & Business Services, including outsourcing, information technology, telephone directories and payment processing; and
* Healthcare, including medical devices, pharmaceuticals, hospitals and other medical facilities.
Although historically, WCAS has made investments in telecommunications, the firm moved away from the sector after poor performance adversely impacted the performance of its eighth private equity fund.
WCAS has approximately 40 employees; including 15 general partners; based on Park Avenue in New York City.
- Name:
- Welsh, Carson, Anderson & Stowe
- Type:
- Limited liability company
- Location City:
- New York, New York
- Founder:
- Pat Welsh, Russ Carson, Bruce Anderson, Rick Stowe
- Founded:
- 1979
- Industry:
- Private equity
- Key People:
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- Fran Higgins (Director of Investor Relations)
- Jonathan Rather (CFO)
- Products:
- Leveraged buyout, Growth capital, Mezzanine capital
- No. of Employees:
- 40+
- Website:
- http://www.welshcarson.com/
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