A group of affiliated firms led byWarburg, Pincus Capital Co L.P., a New York venture capital and
investment partnership, said it has acquired 1,920,527 shares
of Symbion Inc, or 25.5 pct of the total outstanding.
    In a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission,
the Warburg Pincus group said it bought the stake for
investment purposes.
    Although the group said it is considering buying more
shares of Symbion, it said it has no plans to seek control of
the company.
 Reuter
