Healthcare
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 YFM’s 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 £200m
Herkules sells Stamina Group to Norvestor
Divestment comprises the Avonova Holding and Stamina Helse subsidiaries of Helse Holding
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