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Eli Lilly launches obesity drug at half price


Eli Lilly launches obesity drug at half price

Good morning, Two of the biggest obstacles to the fast-growing weight loss drug industry are Costs and availabilityEli Lilly launched a new program on Tuesday to address both problems. The pharmaceutical giant allows patients without health insurance to buy the obesity drug Zepbound for a more competitive $399 a month – less than half the […]

According to Crunchbase, global VC funding in media, entertainment and gaming increased by 58% in the first half of 2024


According to Crunchbase, global VC funding in media, entertainment and gaming increased by 58% in the first half of 2024

In the 1998 film Shakespeare in LoveIn The 40 Years of Business, Geoffrey Rush plays the troubled owner of the Globe Theatre. In one scene, he memorably fails to explain to creditors why his business seems to be heading for ruin again and again. “Let me tell you something about the theater business,” he says. […]

Highland Commercial Roofing lands on the Inc. 5000 list


Highland Commercial Roofing lands on the Inc. 5000 list

Private equity firm HCI Equity Partners announced Monday that six of its properties, including Highland Commercial Roofing, were named to the 2024 Inc. 5000 list of the fastest-growing private companies in America. The six companies represent more than a third of HCI’s portfolio and have contributed 874,458 jobs to the economy over the past three […]

Blackford Capital was named to the 2024 Inc. 5000 list as one of the


Blackford Capital was named to the 2024 Inc. 5000 list as one of the

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich., Aug. 14, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Inc. Magazine today announced that Blackford Capital (Blackford), a leading lower middle market private equity firm that acquires, manages and creates value in lower middle market manufacturing, industrial and value-added distribution companies, has been named to the “2024 Inc. 5000,” an annual list recognizing the fastest-growing […]

TPG announces investment strategy for the second half of 2024


TPG announces investment strategy for the second half of 2024

TPG invested $1.2 billion in real estate in the second quarter, acquiring two Manhattan office buildings to convert into residential space. The company bought 222 Broadway for $150 million in partnership with Jeff Gural’s GFP Real Estate and acquired 101 Franklin Street for more than $100 million. Both properties suffered significant declines in value and […]