Healthcare
CIP Merchant Capital backs 7Star
Company plans to use the fresh capital to open new veterinary clinics in northern Italy
Lightpoint Medical raises £5m
Cambridge Capital Group, Venture Founders and Coutts Investment Club were among the investors
Nord buys two companies, creates Norwegian healthcare group
Companies will become part of Helsepartner Nord-Norge, a new healthcare group created by the GP
Main Capital-backed Enovation bolts on Meddex
Following the deal, Enovation expects to consolidate its position in the Dutch XDS exchange market
Redmile leads €50m series-C for PE-backed Aprea
Karolinska Development, 5AM Ventures, Versant Ventures and HealthCap also take part in the round
Aurelius partially sells embattled Nestor to trade buyer CRG
Deal comes weeks after a regulator warned that the homecare provider could cease trading
Waterland-backed Atos bolts on MediaPark Klinik
Deal will allow Atos to enhance its sports medicine and specialised orthopaedic surgery expertise
Ardian acquires majority stake in Neopharmed Gentili
Mediolanum Farmaceutici will retain a minority stake, and Alessandro Del Bono will be appointed CEO
KKR's LGC buys SeraCare from Linden Capital
Following the deal, LGC will consolidate its position in the clinical quality-control tools market
Waterland-backed Schönes Leben buys A+R Betriebsgesellschaft
Bolt-on will expand the geographic footprint of Schönes Leben into northern Germany
Draper Esprit leads $31m round for Fluidic Analytics
BGF, Delin, IQ and Amadeus also take part in the round for the biotechnology equipment firm
ArchiMed buys Clean Cells in SBO from Sodero Gestion
GP buys biotechnology service Clean Cells, investing alongside management
Q&A: Forbion Capital Partners' Sander Slootweg
Managing partner at the life-sciences-focused VC speaks to Unquote about fundraising, pursuing a 'build' strategy and the European market
Illumina et al. in €16m series-A for Stilla Technologies
Kurma Partners, LBO France, BNP Paribas, Paris Saclay Seeds and Idinvest Partners also take part
New bolt-on for Nordstjernan investee
Acquisition of 11 care centres comes a year after the group first received backing from the GP
Inflexion takes minority stake in European LifeCare Group
Investment is drawn from the £250m vehicle Inflexion Enterprise Fund IV, which closed in 2016
Riverside generates 4.3x on sale of Euromed
Riverside makes the divestment from its $340m buyout vehicle, Riverside Europe Fund V
V-Bio Ventures et al. invest €37m in Camel-IDS
Consortium of investors backs series-A round for Belgium-based biotech company Camel-IDS
Neuberger Berman, NB Aurora exit General Medical Merate
NB's stake was acquired by the Sordi family and Kangda Medical Equipment Group
Waterland's Schönes Leben acquires Gut Köttenich
New bolt-on Gut Köttenich Group operates 14 nursing homes across 11 locations
Albion invests £5m in The Evewell
Women's health clinic will look to capitalise on increasing demand for fertility treatments
Vaaka Partners invests in Nordic Healthcare Group
GP invests via Vaaka Partners Buyout Fund III, which closed on its тЌ225m hard-cap last year
Roivant raises further $200m from NovaQuest et al.
Latest round follows massive $1.1bn investment led by SoftBank Vision Fund last year
F2i holds €3.6bn final close for third fund
Vehicle was launched with a €3.3bn target and held a €3.14bn first close in December 2017