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Czech Republic-based EMMA Capital Group has become the majority owner of Diamedix, one of Romania’s largest independent medical equipment distributors, from Spanish private equity group Buenavista Equity Partners, which held […]

Romania: EMMA Capital Group acquires Diamedix

March 14, 2025

Buy Out Diagnostics Healthcare M&A News

Ireland domiciled US pharmas Mallinckrodt and Endo have entered into a definitive agreement to combine in a stock and cash transaction to create a global, scaled, diversified pharmaceuticals leader. Endo shareholders […]

Ireland: Mallinckrodt and Endo agree US$6.7bn merger

March 14, 2025

M&A Manufacturing – Specialty Pharma News Pharma Public Equity

Germany-based MEDICE – The Health Family, a European pharmaceutical company focused on the treatment of ADHD, has acquired Selfapy, a Germany-based company offers scientifically proven online psychotherapy courses. With the […]

Germany: MEDICE – The Health Family acquires Selfapy to become a leading provider of mental health therapies

March 14, 2025

Digital Health/Healthtech Healthcare M&A Mental Health News

Athens-listed Piraeus Financial Holdings’ subsidiary Piraeus Bank has entered into a share purchase agreement to acquire a 90.01% stake in the parent company of Ethniki Insurance from CVC Capital Partners Fund […]

Greece: Piraeus Bank acquire CVC’s 90.01% stake in Ethniki Insurance

March 13, 2025

Healthcare Insurance M&A CVC Ethniki Insurance

CVC Capital, through Theia Holdings, has sold almost half its stake in Synsam, the Nordic region’s leading player in optical retail, eye fashion and eye health, in an accelerated book […]

Sweden: CVC raises SEK922.5m through sale of Synsam shares

March 13, 2025

Consumer Healthcare Cosmetic & Aesthetics Healthcare News Ophthalmology

Ireland-headquartered, Nasdaq-listed Jazz Pharmaceuticals, a global biopharmaceutical company. is acquiring US-based Nasdaq-listed Chimerix, an oncology focused biotech, for US$8.55 per share in cash, representing a total consideration of approximately US$935m. The price represents […]

Ireland: Jazz adds to oncology pipeline with Chimerix

March 13, 2025

M&A Manufacturing – Specialty Pharma News Pharma Public Equity

Belgium-headquartered Plastiflex Group, a manufacturer of high-end tubing systems, has acquired US-based Smooth-Bor Plastics, a healthcare company specialised in the production of corrugated heated tubes for continuous positive airway pressure […]

Belgium: Plastiflex strengthens with acquisitions of Smooth-Bor and TIK

March 12, 2025

Buy Out Life Sciences M&A Medtech – Medical Devices and Implants News

Spanish language newspaper, El Confidential, has reported that CVC is close to the sale of Vitalia Home to US-listed StepStone for more than €600m, quoting sources from the sector confirming […]

Spain: CVC declines to comment on reported impending sale of Vitalia to StepStone

March 12, 2025

Care Homes News Real Estate Social Care CVC

The UK’s health tech sector is made up of a host of small players, but as hospitals and clinics continue to face mounting pressures—from workforce shortages to growing patient demand—and […]

Health Tech M&A – ripe for consolidation in 2025

March 12, 2025

Analysis Digital Health/Healthtech Healthcare 24Haymarket Ananda Impact Ventures

Shareholders in Swiss pure-play dermatology company Galderma have raised CHF1.34bn (US$1.5bn) in a secondary sale this week, say reports. Some 15 million shares were sold at CHF89 per share. The […]

Switzerland: Galderma share sale raises CHF1.34bn despite choppy markets

March 12, 2025

Cosmetic & Aesthetics Healthcare News Public Equity Abu Dhabi Investment Authority

UK-based Purespring Therapeutics, a developer of gene therapies to halt or prevent kidney disease, has appointed Haseeb Ahmad as CEO and board member. He succeeds Julian Hanak, who has served […]

