Private equity deals

Centerbridge Partners and Corsair Capital are considering a joint bid for the 315 UK branches being sold by Royal Bank of Scotland, according to Sky News. www.rbs.com IMS Health has acquired Appature, a Seattle-based provider of SaaS marketing solutions to the healthcare market. No financial terms were disclosed, but Geekwire reports a price-tag north of $100 million. Appature had raised $9.6 million in VC funding from Madrona Venture Group and Ignition MORE