Switzerland
Cequr raises $27m in series-B
Swiss biotech firm Cequr has raised $27m in a series-B funding round from two new private investors and all existing backers, including Endeavour Vision and VI Partners.
Index Ventures backs series-B round in Mind-NRG
Index Ventures and Belgian life sciences investor LRM have injected a joint €6m into Mind-NRG, a Swiss developer of neuregulins.
PE-backed Fläkt Woods to sell subsidiary for €193m
Fläkt Woods, a global air treatment and ventilation provider backed by Sagard and Equistone, has received a firm €193m offer for its Infrastructure & Industry activity.
PE-backed Copytrend Group buys printing company
Constellation-backed Copytrend Group has bought a majority stake in Intelligent Printing Solution Group (IPS), a provider of outsourced document management solutions.
Constellation hires Dieter Scheiff
Dieter Scheiff, Constellation
KeyLemon raises $1.5m
Switzerland-based face recognition technology company KeyLemon has raised $1.5m in a series-A funding round from Debiopharm Investments and Swisscom Ventures.
Sofinnova leads CHF 32m round for ObsEva
Sofinnova Partners has led a CHF 32m series-A round for Swiss biopharma company ObsEva.
Redalpine invests in Trekksoft
Swiss venture firm Redalpine has invested $800,000 in Trekksoft, an online tour and activity marketplace.
St Jude Medical acquires PE-backed Endosense
Medical device company St Jude Medical has wholly acquired Endosense, a medical technology company backed by several private equity firms, for CHF 159m.
Adveq promotes Arnaboldi and Knauer
Gaia Arnaboldi, Adveq
EQT backs Swiss Smile
EQT has invested CHF 44m in a later stage growth funding situation involving Switzerland-based dental chain Swiss Smile.
Switzerland to increase start-up support via new fund-of-funds
The Swiss Private Equity & Corporate Finance Association (Seca) has teamed up with Swiss investment platform CTI Invest to set up a CHF 500m fund-of-funds to support local start-ups.
PE-backed GetYourGuide acquires IGottaGuide
GetYourGuide, backed by Spark Capital and Highland Capital Partners (HCP), has bought IGottaGuide, a platform that connects tourists with local guides.
Invision reaches €285m hard-cap
Swiss GP Invision Private Equity has exceeded its €250m target, closing its fifth fund on €285m.
EdRip in CHF 18m OncoEthix series-B round
Edmond de Rothschild Investment Partners (EdRip) has participated in a series-B funding round totalling CHF 18m for Swiss oncology drug development firm OncoEthix.
Montana closes debut secondaries fund on €80m
Montana Capital Partners, a firm focusing on the smaller end of the secondaries market, has closed its annual programme on its hard-cap of €80m.
ECM sells Kadi to Paragon
ECM Equity Capital Management has sold its majority stake in Kadi AG, a Swiss frozen food manufacturer, to Paragon Partners and the company’s management team.
LGT Capital Partners wins £100m mandate
Swiss alternative asset management company LGT Capital Partners has been awarded a £100m mandate from Kingfisher Pension Scheme.
Adveq to open London office
Swiss fund-of-funds Adveq is in the process of setting up a new office in London.
Neomed and Defi back CHF 1.3m round for Diagnoplex
Neomed and Defi Gestion have taken part in a CHF 1.3m funding round for Diagnoplex SA, a Swiss developer of diagnostics for colon cancer.
GCP in £6m Fishawack bolt-on
Fishawack, a medical communications agency backed by Growth Capital Partners (GCP), has acquired Switzerland-based Archimed Medical Communications for £6m.
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Zurmont Madison et al. take majority stake in Schaetti
Zurmont Madison and co-investors have acquired a majority stake in Swiss technology company Schaetti Holding AG.
EdRip takes minority stake in MCI
Edmond de Rothschild Investment Partners (EdRip) has taken part in a capital increase for Swiss events organisation business MCI.