Peter Lombardi, the former president of Mutual Benefits, was sentenced to 20 years in federal prison today for his role in defrauding some 28,000 investors out of nearly $1 billion.
DLJ Merchant Banking Partners (“DLJMB”) today announced that its affiliate Orchard Acquisition Company has completed its acquisition of Peach Holdings, Inc. (AIM: PSF), the parent company of Peachtree Settlement Funding (“Peachtree”), in a cash merger at £3.85 per share. Orchard Acquisition Company is a newly formed company owned by an investor group led by DLJMB, which also includes the senior management of Peach Holdings, Credit Suisse, LLR Partners and Greenhill Capital Partners.