Healthcare
GERMANY - TVM Capital sells DIREVO Biotech
TVM Capital has sold portfolio company DIREVO Biotech AG to Bayer HealthCare in an all cash deal valued at EUR 210m. DIREVO Industrial Biotechnology GmbH, a wholly owned subsidiary of DIREVO Biotech AG, is not subject to this transaction and has been...
UK - Enterprise Equity invests EUR 1.7m into Kelsius
Enterprise Equity has completed a EUR 1.7m investment into Kelsius, a provider of remote temperature monitoring solutions.
UK - Lyceum buys Carewatch for £37m
Lyceum Capital has agreed to acquire social health care provider Carewatch Care Services from its current owner Nestor Healthcare Group Plc in a ТЃ37m deal.
FRANCE – AtriA invests in Groupe Phythéa
AtriA Capital Partenaires, through AtriA Private Equity Fund III, have taken a significant minority stake in food supplements company Phythéa. AtriA invested via their fund.
UK - Spark leads investment in Gemini
Spark Ventures has led a ТЃ1.4m series-B round of funding for Gemini Biomedical Ltd, a specialist healthcare company, alongside Alliance Fund Managers (AFM).
UK - Sovereign promotes partners
Sovereign Capital has promoted Dominic Dalli, David Myers and Kevin Whittle to partner.
UK - TA Associates invests £35m into Quotient Bioscience
TA Associates has invested ТЃ35m into analytical and safety evaluation services company Quotient Bioscience Group.
SWEDEN - Argan acquires Humana Group
Argan Capital has acquired a controlling stake in Humana Group, a provider of personal assistance services for individuals with functional impairments.
NETHERLANDS – SpePharm raises EUR 26m
Paul Capital Healthcare, TVM Capital and Signet Healthcare Partners have invested EUR 26m into drug commercialisation business SpePharm Holding BV.
SWEDEN - Bure divests Textilia for EUR 201m
Bure Equity has sold Textilia, a washing and textile services provider, to Litorina Kapital for SEK 201m.
UK - Sovereign hires investment executive
Sovereign Capital has appointed Sarah Pratt as a researcher to its investment team.
CEE – Mid Europa consolidates Polish healthcare market
Mid Europa-backed LUX MED has acquired Polish healthcare business Promedis.
FINLAND - Sentica Partners acquires Miratel
Sentica Partners has acquired a 52% stake in Miratel, a supplier of nurse-call and personal security to the healthcare sector, from three private investors.
UK - RJD invests £6.1m in Raphael Healthcare
RJD Partners has invested ТЃ6.1m in Raphael Healthcare, a provider of specialist mental health services for women. The deal values the company at ТЃ30m.
UK - Advent wins auction for Craegmoor
Advent International has acquired Craegmoor Healthcare Group from LGV Capital, beating off competition from nursing home operator Southern Cross Healthcare in the final round of bids.
UK - Barclays Ventures exits Insight Medical Ventures in £22m deal
Barclays Ventures has sold its stake in Insight Medical Ventures Ltd, an operator of integrated healthcare facilities, to UME Diagnostics Ltd in a ТЃ22m deal.
UK/FRANCE - NBGI launches in Paris
NBGI Private Equity has opened a new office in Paris, which will be headed up by Didier Riebel and Laurent AllУЉgot.
UK - Oxford Capital closes fourth gateway fund on £12m
Oxford Capital has closed Oxford Gateway Enterprise Investment Scheme (EIS) Fund No 4 on ТЃ12m.
UK - Sovereign strengthens investment team
Sovereign Capital has appointed Taha Hasan as investment manager and Tom Matthews as investment executive.
UK - QIA looking for new partners for Four Season Healthcare
The Quatari Investment Authority (QIA) is talking to potential new partners about ways to recapitalise troubled nursing home operator Four Seasons Healthcare. Buyout house Blackstone and Infrastructure investor Macquarie are said to be among the firms...
UK - Hutton Collins puts James Hull Associates up for sale
Specialist and cosmetic dental surgeons group James Hull Associates has been put up for sale by mezzanine provider Hutton Collins, with the asking price thought to be around ТЃ200m. Candover and GI Partners are believed to be among the potential bidders...