Healthcare
IP Group-backed Oxford Nanopore raises £48.4m
Nanopore announced last week that it has a new category of Covid-19 test in advanced development
Novo leads $60m series-C for Exscientia
Evotec, Bristol Myers Squibb and GT Healthcare Capital also participate in the round
Cathay Innovation leads €28m series-B for Medwing
Existing investors Northzone, Atlantic Labs, Cherry Ventures and Adevinta also take part in the round
Cowen Healthcare Investments closes third fund on $493m
Cowen Healthcare Investments III targets the biopharma, diagnostics and digital health sectors
Omnes invests €60m in Biofutur's MBO
GP invests in the company via Omnes Croissance 4 and a co-investment vehicle dedicated to the deal
Charterhouse’s Serb bolts on UK-based Veriton Pharma
Belgium-based pharmaceutical company has made five bolt-ons during Charterhouse's investment period
Parquest Capital sells Homeperf
GP, alongside minority shareholders BNP Paribas, Arkéa and Vivalto, reinvest in the business
Silver Investment Partners buys Lucien Ortscheit
GP plans to make add-ons for the pharmaceutical wholesaler, screening targets in Germany and abroad
Mezzanine Management sells Optimapharm to Rohatyn Group
Mezzanine Management provided a €10m mezzanine facility to the business in October 2018
Verdane Capital acquires Finnish company Evondos
Deal is the GP's third investment in a month in the healthcare technology sector
HLM and Illumina lead $71m round for LetsGetChecked
In mid-March, the company offered its coronavirus test to Irish healthcare authorities
Sofinnova invests €1.65m in PinCell
GP deploys capital from Sofinnova Telethon Fund, which recently held a final close on €108m
LSP invests €5m in Kiadis Pharma
Company is listed on the regulated market of Euronext Amsterdam and Euronext Brussels
Warburg Pincus invests in ArchiMed-backed Polyplus
ArchiMed and Warburg will be equal shareholders, while the management of Polyplus will retain a minority
MVM Partners leads $62m round for SkyCell
Investors including the Swiss Entrepreneurs Fund also back the pharmaceutical containers producer
Partech closes third seed fund of $100m
Partech Entrepreneur III surpasses its original target of $80m
MVM invests $14m in MDxHealth
MVM is drawing equity from MVM Fund V, which held a first close on £150m in November 2018
VCs in $80m series-B for Compass Pathways
Compass intends to use the funds to expand upon its lead programme in psilocybin therapy
Q&A: SHS's Alilovic on healthtech investing
New managing partner Sascha Alilovic talks to Unquote about the healthtech investor's plans
Bayern Kapital, CD-Venture in series-C for TriOptoTec
Company has seen increased demand for its disinfectant Dryphox and plans to scale up production
Borromin-backed Protect Medical buys Spencer Italia
Acquisition of the medical equipment producer is the first bolt-on during the investment period
Sofinnova invests €16m in Italian biotech company Genespire
GP deploys capital from Sofinnova Telethon Fund, which targets early-stage Italian biotech companies
Consortium backs series-B for Leon-Nanodrugs
Investors in the biotechnology company comprise VCs and corporates, including new investor BayBG
Blue Venture and HealthQuest invest in UK company Perspectum
Company has reportedly raised $47m since being founded