Healthcare
PE bidders in the running to acquire Priory Group
A number of private equity groups are believed to be in the running to pick up Royal Bank of Scotland's healthcare operator Priory Group.
Scottish Venture Fund joins £9.6m round for TPP
The Scottish Venture Fund has joined a £9.6m funding round for drug development company, TPP Global Development.
Berchmann Capital leads €1.2m round for Genolab
Berchmann Capital has led a €1.2m series-A round for medical diagnostics company Genolab.
Procuritas acquires Oral Care
Procuritas has acquired Swedish mobile dentistry company, Oral Care.
LBO France to sell Medi-Partenaires
LBO France is planning to sell its stake in French clinic operator Medi-Partenaires, according to media reports.
PINOVA Capital takes a participation in Hemoteq AG
PINOVA Capital has invested in medical technology company Hemoteq AG in Würselen.
Altor-backed Apotek Hjärtat acquires Ada AB
Altor-backed pharmaceutical business Apotek Hjärtat has wholly acquired Ada AB from its parent Tamro Group for an undisclosed sum.
Albion invests £6.4m into new NHS facility
Albion Ventures has invested £6.4m into an NHS hospital in Somerset, South West England. The facility will have 62 beds and provide rehabilitation and long-term health care.
Healthcare buyouts: a tonic for the market
Defensive sector or not, buyout activity in the healthcare area was as depressed as elsewhere during 2009. But things are looking up and a spate of deal completions and possible exits in the first few months of 2010 are providing a welcome tonic for a...
EQT to sell Aleris for SEK 4bn
Reports suggest that EQT is set to sell health care group Aleris, potentially valuing the business at SEK 4bn.
Galantos Pharma secures €4.4m
A large consortium of state and regional entities has backed drug company Galanthos Pharma with €4.4m of series C of funding.
CIC Vizille and Masseran lead $11m round for Nanobiotix
CIC Vizille Capital Innovation has led an $11m series-C round for biotech business Nanobiotix, alongside Masseran Gestion.
Polaris divests Frösunda to HgCapital
Pan-European investor HgCapital has acquired Frösunda LSS from Danish private equity firm Polaris for an undisclosed sum.
Consortium raises €20m Series C for Affimed
Existing investors aeris Capital, BioMedInvest, LSP Life Sciences Partners, Novo Nordisk A/S and Orbimed have provided €20m in in a Series-C financing round for Affimed Therapeutics AG.
NLV leads $26m round for Immunotec
US-based New Leaf Venture Partners (NLV Partners) has led a second tranche of a $26m series-D round of funding for biotech business, Oxford Immunotec Ltd.
CapMan acquires Esperi
CapMan has acquired care services company Esperi from an investor consortium led by Unicus, management and the Finnish Red Cross.
ZooBiotic buys German competitor BioMonde GmbH
Zoobiotic, a Welsh producer of larvae products for the UK medical market has bought BioMonde GmbH, a former competitor also involved in larval therapy.
Fitness investments: Working their way back to health
The recent wave of private equity-backed expansion deals in the gym industry suggests it is a sector in rude health. Francois Rowell investigates.
Sovereign’s City & Country acquires Sterling
Sovereign Capital-backed domiciliary care provider, City & Country (formerly London Care), has acquired Sterling Homecare Limited as its first bolt-on.
ERIP et al. in €8m round for Implanet
Edmond de Rothschild Investment Partners (ERIP), has led an €8m round for Implanet SA, a French developer of surgical implants for orthopedic and spine surgery, along side CM-CIC Private Equity, Wellington Partners and Seventures Partners.
NVM sets up RCC Lifesciences
NVM Private Equity has backed the £3m launch of RCC Lifesciences Limited. The acquisition vehicle will target development capital opportunities within the UK healthcare sector and primarily the lifesciences and medical devices markets.
August-backed Enara pushes on build-up
August Equity LLP-backed home care provider Enara Group has completed the acquisition of six add-ons: Village Homecare Services (Wales), Somebody Cares, Community Careline Peacehaven, Care 4 Agency, Homelink Care Services and Capital Care.
Maven invests £2m in Neolab
Maven Capital Partners has invested £2m in Neolab Limited to fund the company's growth.
21-backed Almaviva acquired Juge
21 Centrale Partners-backed Almaviva Santé Group, a private healthcare provider, has acquired Juge Private Hospital based in Marseille in a build-up operation.