April 26, 2004 - Buyouts
North Castle Shimmers With New Deal
North Castle Partners, the healthy-living focused, Connecticut-based buyout shop, acquired a controlling stake in HDS Cosmetics Lab Inc., the maker of the Doctor's Dermatologic Formula (DDF) cosmeceutical skin care brand....more
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April 21, 2004 - The Daily Deal
Leiner Health gets $650M recap
North Castle Partners LLC and Golden Gate Capital Inc. are expected to announce Wednesday, April 21, that they are sponsoring a $650 million leveraged recapitalization of Leiner Health Products Inc., which makes store-brand vitamins, minerals and over-the-counter drugs....more

February, 2004 - ABA Banking Journal
Boomer Times or Bust?
Many, if not most, of you reading this are members of the much publicized Baby Boom generation (born from 1946 to 1964)....more
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December 15, 2003 - ADWEEK
Equinox Exerts Its Tough Luxe: Lipman, 50 pounds lighter, gets into fighting shape
Equinox Fitness enlists what it calls "edgy" actors and athletes - including Chiaki Kuryama, the mace-wielding assassin in Kill Bill - in a $3-5 million campaign that returns physical intensity to the upscale gym's image....more
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August 6, 2003 - The Star Ledger
Expired Patent Gives Schering-Plough Bad Reaction
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Leiner Health Products, a leading manufacturer of consumer health care products, said yesterday its generic version of Claritin -- Schering-Plough's blockbuster allergy medicine -- should hit store shelves by early next month. ... more

July 21, 2003 - The Daily Deal
Buyout Shops Sign Up For a Workout
British and fitness -- two concepts you might not link. But like some people becoming addicted to exercise, U.K. private equity firms just can't get enough of the sector. And the funds are betting that, contrary to their stereotype... more

June 10, 2003 - Orlando Sentinel
Drug Treatment Should Be Just A Click Away
The level of alcohol and drug dependency in this country is at crisis levels. According to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, of the 27 million Americans who now are abusing illegal drugs... more