Healthcare
Chiesi launches European and US venture fund
Vehicle to be managed by AM Pappas and target early-stage pharmaceutical firms
Inventure leads €2m Blueprint Genetics funding round
Finnish VC joins business angels and Tekes as investors
HTGF invests in i3 Membrane
Company plans to launch its steel membranes in June 2015
EdRip et al. sell Sapiens in trade sale
Medtronics buys business in an all-cash transaction
Gimv et al. exit Covagen in trade sale
Covagen raised CHF 58.9m prior to sale
VC-backed MedaPhor to float
Planned offering will give company £10.1m market cap
LBO Italia sells Corvette to Recipharm
€100m equity consideration will be paid for 50:50 in cash and convertible bond
German healthcare deals on the decline
Healthcare deals in Germany have dipped, highlighting difficulties in the space
VC-backed ProQR files for $75m IPO
Sofinnova is company's largest shareholder
Patron divests Gracewell Healthcare
Exit comes in same week as Patron's acquisition of Murco Petroleoum's retail assets
NB Capital-backed Forward Pharma files for IPO
Danish biotech expected to raise up to $200m
BGF invests £2m in Abbey Pharma
Investment funds acquisition of Peckforton Pharmaceuticals
Longwall invests £2.6m in CTC
Funds will be used to boost sales in the US
Auris’ delayed IPO lists below initial price range
Number of shares on offer increased by more than 35% but price almost halved
Beringea et al. exit Altacor
NVM and Enterprise Ventures had also backed the business
HgCapital sells Voyage Care to investor consortium
Deal marks Duke Street's second ownership of the business
Forbion et al. sell Santaris Pharma to Roche for $450m
Deal includes $200m in performance-based payouts
Auris Medical ‘delays’ IPO
Listing could take place this week
Permira backs pan-European healthcare merger
Permira-backed newco will unite Mesa Group and Asteral
HTGF invests in Predemtec
HTGF has been active this month, completing its seventh investment
Bridges-backed Alina in second bolt-on
Alina has doubled in size with the addition of the new company
Calculus leads £1.7m round for Arcis
Funding to be invested in BioApps and agriculture products
LDC makes 3x money on Penn sale
LDC bought the business from Gresham in 2007
PAI's DomusVi buyout financed with €355m in senior notes
Cash raised will be used to pay down DomusVi debt