HOUSTON and EDMONTON, Alberta, May 14, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Avista Capital Partners ("Avista"), a leading private equity firm, announced that it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire

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HOUSTON, June 13, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Sidewinder Drilling Inc. ("Sidewinder"), a Houston-based land drilling company, today announced that it has entered into an agreement with Avista Capital Partners ("Avista"), a leading private equity firm, to provide an equity commitment of up to $125 million.

OSAKA, Japan, and ZURICH, May 19, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Limited ("Takeda", TSE: 4502) and Nycomed A/S ("Nycomed") jointly announced today that Takeda has reached an agreement with the shareholders of Nycomed in which Takeda will acquire the Zurich-headquartered company for 9.6 billion Euro on a cash-free, debt-free basis.