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Treating Europe's healthcare malaise
With Europe facing an ageing population and a sharp rise in long-term chronic illnesses, unquote" investigates private equity's role in solving the continent's healthcare conundrum
Doctor's orders: Taking the political pulse
Austerity measures are among the political developments resulting in an increasingly challenging environment for healthcare investors
BPI, Maif, Cap Decisif inject €7.4m into Stootie
New funding round brings total raised by startup to €9.02m
Omnes sells stake in Valorem to 3i in €57m deal
3i bought a 28.5% share from Omnes' vehicle FCPR Capenergie and others
Oakley's Inspired bolts on three schools
According to a statement, the GP indirectly invested a total of €43m in its portfolio company
Citizen, BPI, Alven back €6m OpenClassrooms funding
New round of funding brings total raised by online educational platform to €8.2m
Paine & Partners invests in Meadow Foods
Dairy business will look to invest in its existing facilities and make bolt-on acquisitions
NVM injects £4m into Customs Connect
GP believes the customs advisory company is well positioned to benefit from Brexit-related business
Ardian sells its stake in Altares to Naxicap Partners
Private equity firm acquired a majority stake in the French group in 2008
Lonsdale's Ocean Media bolts on two competitors
Acquisitions are part of Ocean Media's strategy to add divisions to the core business
JZ Capital sells Winn Group for €21m
Deal marks completion of the two-stage direct secondaries sale of JZ's EMC 2010 vehicle
Carlyle acquires software business Exocad
Previous backer Fraunhofer Venture completely exits the business as part of the deal
Doctor's orders: Addressing Europe's healthcare shortfall
France, Germany and southern Europe are emerging as the continent's most active markets for PE investment in healthcare provision
Almi Invest et al. in SEK 23.8m round for Promimic
Chalmers Ventures and Karolinska Development also participated in the biotech investment
Nord Capital and Turenne inject €4.5m into Eurovanille
Group received €1m in funding from investment firm Audacia in 2014
OEP's Duran acquires Kimble Chase
Duran acquires its American competitor in order to extend its market reach
Atomico backs Bitmovin's $10.3m series-A
Existing investors Dawn Capital, YCombinator and SpeedInvest also joined the round
Corpfin sells Spanish tour operator Catai
Madrid-based buyout house sells its 50% stake in the business after a nine-year holding period
LDC takes minority stake in Ellis Whittam
Health, safety, HR and employment law adviser will look to expand via bolt-on acquisitions
TowerBrook backs Gravity Media Group
London-based GP will take a minority stake in the British broadcast services group
NorthEdge reaps 4.4x from Sumo Digital sale to Perwyn
Sheffield-based games developer has increased its sales from ТЃ13.2m to ТЃ23m during the GP's tenure
Deal in Focus: HIG divests maiden Italian education buyout
An in-depth look at the firm’s first private equity investment in the education sector in Italy
EdRip supports Ipside's MBO
Transaction marks the 18th investment made with EdRip's Cabestan Capital fund
Beyond Capital buys Sysob
Beyond hopes to apply a buy-and-build strategy during its time at the helm