Monday Morning Outlook

Good morning, all. Here are a few things to start your week…

Transactions:

• RCS Capital Corporation to acquire Summit Financial Services
• CareFusion to acquire Vital Signs Division of GE Healthcare
• Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan to acquire Burton’s Biscuits
• HydroChem acquires Inland Industrial Services
• MidCap Financial acquired by Apollo
• Safeguard completes deal for Prime Business Solutions
• Kenan Advantage Group acquires RTL-Westcan Group
• Vonage completes acquisition of Vocalocity, Inc.

Events:

• Tuesday Webinar: Simple Solutions for Improving M&A Integrations
• Tuesday NYC Roundtable: Investing in the Lower Middle Market
• Thursday NYC Roundtable: Members Networking Breakfast

Other News:

• Tim Geithner joins Warburg Pincus — and here’s how he can help
• Private equity sees opportunity in all (infrastructure) things that crumble
• Forbes family explores sale of magazine — and PE not a likely buyer
• Could you steer clear of PE in NYC?
• The value of advanced analytics in M&A
• ‘Zombie’ firm Motion Equity Partners in talks to secure capital

This week in history…Sony Corp acquires CBS Records for $2 billion (1987)