The following announcement was written by Heather Landi, senior editor at Fierce Healthcare: Deal size: $4.7 billion Announced: Aug. 5 Closed: TBD Why it matters: Private equity firm Blackstone announced in August it was acquiring a majority stake in direct-to-consumer genetics company Ancestry from its former equity holders for $4.7 billion. According to Blackstone, Ancestry has $1 billion in annual revenue …
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(+) How to Become a Paid Genealogy Speaker
The following Plus Edition article is written by and copyright by Dick Eastman. Ah, the glamorous life: flying from city to city, giving presentations before genealogy conferences and society meetings. How would you like to do the same? First of all, I’ll warn you there isn’t much glamour in genealogy public speaking. Indeed, the busiest …
(+) How to Become a Paid Genealogy Speaker
The following Plus Edition article is written by and copyright by Dick Eastman. Ah, the glamorous life: flying from city to city, giving presentations before genealogy conferences and society meetings. How would you like to do the same? First of all, I’ll warn you there isn’t much glamour in genealogy public speaking. Indeed, the busiest …