Healthcare
Apposite's Swanton Care bolts on Courtyard Care
Acquisition of the specialist childcare company comes 18 months after the GP's primary investment
Investindustrial backs Spanish fertility clinic Ginefiv
Company's founders and management will stay on with the business and partner with Investindustrial
New shop on the healthcare block: Gyrus Capital
New investment adviser will target value-based, special situations and transformational investments in the healthcare sector
Waterland-backed Median Kliniken buys Kliniken Wied
Nineteenth bolt-on acquisition in the buy-and-build strategy since Waterland's first investment
Idia et al. back Le Groupe Bioclinic in SBO
GPs invest in medical analysis laboratory Bioclinic while founder Dabi retains majority
Ekarpen, BBK lead €9m round for Oncomatryx
Company's shareholders and several Basque and Galician family offices also take part in the round
GT Healthcare in $26m series-B for Exscientia
New investor Celgene Corporation and previous backer Evotec also took part in the round
LSP leads €28m series-B for Atlantic Therapeutics
Andera Partners, Atlantic Bridge, Seroba and Earlybird also take part in the round
Triton mid-cap team invests in Deutsche Radiologie
GP draws equity from Smaller Mid-Cap Fund, a €448m vehicle that held a final close in July 2018
Waterland acquires Sandcastle Care
Deal for childcare provider is the GP's third UK platform investment since opening its Manchester office
VC firms back CHF 15.5m series-B extension for Oculis
Existing investors include Brunnur Ventures, Bay City Capital and Novartis Venture Fund
BGF backs Brindley Healthcare with €10m
Irish nursing home operator Brindley Healthcare plans to expand its bed count from 400 to 1,000
PE firms back $77m round for Sophia Genetics
Generation Investment Management leads the round, Idinvest and Balderton also take part
EQT increases offer to take Karo Pharma private
Offer increases from SEK 36.90 to SEK 38.00 per share and is recommended by the board
Apposite invests in Riverdale
Deal will support the newly formed group's acquisition of dental practice operator Alpha Vitality
Principia sells Comecer to trade
ATS also acquires a majority stake from the Zanelli family for a total purchase price of €113m
Afinum teams up with SHS on Evitria buyout
Fifth platform investment from Afinum's latest buyout fund, Afinum Achte Beteiligungsgesellschaft
LDC exits Prism Medical UK in SBO
Sale ends a four-year holding period for LDC, which acquired Prism from Toronto-based Prism Medical
Horizons Ventures et al. in $25.6m round for Synthace
Series-B led by Horizons with additional investment from Luminous Ventures, SOSV and others
YFM makes 2.7x on sale of Mangar Health to PE-backed Winncare Group
Sale ends a holding period of four years for YFMтs British Smaller Companies VCTs
Panakès et al. back €9m series-B for Carthera
Consortium of investors back Carthera to accelerate the development of its clinical pipeline
RA Capital, InCube lead $30m series-B for WhiteSwell
Irish biotechnology company will invest in product development and medical studies
AMP acquires Care Management Group – reports
Deal reportedly values the south-of-England- and Wales-focused social care provider at around ТЃ200m
Herkules sells Stamina Group to Norvestor
Divestment comprises the Avonova Holding and Stamina Helse subsidiaries of Helse Holding