Healthcare
EdRIP et al. invest £30m in Cellnovo
A consortium of private equity investors led by Edmond de Rothschild Investment Partners (EdRIP) has provided UK-based medical equipment company Cellnovo with a £30m series-B round of funding.
HBM BioVentures et al. exit PharmaSwiss
HBM BioVentures, Enterprise Investors and the other shareholders have sold 100% of Switzerland-based pharmaceutical company PharmaSwiss to Valeant Pharmaceuticals International for an approximate value of €350m.
NVM leads £1.9m investment in Altacor
NVM Private Equity, Enterprise Ventures and Beringea have injected £1.9m into UK pharmaceuticals company Altacor.
Carlyle and Palamon back UK dental care merger
The Carlyle Group has acquired Integrated Dental Holdings (IDH) from Bank of America Merrill Lynch Capital Partners, and merged it with Palamon-backed Associated Dental Practices (ADP).
Lundbeckfond Ventures et al. invest €11.4m in Nexstim
A consortium of investors led by Lundbeckfond Ventures has invested €11.4m in Finnish medical equipment company Nexstim.
Riverside invests in Orliman
Global private equity firm The Riverside Company has invested in Spanish company Orliman, a Valencia-based manufacturer of non-invasive orthopaedic products.
VC-backed BioVex sold for $1bn
Biotech company BioVex - backed by a consortium of venture investors including SEP, Forbion and Crédit Agricole Private Equity - has been acquired by US biotech firm Amgen in a $1bn all-cash deal.
Industrifonden leads investment in InDex
Industrifonden and existing shareholders, including SEB Venture Capital, have made a SEK 75m investment in InDex Pharmaceuticals AB.
Advent closes Priory buyout
Global private equity firm Advent International has acquired mental health and specialist care services provider The Priory Group from the Royal Bank of Scotland Group.
Emertec et al. invest €1.3m in Eviagenics
Emertec Gestion and CapDecisif Management have provided French biotech company Eviagenics with €1.3m of early-stage funding.
Sovereign-backed City & County acquires Quality Care Services
City & County Healthcare, a Sovereign Capital portfolio company, has acquired Irish home care provider Quality Care Services (QCS).
Auctus acquires Flemming Dental
Auctus has acquired a majority stake in Flemming Dental AG from a consortium of international financial investors.
Techfund et al. invest €2.5m in Polyplus
Techfund Capital Europe several and several CIC investment arms have provided French biotech company Polyplus-transfection with €2.5m of funding.
Sarsia Seed leads Avexxin funding round
Sarsia Seed has led a funding round in Norwegian pharma company Avexxin AS.
Axis invests €1m in Sabirmedical
Axis Participaciones has invested €1m in medical technology firm Sabirmedical via the FESpyme private equity fund.
CVC to buy 25 hospitals for €900m
CVC Capital Partners has agreed to buy the Spanish hospital unit of Capio, the Swedish healthcare group owned by Apax and Nordic Capital, in a deal valued at €900m.
Axis and Suan Biotech back Noscira
Axis Participaciones and Suan Biotech have participated in a €19m funding round for Spanish pharmaceuticals company Noscira.
Consortium provide €100m for Symphogen
A consortium led by Novo A/S, joined by Essex Woodlands, Gilde Healthcare Partners and Danish Pension Fund PKA, has provided €100m for Symphogen, making it the largest funding round ever in Europe for a private biotech company.
Mercia-backed Hybrid merges with Myotec
Hybrid Biosystems, a portfolio company of West Midlands technology specialist the Mercia Fund, has merged with Myotec Therapeutics to form PsiOxus Therapeutics.
Montefiore buys Groupe Avenir Santé
Montefiore Investment has taken a majority stake in French clinics operator Groupe Avenir Santé, for an undisclosed amount.
AXA PE invests £7m in James Hull Associates
AXA Private Equity (AXA PE) has invested £7m in James Hull Associates, a private and NHS dental services provider based in the UK, through its mezzanine fund.
Investors lose stakes in Alliance Medical debt restructure
Senior and subordinated lenders that backed the 2006 tertiary buyout of Alliance Medical by DIC and previous majority shareholder Bridgepoint Capital have reached an agreement over a £570m debt restructuring package.
3i acquires OneMed from CapMan
3i has acquired medical supplies distributor OneMed Group Oy from CapMan, which owned approximately 66% of the company.
Albion Ventures backs Oakland Care Centre with £4.35m
Venture house Albion Ventures has invested £4.35m in specialist care facility Oakland Care Centre.