Healthcare
Nord Kapital makes first exit from Nord II with Hepro sale
Swedish trade buyer AddLife acquires the Norwegian GP's portfolio company around two years after Nord's buyout
PE-backed Rad-x bolts on Acura
Deal marks the second bolt-on for the business, following the acquisition of Swiss diagnostic imaging provider IRD
BioMedPartners hits CHF 75m first close for third fund
Healthcare-focused GP expects to reach a final close by early 2018
KDev et al. invest SEK 32m in Modus
Developer of sickle cell disease treatments recently rebranded from Dilaforette and announced intention to float
CBPE's OH Assist acquires Working On Wellbeing
Acquisition of mobile healthcare provider comes 14 months after the GP acquired OH Assist from Atos IT Services
Karolinska exits Inhalation Sciences
Family-owned investment company RУЅsunda FУЖrvaltning enters the company's capital structure as part of the deal
Forbion, Seroba co-lead €29m series-B for Prexton
Backers include existing investors Merck Ventures, Ysios Capital and Sunstone Capital
Mid Europa sells Alpha Medical to Apax's Unilabs
Vendor has owned Slovakia-based Alpha Medical since a 2012 SBO, while Apax acquired Unilabs in December 2016
Inflexion invests in Medivet
Deal is the latest in a number of private equity investments in the veterinary sector
Dunedin sells Steeper's BeBionic to Ottobock
Sale of the prosthetics company's division is the final exit for the GP's 2000-vintage debut fund
Phoenix invests in Rayner
Deal for opthalmic implant business marks the second investment from Phoenix's 2016-vintage fourth vehicle
MBO Partenaires acquires Icare from Naxicap
Naxicap Partners and Sofimac Partners entered the group as minority shareholders in 2012
BPI, Sofinnova, Novo Nordisk-backed Lysogene launches IPO
Sofinnova entered the group in 2014, leading a €16.5m round for the group
Industrifonden et al. in €9m round for Amra
Funding round is Industrifondenтs third investment in Advanced MR Analytics
PAI exits Cerba Healthcare in sale to Partners Group
PAI is exiting the group after a six-year holding, during which Cerba's turnover tripled
PAI-backed Ethypharm acquires Martindale Pharma
New combined entity will generate revenues in excess of тЌ300m
IK sells dental group Colosseum Smile to Jacobs Holding
GP exits Norway-headquartered dental group after a six-year holding
EMBL, Life Sciences Partners lead €8m series-A for Luxendo
GPs completed the funding round launched in 2015 with an additional €2m injection
Boehringer Ingelheim leads €9m series-A for Heparegenix
Backers to the funding round include Novo Seeds and High-Tech Gründerfonds
Caixa, Kereon lead €2.5m round for Transplant Biomedicals
Deal marks the second round led by the two investors for the Spanish business
Magnum Capital reaps €135m in Generis sale
GP fully exits the business after eight-year holding period
Forbion, Fountain et al. in £23m series-B for Nerre Therapeutics
Round also saw participation from existing investors Advent Life Sciences and Novo
Ardian's Dedalus raises €72m bond from Tikehau
Deal marks the third direct lending deal executed by Tikehau’s Italy-based team
Gimv sells Multiplicom to Agilent Technologies for €68m
GP claims a return on the sale above its long-term average return rate