Healthcare
UK - Landsbanki continues growth of leverage finance team
European corporate and investment bank Landsbanki has continued the expansion of its leverage finance team with the dual appointments of Dave Amber and John Perry as directors.
Chin up
The new year has seen the broadsheets bust out tales of evaporating dealflow. According to non-specialist publications, the private equity industry has ground to a halt. While stories of doom and gloom about an asset class that has hitherto been very...
UK - KCP hires new investment manager
Key Capital Partners has appointed Chris Sheasby as investment manager in its Cambridge Office.
UK - Cinven promotes five
Cinven has promoted five employees across a number of teams.
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 £6m management buy-in of domiciliary care business Able Care. The deal was funded by investment from four funds managed by YFM Group – 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 £3m to support the £12m 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 £40m 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...
UK - Dunedin backs £18m buyout in financial services sector
Dunedin has backed £18m managment buyout of Gissings Advisory Services Ltd (GAS), a financial services business. GAS provides consultancy advice on flexible benefits, private medical insurance, life assurance, permanent health insurance, occupational...
FRANCE - 21 Centrale Partners to build healthcare group on the French riviera
21 Centrale Partners has acquired Marseille-headquartered health clinic Chantecler, as the first step of its project to consolidate top-end healthcare providers on the Cote d'Azur.
UK - Sovereign reaps 5.7x return from Complete sale
Sovereign Capital has wholly exited its stake in homecare services provider Complete Group in a £33m trade sale to Claimer Care Group Plc, generating returns of 5.7x the money invested and an IRR of 51%.
UK - LSP and SR One lead £16m investment in Syntaxin
Life Science Partners (LSP) and SR One, GlaxoSmithKline's independent corporate healthcare fund, have led an investment of £16m in biopharmaceutical company Syntaxin Ltd in a series-B funding round.
UK - NewMedia SPARK rebrands as SPARK Ventures
NewMedia SPARK Plc, the AIM-quoted venture capital investor, has announced the re-branding of the business as SPARK Ventures Plc. The change reflects the expansion of SPARK’s investment management skills beyond the ‘new media’ sector, to include...
BELGIUM - Gilde Healthcare Partners portfolio company Ablynx to float
Gilde Healthcare Partners portfolio company Ablynx is going to raise new funds through an IPO and apply for admission of its shares to trading on Euronext Brussels this year, subject to market conditions. J.P. Morgan Securities and KBC Securities are...
SPAIN - Ysios hires fourth partner
Recently-established Ysios Capital Partners, a biotech and healthcare-focused firm, has hired Joe Sanfeliu as a partner.
FRANCE - Apax hires three senior associates
Apax partners has strengthened its Paris-based sector teams with the appointment of Damien de Bettignies, Julien Gauthier and Marc Philouze as senior associates.