H.I.G. Capital, LLC ("H.I.G."), a leading global private equity investment firm with more than $13 billion of equity capital under management, announced today that it has completed the sale of its portfolio company MagnaCare Holdings, Inc. ...
Tags: H.I.G., MagnaCare Holdings, EBITDA, successful investment
Despite tough economic conditions, revenues for the world's 250 largest retailers reached $4.3 trillion in the last fiscal year (June 2012 through June 2013). The average size of the top 250 retailers exceeded $17 billion according to the ...
Tags: Retail Economy, Service
Watercrest Senior Living Group of Vero Beach,FL,and Index International AB,headquartered in Stockholm,Sweden,announce the finalization of their$500 million partnership in the co-development of senior living communities in the United States. ...
BC Technical, a leading non-OEM medical imaging solutions provider, announced today that it has been selected by HealthTrust as a provider for refurbished medical imaging equipment for the 1,400 acute care facilities that are part of the ...
Tags: Health, Medicine, Refurbished Medical Imaging Equipment
Global well-being improvement leader Healthways (NASDAQ: HWAY) announced today that it has been awarded a contract to provide Australia's largest health coaching program, Get Healthy Information and Coaching Service® (Get Healthy ...
Novo Nordisk, a world leader in diabetes care, today announced the launch of the insulin delivery device NovoPen Echo® in the United States. This is the first and only pen device available in the U.S. with half-unit dosing and a memory ...
Healthy food products that are produced in an environmentally-friendly manner will boost the health of the Swiss population while protecting natural resources. The National Research Programme "Healthy Nutrition and Sustainable Food ...
Tags: Agriculture, Food, Health, Medicine, Healthy food
MONDAY Jan. 20, 2014, 2014 -- Happier seniors can look forward to greater mobility as they age than their gloomier peers, new research suggests. The findings don't prove that happiness preserves mobility. However, "the research suggests ...
Tags: gloomier peer, CMAJ, University College London, Moving Experience
Scripps Health President and CEO Chris Van Gorder will be honored by the American College of Healthcare Executives (ACHE) with a Gold Medal Award at the opening session of the ACHE's 57th Congress on Healthcare Leadership in Chicago on ...
Tags: Health, Medicine, Health Care
The Department of Health and Human Services moves to break up a big backlog of Medicare claims appeals, with beneficiary hearings taking precedent. In the meantime, The Fiscal Times looks at overpayment in private Medicare Fee-For-Service ...
While legislators in at least seven states contemplate measures to stop implementation of the health law, Maryland's Senate advanced a bill to provide insurance to those who were unable to enroll in that state's troubled health exchange ...
Naturally Splendid Enterprises is pleased to announce an agreement with Purity Life Health Products LP "Purity Life" to distribute its NATERA superfood line across Canada. Purity Life was founded in 1984 and is Canada's leading ...
Affymetrix, a manufacturer of DNA microarrays, has obtained marketing authorization from the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for its Affymetrix CytoScan Dx assay that can detect chromosomal variations which may be responsible for a ...
Tags: FDA Approval, Cytoscan DX Assay
Economists often measure rates of entrepreneurship by looking at the number of small businesses in an industry or a country. However, in a study published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Magnus Henrekson and Tino ...
Tags: Consumer Electronics, Electronics
REI's Private Brands division, which is the largest source of apparel and equipment sold by the U.S outdoor retailer, has committed to using only 100 percent bluesign-certified fabrics by the time it launches its 2018 product lines. ...
Tags: Sporting Goods, Recreation