Healthcare
Paine Schwartz invests in Warburton
Firm is investing from Paine Schwartz Food Chain Fund IV, which closed on $893m in 2014
NorthEdge sells DHG to ArchiMed for 3x return
During NorthEdge's holding period, the company made bolt-ons such as Nightingale, Kirton and Qbitus
Asabys leads €20m round for Anaconda Biomed
Previous backers Ysios Capital, Sabadell Venture Capital, Innogest and Omega Funds also take part
VC-backed ImCheck Therapeutics raises $53m series-B
Round is co-led by BPI France and Pfizer Ventures, the venture capital arm of pharmaceutical giant Pfizer
IK Investment Partners acquires Ondal from Capvis
Ondal is the GP's third recent medtech acquisition and the 15th investment from IK VIII
Telemos-backed Sanoptis buys AugenAllianz
Deal marks the second bolt-on for the GP's buy-and-build platform in the ophthalmology sector
European biotech flourishes as US and Asian capital pours in
Attracted by a buoyant industry with a rich pipeline, numerous US and Asian players have entered the market
Ardenton acquires Pebbles
Headquartered in Leeds and Dunfermline, Pebbles provides residential care and education
SHS acquires stake in Single Use Support
SHS draws equity from its latest vehicle, SHS V Fonds, which held its first close in July 2018 on €90m
Blackstone backs $570m FerGene investment
Ferring is based in Saint-Prex, Switzerland, with 60 subsidiaries globally and 6,500 employees
IK backs biotech company Mabtech
Merieux Equity Partners invests in a minority alongside IK, while the management retains a small stake
ArchiMed appoints three new partners
Berthoux and Desmottes join as operating partners, while Philips becomes a strategic partner
Investindustrial closes seventh buyout fund on €3.75bn
Fund targets European companies operating in the consumer, industrial and healthcare services sectors
Cinven, Astorg to acquire LGC for £3bn
Advent International, Bain, Blackstone and Carlyle were among the bidders in the process
Syncona leads £32m series-B for Azeria
Magda Jonikas and Martin Murphy of Syncona join the board of Azeria Therapeutics
Xerys Funds invests €30m in Biolog-id
France-based sensitive health products business received €50m from Xerys to date
Consortium backs €38.75m series-B for Tissium
France-based wound dressing developer previously raised €30.5m at the series-A stage
NordicNinja, Industrifonden in €3.9m series-A for Combinostics
Funding will be used to scale the company's platform for the US and Asia markets
Turbine secures €3m seed funding round
Alan Barge, a partner at Delin Ventures, joins the board of directors of Turbine
Quantonation, HTGF et al. back CHF 2.6m round for Qnami
Quantum technology group will use the capital to launch its first microscope
PE-backed Cousin Medical Group buys FR2D
Turenne acquired a majority stake in Cousin Medical Group in Q3 this year, via its Capital Santé 2 fund
Consortium invests €32m in Hoppen
New and previous investors back the French provider of IT services for the medical sector
Omnes in talks to buy BioFutur
GP is aiming to acquire a majority stake in the French medical and biology analysis company
Arkéa Capital buys minority in Landanger
Arkéa invests in the France-based surgical instruments manufacturer alongside 21 Invest