Healthcare
HTGF et al. back GeneQuine Biotherapeutics
High-Tech Gründerfonds (HTGF) and Innovationsstarter Fonds Hamburg have made a seven-figure seed investment in Hamburg-based biotech company GeneQuine Biotherapeutics.
AXA PE's Synerlab makes two acquisitions
Synerlab, a French pharmaceutical manufacturing firm backed by AXA Private Equity, has acquired Lyofal and IDD-Tech Orléans.
EdRIP to make 10x on Vessix sale
Edmond de Rothschild Investment Partners (EdRIP) stands to reap a sizeable 10x return on its original investment in US-based Vessix Vascular, following the $425m sale of the business to trade player Boston Scientific Corp.
NBGI Ventures sells TPV to Bausch + Lomb
NBGI Ventures has sold its portfolio company Technolas Perfect Vision (TPV) to Bausch + Lomb, which has exercised an option acquired in 2011.
HTGF et al. back Cysal
High-Tech Gründerfonds (HTGF) and eCapital entrepreneurial Partners AG's vehicle Gründerfonds Münsterland have invested in German biotech business Cysal.
Equistone buys Sunrise Medical Mobility from Vestar
Equistone Partners Europe has agreed to buy Sunrise Medical Mobility from Vestar Capital Partners.
Waterland buys SENIOcare from Akina
Waterland has bought Swiss long-term care group SENIOcare in an SBO from Akina.
Spark backs Zilico with additional £750,000
Spark Impact has injected a further ТЃ750,000 into cancer diagnostics company Zilico Ltd.
Inveready in €3m round for Althia
Spanish VC Inveready has contributed to a €3m funding round for Althia, a biomedical firm based in Madrid.
AXA PE provides additional €100m to Ceva
AXA Private Equity has injected a further €100m into portfolio company Ceva Santé Animale, a veterinary health company.
Industrials and consumer see most volume in 2012 to date
The industrial and consumer sectors outperformed other major industries in terms of deal volume between January and September 2012.
CDC Entreprises et al. back Biom'Up with €6.8m
CDC Entreprises, Viveris Management, OTC Asset Management and exisitng investors have backed French manufacturer of medical devices Biom’Up with €6.8m.
Redx Pharma secures £4.7m for spinout
Redx Pharma has been awarded ТЃ4.7m from the British Regional Growth Fund to launch new subsidiary Redx Anti-Infectives Ltd.
TeleVenture et al. invest in APIM Therapeutics
TeleVenture, Sarsia Seed, Birk Venture and Ro Invest are said to have invested in Norwegian preclinical biotech company APIM Therapeutics.
IK Investment Partners agrees acquisition of Vemedia
IK Investment Partners and CEO Yvan Vindevogel have agreed to acquire a majority stake in Belgian pharmaceuticals supplier Vemedia Pharma.
Mid Europa buys Alpha Medical from Penta
Mid Europa Partners has wholly acquired laboratory diagnostics provider Alpha Medical from Penta Investments.
Cinven buys Amdipharm for £367m
Cinven has acquired UK-based pharmaceuticals business Amdipharm Group for ТЃ367m.
Earlybird sells BMEYE for €32.5m
Earlybird has sold Dutch medical diagnostics company BMEYE to Edwards Lifescience Corporation for €32.5m, reaping a 26% IRR on its investment.
Aeris Capital et al. invest in Affimed Therapeutic series-D
Aeris Capital and existing investors have backed German biotech company Affimed Therapeutic in a €15.5m series-D round.
YFM sells Primal Pictures to Informa
YFM Equity Partners has sold Primal Pictures, a publisher of medically accurate 3D models of the human anatomy, to Informa UK, a subsidiary of the international publishing and events business Informa Group.
August sells Enara for £111m
August Equity has sold UK-based domiciliary care provider Enara to listed trade player Mitie for ТЃ111m.
Sudinnova invests in EyeBrain
Sudinnova Capital has partaken in a €3.3m second round of funding for French biotech company EyeBrain.
TCR invests in In'Tech Medical
TCR Capital has acquired a stake in French orthopaedic devices manufacturer In'Tech Medical, alongside Arkea Capital.
MTI Ventures and Spark back BiOxyDyn with £1.2m
Medical imaging firm BiOxyDyn has secured capital commitments totalling ТЃ1.2m from Spark Impact and MTI Ventures.