Healthcare
DENMARK - Santaris Pharma secures EUR 20.4m series-C round
Gilde Healthcare Partners has joined existing shareholders, the board of directors and management in a EUR 20.4m series-C round of funding for Santaris Pharma, a Danish pharmaceutical company. New investor Gilde contributed EUR 7.5m while the remaining...
UK - YFM backs £6m buy-in of healthcare provider
YFM Private Equity has backed the ТЃ6m management buy-in of domiciliary care business Able Care. The deal was funded by investment from four funds managed by YFM Group т The Chandos Fund, North West Business Investment Scheme, The British Smaller Companies...
DENMARK - Sofinnova and Gilde invest EUR 17.6m in Ascendis
Ascendis Pharma, a Copenhagen based pharmaceutical company, has attracted a EUR 17.6m series-A financing round. The investment round was co-led by Sofinnova Partners and Gilde Healthcare Partners. Zweite TechnoStart Ventures Fonds GmbH & Co KG also participated...
UK - Gresham scoops 4x on Warings exit
Gresham Private Equity has scooped returns of 4x from the sale of building contractor Warings. The Portsmouth-based business has been acquired by French Group, Bouygues Construction. Gresham invested ТЃ3m to support the ТЃ12m management buyout of Warings...
HUNGARY - Riverside adds Novamed to Diatron
The Riverside Company has acquired Novamed , an Israeli company operating in the field of microbiology and infectious disease testing. The company is an add-on to the platform company Diatron , a Hungarian-based manufacturer of haematology analysers...
UK - CBPE sells Fishers to BOSIF for £40m
Close Brothers Private Equity (CBPE) has sold linen service business Fisher Holdings for ТЃ40m to its management. The Fisher management team is being supported by Bank of Scotland Integrated Finance. CBPE achieved a money multiple of 2.9x on its original...