Healthcare
Sunstone backs Forendo Pharma
Fresh capital will be used to advance its endometriosis programme into the next phase
Permira acquires Quotient from GHO for a reported £600m
Outsourced drug development company has expanded into the US and tripled its revenues under GHO
Medicxi closes third fund on €400m
Vehicle will invest across the full spectrum of healthcare companies from early to late stages
LSP, Andera et al. invest €116m in AM-Pharma
Forbion, Ysios Capital and Idinvest also back the financing for the biopharmaceutical company
VCs sell Amal to Boehringer Ingelheim in €325m deal
Boehringer Ingelheim Venture Fund and High-Tech Gründerfonds provided seed funding for Amal in 2014
Triton buys Aleris for SEK 2.8bn
GP draws equity for the investment from The Triton Fund V, which held a final close on €5bn
Waterland sells VivaNeo to Impilo portfolio company TFP
VivaNeo has closed 12 successful acquisitions during Waterland Private Equity's holding period
Innova buys Optical Network
Innova will support the firm's plans to improve the product offering and customer experience
ArchiMed acquires Eurolyser and Eurolab
Transaction is part of a succession agreement that will see a co-founder of Eurolyser retire
VC firms back $325m series-B for BioNTech
Redmile Group, Invus, Jebsen Capital and Steam Athena Capital take part in the round
ProA backs IPD
ProA has drawn equity from its ProA Capital Iberian Buyout Fund III, which closed on €475m
LitCapital sells MPG to PE-backed Affidea
Revenues increased nearly by 50% and EBITDA grew by 5x during the ownership of LitCapital
Highlander Partners acquires Ares Group
Cardiology care provider Ares Group is Highlander Partners' first acquisition in Romania
BC Partners carves out Synthon
GP invests in Netherlands-based pharmaceutical company Synthon alongside its founder
Arcadia exits Lisapharma to trade
Sale ends a four-year holding period for the GP, which acquired the company alongside Futurimpresa
Triton agrees to acquire Atnahs Pharma
GP is currently investing from its €5bn fifth fund, which held a final close in January
Synova holds £365m first and final close for fourth fund
Vehicle surpassed its £300m target and closed with 46% more in commitments than its predecessor
VCs invest €7m in CryoTherapeutics
Existing investors Creathor Ventures and Peppermint Venture Partners participate in the round
Investindustrial buys Farmaceutici Procemsa
GP deploys capital via its Investindustrial Growth fund, which closed on €375m in May 2018
Elysian acquires Aspirations Care from August
Deal for the residential care provider brings to an end a seven-year holding period for the vendor
Caixa Capital leads €55.2m series-D for Sanifit
New backers Columbus Venture Partners and Alta Life Sciences also take part in the investment
Dentressangle partially exits Acteon
Investment company FFP buys a minority stake in the medical equipment company for €15m
Sherpa's Hedonai buys clinic operator Ivalia
Company plans to increase its revenues and to double its network of clinics by 2021
Vesalius holds final close on €120m
Vehicle was launched in March 2017 and held a first close on €65m towards its €150m target in 2017