Healthcare
Caixa Capital Risc leads €3m Genmedica round
Caixa Capital Risc, the venture capital arm of savings bank La Caixa, has led a €3m funding round for Spanish biotech firm Genmedica Therapeutics.
Silverfleet invests in Aesica Pharmaceuticals
Silverfleet Capital has acquired a majority stake in biotechnology company Aesica Pharmaceuticals from LDC.
SEP leads £3m investment in Exco inTouch
Scottish Equity Partners (SEP) has led an initial ТЃ3m investment in Exco inTouch, a provider of mobile patient communication and management solutions for the pharmaceutical and healthcare sector.
MTI invests in university spinout BiOxyDyn
MTI has invested ТЃ650,000 in university spinout and medical imaging company BiOxyDyn.
Beringea exits Onyx Scientific
Beringea has sold its stake in Onyx Scientific to drug manufacturer and exporter IPCA.
InnovationsKapital exits Cellartis
InnovationsKapital has sold stem cell biopharmaceutical firm Cellartis to French biotech company Cellectis in exchange for cash and shares.
HTGF closes seed funding for Lipocalyx
High-Tech Gründerfonds and GoodVent have backed the seed funding of Lipocalyx.
Scottish Equity Partners announces fund launch
British growth equity and venture capital investor Scottish Equity Partners (SEP) has launched new fund SEP IV, already raising ТЃ185m.
EdRCP in Groupe Moria take-private
Edmond de Rothschild Capital Partners (EdRCP) has acquired 85.27% of listed French medical equipment company Groupe Moria, with a view to take it private.
Investors shift focus on healthcare funding
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SHS leads series-B round for Miracor
SHS Gesellschaft für Beteiligungsmanagement has led a series-B financing round worth €7m in medical technology firm Miracor Medical Systems.
August Equity's Lifeways bolts on Inclusive and Support
August Equity-backed supported living provider Lifeways has signed off its 10th acquisition following the bolt-ons of Inclusive Holdings and Support Options.
HTGF backs Capical seed round
High-Tech Gründerfonds has, together with a private investor, backed a seed financing round for cardiac diagnostics developer Capical.
Syndicate invests €29.2m in AM-Pharma
A consortium led by Ysios Capital Partners has invested €29.2m in Dutch biopharmaceutical company AM-Pharma BV.
Procuritas buys Farma Holding
Procuritas has acquired a majority stake in pharmaceutical supplier Farma Holding.
Enara completes 30th acquisition
August Equity-backed Enara has acquired Colvin Nursing Agency and Longacre Homecare.
Aescap Venture et al. back Orphazyme
Aescap Venture has invested тЌ14m in a series-A round for biotechnology firm Orphazyme.
VC-backed PolyTherics raises £2.15m
Imperial Innovations Group, YFM Equity Partners and ProVen Health VCT have provided UK-based biotech company PolyTherics with ТЃ2.15m of funding.
Mercapital ups stake in Q Diagnóstica
Spanish private equity firm Mercapital has upped its stake in private diagnostic imaging operator Q Diagnóstica to 97.1%.
Consortium invests €18m in Amakem
A consortium led by Forbion Capital Partners has invested €18m in Belgian biotechnology company Amakem.
Creathor Venture, RVC and KfW invest in Sividon Diagnostics
Creathor Venture, Rheinland Venture Capital (RVC) and KfW have invested an amount between €1-€5m in Sividon Diagnostics.
August-backed Lifeways acquires SLC
Lifeways Community Care, a portfolio company of August Equity, has bought SLC Group, thus completing its eighth bolt-on acquisition since 2007.
ISIS exits SLC via trade sale
ISIS Equity Partners has sold UK-based SLC Group, a provider of supported living and domiciliary care services.
Consortium invests SEK 7.25m in Antrad Medical
A consortium, consisting of STING Capital, Innovationsbron and business angels, has invested SEK 7.25m in Swedish medical technology company Antrad Medical.