SAN ANTONIO - Thursday, May 30th 2013 [ME NewsWire]

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- The Board of Directors of the parent company of Kinetic Concepts, Inc. and LifeCell Corporation is pleased to announce that James G. Carlson has agreed with the parent company’s financial sponsors to join the Board of Directors.

Mr. Carlson has more than 30 years of experience in health insurance. He is the former chief executive officer of Amerigroup, a position he held from 2007 to 2012. Mr. Carlson also served as chairman of Amerigroup’s Board of Directors since 2008. From 2003 to 2007 he served as Amerigroup’s president and chief operating officer. From 2003 to 2012 Amerigroup grew revenues from $1.6 billion in 2003 to $9 billion in 2012, earning recognition as a Fortune 500 company. Mr. Carlson successfully guided the company to its December 2012 acquisition by WellPoint, Inc., the second largest health insurer in the nation, at a sale price of nearly $5 billion.

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EAST PROVIDENCE, R.I. - Wednesday, May 29th 2013 [ME NewsWire]

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Nordson EFD, a Nordson company (NASDAQ: NDSN), has recently released its Engineered Fluid Dispensing Product Catalog Fifth Edition. The 112-page catalog details information about markets and applications that use and benefit from Nordson EFD precision dispensing systems, the fluids dispensed and dispensing applications for each industry, and customer comments. It contains complete descriptions of each EFD product with specifications, features, benefits, photos, diagrams, and charts, along with a comprehensive list of dispensing accessories. Fluid volumes and conversions, a helpful viscosity reference chart, dispensing tip recommendations, and a detailed valve selection guide are also included. The catalog is available in English, Chinese, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese, and Spanish.

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SAN DIEGO & SANTA ANA, Calif - Wednesday, May 29th 2013 [ME NewsWire]

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Heritage Global Partners ("HGP”), and its parent company Counsel RB Capital (OTCQB: CRBN), in conjunction with Maynards Industries Ltd, New Mill Capital LLC, and The Branford Group, today announced that they will jointly manage a series of sales for the complete turnkey wireless network infrastructure and related capital assets of Powerwave Technologies Inc. (NASDAQ: PWAV) ("Powerwave”).

Powerwave designs, manufactures, and markets a comprehensive suite of wireless technologies and is a global supplier of end-to-end wireless solutions for wireless communications networks. Together, the companies acquired Powerwave’s assets following its Chapter 11 bankruptcy (Case #13-10134) at an original asset acquisition cost of approximately $100 million. A series of global online auctions will be hosted and managed by Heritage, complete details and event dates to follow at www.hgpauction.com.< ... Read more »