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Tony James’ Family Office Spinout Gets $370 Million for Private Equity Bets

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A spinout investment firm from Blackstone Inc. billionaire Tony James’ family office has launched a private equity fund with backing from him and other members of the world’s super-rich.

Madison River Capital collected about $370 million from investors including wealthy individuals and institutional money managers for buyout deals targeting small-to-medium sized US companies in the health care, industrials and business services sectors, according to a statement on Tuesday.