Healthcare
FRANCE - EdRIP appoints life science partner and recruits three staff
Paris-based Edmond de Rothschild Investment Partners (EdRIP) has recruited three additional staff and secured a new venture partnership. Olivier Litzka has been appointed as co-director of the life science team, while Laurent Toutois and Sophie Nordmann...
UK - Barclays Ventures supports £30m management buy-in
Barclays Ventures has backed a simultaneous £30m management buy-in of Amwell Systems and Twyford Bushboard. The combined businesses create the UK’s leading independent designer, manufacturer, supplier and installer of both traditional washroom systems...
SWEDEN - Nordic Capital sells fitness club chain SATS
Nordic Capital Fund IV has entered into a binding agreement to divest fitness club chain SATS to Tryg i Danmark smba. Tryg i Danmark smba invests in companies within the healthcare and security sector. The completion of the transaction is subject to approval...
SWEDEN - Opica's offer becomes unconditional
Opica AB, a company jointly owned by Apax Europe VI, Nordic Capital Fund VI and Apax France, has announced that all conditions to the offer for Swedish healthcare group Capio have been satisfied and that the offer therefore has become unconditional.
ITALY - Doughty Hanson acquires Zobele for EUR 300m
Doughty Hanson has agreed to purchase Trento-based company Zobele from its founders for around EUR 300m, according to reports in the Italian press. Zobele is active in the development of products and solutions for pest control, healthcare and household,...
GERMANY – Intel Capital invests in BrainLAB
Intel Capital has acquired an interest in Munich-based medical technology company BrainLAB. The venture capital organisation invested $7.3m that will be used to accelerate the development of mobile point of care solutions to provide patient with consistently...
UK - Lyceum Capital-backed Clinovia makes fourth acquisition this year
Clinovia, an independent home healthcare provider backed by Lyceum Capital, has acquired CCS Blackpool. The purchase of CCS Blackpool, a care agency specialising in providing quality community support services to individuals in their own homes, is Clinovia’s...
GERMANY - Corporate restructurings to increase, says Alix Partners
Research has shown that Germany is set to be at the forefront of restructurings in Western Europe over the next 18 months. The recent survey by AlixPartners LLC revealed that over 50% of bankers, lawyers, fund managers and other industry experts expect...
NL - VNU completes sale of its stake in Solucient to Thomson
VNU, the information and media company which is owned by private equity consortium Valcon Acquisition BV, has announced that it has completed the sale of its 34.3% stake in Solucient, an information products company serving the healthcare industry, to...
SWITZERLAND - MVM Life Sciences appoints Søren Mouritsen
MVM Life Science Partners LLP announced today that Dr Søren Mouritsen has been appointed as entrepreneur in residence. Mouritsen will be based near Zürich, which the investor considers to be one of the most promising biotech clusters in Europe.
UK - launch of venture-backed Healthcare Brands International
Healthcare Brands International (HBI), a new company helping to turn innovative medical product technology into successful consumer brands, was officially launched today. Backed by £25m of venture capital from a syndicate of investors including Abingworth,...
UK - August Equity announces appointment of Keith Davidson
August Equity Ltd has announced the appointment of Keith Davidson as Investment Manager. Davidson joins August Equity from PricewaterhouseCoopers, where he has been since 2002. Keith qualified as a chartered accountant with Arthur Andersen in 2002 before...
SWEDEN - CapMan creates Nordic healthcare group
CapMan funds and Plena AB have signed an agreement for the acquisition of two Swedish healthcare companies SelefaTrade AB and Förbandsmaterial AB. The acquisitions have been made via the holding company that owns Finnish Tamro MedLab Oy, a business CapMan...
NL- Waterland sells Harting-Bank to NPM Capital
Waterland Private Equity Investments has sold its stake in Harting-Bank, a leading Dutch supplier of mobility aids and care provider, to NPM Capital. No financial details have been disclosed.
UK - Disposal of Four Seasons Healthcare by Allianz Capital Partners
Allianz Capital Partners has agreed to sell Four Seasons Healthcare, a leading provider of services for older people and specialised care services for adolescents and younger adults, to Delta Commercial Property, an investment vehicle for Three Delta....
SWEDEN - Nordic Capital and Apax launch bid for Capio
Apax and Nordic Capital aim to acquire publicly listed healthcare group Capio AB for SEK 15.6bn. Opica AB, a company jointly owned by Apax Europe VI, Nordic Capital Fund VI and Apax France, has offered SEK 153 per share in cash for all shares in Capio.
BELGIUM - Ablynx raises EUR 40m in C financing round
Ablynx, a company specialising in the discovery and development of Nanobodies, a novel class of antibody-derived therapeutic proteins, has announced the successful closing of its series C financing round raising EUR 40m.
FINLAND - Ratos to buy Perlos Healthcare in EUR 67m deal
Ratos has signed an agreement to buy 78% of Perlos Healthcare. The cash and debt free purchase price of Perlos’ healthcare business by the new company is worth approximately EUR 67m.
UK - Back Pain Management Experts raise £250,000 from The Capital Fund
The RealHealth Institute, an independent healthcare company that offers expert advice and treatment for back pain and other musculoskeletal disorders, has raised £250,000 from The Capital Fund. The company’s management team will use the new funding...
UK - Bridges Community Ventures backs Nottingham healthcare services company PHF
Bridges Community Ventures (Bridges) the UK’s first community development venture capital company announces its investment in PHF Services Ltd, a Nottingham based company that aims to revolutionise the market for the provision of healthcare practice...
UK - Graphite Capital backs further acquisition by Avery Healthcare
Graphite Capital has provided equity funding for the acquisition by Avery Healthcare of Hadrian Healthcare. Based in Gateshead, Hadrian has eight care homes for the elderly in North East England and is regarded as one of the leading operators in the region....
UK - Inflexion enlarges portfolio company Healthcare Knowledge International
Inflexion Private Equity has led the acquisition of Cardiff Research Consortium Ltd, a healthcare consultancy business, on behalf of its portfolio company Healthcare Knowledge International, consisting of CHKS Ltd, its UK division and Iasist in Spain.
UK - HgCapital sells Castlebeck for £255m
HgCapital today announced the sale of Castlebeck to Castle Holdings Ltd, a Jersey-registered company associated with Barchester Healthcare group, the leading quality private healthcare provider for £255m.
UK - Healthcare due diligence specialists join KPMG
Three experienced commercial due diligence specialists have joined KPMG to strengthen its healthcare advisory service to the private sector. The appointments mean that KPMG’s traditional offering will now be complemented with a team offering commercial...