Healthcare
EUROPE - BioMedPartners holds first close of second fund on CHF95m
BioMedPartners has held a first close of BioMedInvest II on CHF95m.
FINLAND - Bridgepoint launches EUR 162m offer for Terveystalo
Bridgepoint has launched a cash offer for listed Finnish healthcare provider Terveystalo Healthcare Oyj valuing the company at EUR 162m.
IRELAND - Mianach leads EUR 1.25m RevaHealth funding
Existing backer Mianach Venture Capital has led a EUR 1.25m funding round for health clinic search engine RevaHealth.com, alongside Enterprise Ireland.
UK - Rutland promotes two
Rutland Partners has promoted Oliver Jones and David Wingfield to the position of investment director.
UK - MMC supports Neoss with £5.5m
MMC Ventures has participated in a £5.5m funding round for healthcare company Neoss Ltd, alongside Delta Partners, Medtronic and several high net worth individuals.
CEE - EBRD considers EUR 40m commitment to 3TS CEE Fund III
The EBRD is studying the possibility of investing up to EUR 40m, but not exceeding 20% of total aggregate commitments, in 3TS CEE Fund III, a regional private equity fund with a target size of EUR 200m.
GREECE - Global Finance sponsors Euroclinic buyout
Global Finance has sponsored a leveraged buyout of Greek healthcare group Euroclinic from the Dutch financial services group Eureko BV for an undisclosed amount.
UK - Abingworth raises £84m co-investment fund
International life sciences and healthcare investor group Abingworth has closed an £84m co-investment vehicle, Abingworth Bioventures V Co-Invest Growth Equity Fund LP, which is designed to invest alongside Abingworth Bioventures V and brings the total...
UK - ECI backs £33m Ascribe de-listing
ECI Partners has backed the management buyout of AIM-listed Ascribe Plc, which provides a range of IT solutions to the healthcare industry, for a total consideration of £33.3m.
UK - ATEP leads £2.6m Digital Healthcare funding
Alliance Trust Equity Partners, the private equity arm of investment trust Alliance Trust Plc, has led a £2.6m funding round for Digital Healthcare, a specialist provider of retinal screening software, alongside YFM Group, Noble Group and Paris-based...
FRANCE - Close Brothers changes senior management
Close Brothers has appointed Laurent Camilli and Gwénael de Sagazan as co-heads of the firms French division.
UK - Unquote” congratulates the winners of the British Private Equity Awards
Unquote" hosted the fourth annual British Private Equity Awards in London last night.
SWEDEN - Nordic Capital closes on EUR 4.3bn
Nordic Capital has held a final close of its seventh fund, Nordic Capital VII, having secured EUR 4.3bn in total commitments.
UK - NESTA to manage Kinetique Biomedical Seed Fund
NESTA has been appointed as the fund manager of the Kinetique Biomedical Seed Fund.
UK - WFM backs £910,000 Healthcare Learning investment
Wales Fund Managers has invested £200,000 into The Healthcare Learning Company Ltd (HLC), a developer and distributor of e-learning for healthcare professionals, as part of a £910,000 funding round.
UK - Private equity could make joint-bid for Four Seasons
RBS-owned specialist healthcare provider The Priory Group has been reported as having held discussions with buyout houses Apax, Blackstone and KKR about the possibility of a joint bid to acquire care home operator Four Seasons.
FRANCE – UFG PE invest EUR 1.1m in aXigate
UFG Private Equity has invested EUR 1.1m into administrative software company aXigate.
EUROPE - Carlyle raises EUR 530m for European technology
The Carlyle Group has closed its second European technology fund, Carlyle Europe Technology Partners II (CETP II), on EUR 530m, exceeding its initial target of EUR 500m.