NovaQuest Private Equity (NQPE) has invested in Bend Bioscience, according to a news release.

Bend Bioscience, based in Bend, Ore., is an early-phase contract development and manufacturing organization (CDMO). Founded in 2021, the company specializes in particle engineering, drug delivery, drug development and manufacturing to the pharmaceutical industry.

NQPE is a private equity

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s recent guidance on withholding transcripts from students with debts revealed that the CFPB is using a broad definition of “private education loan” that may apply to the practices of some not-for-profit schools. Additionally, while the CFPB characterized this practice as “abusive,” its analysis suggests that these practices may also be

TPG Capital has completed its acquisition of ClaimsXten, Change Healthcare’s claims editing business, from UnitedHealth for $2.2 billion, according to news reports.

The sale of ClaimsXten follows UnitedHealth’s acquisition of Change Healthcare. This transaction was placed on hold after the U.S. Department of Justice sued to stop it. Last month, a federal judge ruled

The Vistria Group has announced it has invested in Flores & Associates.

Flores, based in Charlotte, N.C., is a provider of benefit technology solutions and administrative services to employers throughout the United States. Founded in 1986, the company is an administrator of employer-sponsored reimbursement plans, including flexible spending accounts, health savings accounts and health reimbursement

HCAP Partners has announced it and Baymark Partners have invested in DFW Neuropathy.

DFW Neuropathy, based in North Texas, is a neuropathy treatment company. Founded in 2010, the company specializes in combination electroanalgesia treatment intended to heal or reverse peripheral neuropathy.

HCAP Partners, based in San Diego, is a private equity firm that

Great Point Partners (GPP) has completed a growth investment in iXCells Biotechnologies, according to a news release.

iXCells, based in San Diego, is a provider of cell-based products and discovery services to the academic, biotech and pharmaceutical communities worldwide. Founded in 2014, the company focuses on primary and induced pluripotent stem cell-derived cellular

Compliance with out-of-state investigative requests, like warrants, just got a little trickier for some California-based companies.

Read on for details and implications of a new California law that, among other things, prohibits technology and communications companies based in the state from providing user data to out-of-state authorities investigating abortions that would be legal under California

Compliance with out of state investigative requests, like warrants, just got a little trickier for California companies. Under existing law, California technology and communications companies are required to produce specified user data in response to an out of state warrant as if that warrant was issued by a California court. But now there is one caveat—companies do not have to do so when the warrant relates to an out of state abortion investigation. On September 27, 2022, California Governor Gavin Newsom signed a bill (AB-1242) that, in part, prohibits technology and communications companies headquartered or incorporated in California from providing user data to out-of-state law enforcement or government entities investigating abortions that would be lawful under California law. The new law also prohibits California companies from assisting the out-of-state entities in investigating or enforcing abortion violations. For California corporations, the law acts as a shield against warrants, court orders, subpoenas, or other legal processes from states attempting to enforce abortion laws that conflict with California law.

One Equity Partners (OEP) has announced it has completed the acquisition of Prime Time Healthcare.

Prime Time, based in Omaha, Neb., is a healthcare staffing services provider. Founded in 2012, the company states that it provides placement services for registered nurses, licensed practical nurses, certified nursing assistants and allied health clinicians to approximately 8,500

At long last, the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (“FinCEN”) issued a final rule establishing a beneficial ownership information reporting requirement for corporations and companies both large and small. In its announcement earlier today, FinCEN explained that the rule will require most companies and corporations registered to do business in the United States to report information about their beneficial owners to FinCEN.