Healthcare
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 £6.1m in Raphael Healthcare, a provider of specialist mental health services for women. The deal values the company at £30m.
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 £22m 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 Allégot.
UK - Oxford Capital closes fourth gateway fund on £12m
Oxford Capital has closed Oxford Gateway Enterprise Investment Scheme (EIS) Fund No 4 on £12m.
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 £200m. Candover and GI Partners are believed to be among the potential bidders...
UK - Solon hires investment associate
Solon Ventures has hired Shufan Lin as investment associate.
CEE - Warburg Pincus sells Euromedic to ALS and Merrill Lynch
Ares Life Science (ALS) and Merrill Lynch's private equity arm have acquired Hungarian healthcare provider Euromedic International from its current shareholders including Warburg Pincus. The deal originated through a Rothschild-led auction, in which several...
EUROPE - Industri Kapital re-brands as IK Investment Partners
Industri Kapital has changed its name to IK Investment Partners (IK) to mark the evolution of the firm’s investment and geographic focus.
UK - Advent set to submit second round bid for Craegmoor
Advent International is set to submit a second round bid to acquire Craegmoor Heathcare, a care home provider, reports suggest.
GLOBAL - LPs concern over GP strategy shift
According to a global barometer by Coller Capital, global LPs are worried about recent GP strategy shifts as the credit crisis continues to bite.
FINLAND/US - Nexit Ventures leads USD 10m investment into Ekahau
Nexit Ventures has led a USD 10m funding round for Ekahau, a Finnish wireless technology company, together with Finnish Industry Investments, Sampo Group and other private investors.
UK - Bestport and Close Ventures exit Grosvenor Health in £19.6m sale
Bestport Ventures and Close Ventures have exited their investment in healthcare provider Grosvenor Health Ltd through a trade sale to service company Serco Group for a total consideration of £19.6m.