UK: Purespring Therapeutics appoints Hasseeb Ahmad as CEO

March 12, 2025

Manufacturing – Specialty Pharma People Pharma British Patient Capital Forbion

US-based CareTrust REIT is to acquire London-listed care home investor, Care REIT. CareTrust has agreed to pay 108 pence in cash per ordinary share of Care REIT. Care’s current share […]

UK: US-based CareTrust REIT pays £450m for UK-based Care REIT

March 11, 2025

Care Homes M&A M&A Deals News Public Equity

London-listed Assura, a UK-based diversified healthcare REIT, is minded to recommend to shareholders the latest bid for its shares of 49.4 pence per share from a consortium comprising KKR and […]

UK: Assura of a mind to accept latest cash bid from KKR and Stonepeak consortium

March 11, 2025

Buy Out Care Homes Healthcare Hospitals and Clinics M&A

Clario, a provider of endpoint data solutions to the clinical trial industry, has agreed the acquisition of the electronic clinical outcomes assessments (eCOA) business of WCG, a provider of solutions […]

US: Clario agrees acquisition carve out of WCG’s eCOA business

March 11, 2025

Buy Out M&A News Pharma Services – CRO/CMO/CDMO

Global private equity healthcare specialist Archimed has acquired BioVendor Group, a developer and manufacturer of immunoassays, recombinant proteins, antibodies and endotoxin-removal products. The acquisition expands Archimed’s many investments in the diagnostics […]

Czech Republic: BioVendor Group partners with Archimed

March 11, 2025

Buy Out Diagnostics Healthcare M&A News

CVC has held the final close of CVC Strategic Opportunities III with total commitments of €4.61bn (US$5bn). The size matches that of its predecessor, CVC Strategic Opportunities II, while the […]

UK: CVC closes CVC Strategic Opportunities III at €4.61bn

March 11, 2025

Buy Out Healthcare Life Sciences News Pharma

Portugal-based FairJourney Biologics, a company involved in the discovery and optimization of antibodies, today announced that it had completed the acquisition of the South San Francisco site from Charles River […]

Portugal: FairJourney completes acquisition of San Francisco site from Charles Rivers Laboratories

March 10, 2025

Buy Out M&A Manufacturing – Specialty Pharma News Pharma

Frankfurt-listed global healthcare company, Fresenius SE, has taken advantage of a buoyant stock market to sell 10.6 million existing shares of Fresenius Medical Care (FME), the world’s leading provider of […]

Germany: Fresenius raises €1.1bn from share sales and exchangeable bond issue

March 10, 2025

Debt Healthcare News Public Equity BNP Paribas

France-based Sofinnova Partners, a European venture capital firm in life sciences, has raised €1.2bn (US$1.3bn) across its platform of investment strategies over the past year, including more than €1bn in […]

France: Sofinnova raises €1.2bn to fuel the next wave of life sciences innovation

March 10, 2025

Life Sciences News Pharma Venture Antoine Papiernik

LSE-listed Avacta Therapeutics, a life sciences company developing next generation peptide drug conjugates (PDC) targeting powerful anti-tumour payloads directly to the tumour, has agreed the sale of in vitro diagnostics […]

UK: Avacta agrees sale of Launch Diagnostics to Palex

March 10, 2025

Buy Out IVD – Tools Life Sciences M&A News

Callio Therapeutics, a biotechnology company focused on realizing the promise of multi-payload antibody-drug conjugates (ADCs) to improve cancer therapy, has launched with the closing of a US$187m Series A financing […]

Singapore: Callio Therapeutics launches with US$187m Series A

March 10, 2025

Manufacturing – Specialty Pharma News Pharma Venture Callio Therapeutics

Paris-listed Eurazeo, a European investment group has held the final close of its Eurazeo Capital V programme (EC-V) with c. €3bn (US$3.25bn) in aggregate commitments, surpassing its target size. The […]

France: Eurazeo closes Capital V Fund at €3bn

March 10, 2025

Buy Out Healthcare Life Sciences News Pharma

Asker Healthcare Group, a Sweden-based provider of medical products and solutions, is intending to launch an IPO on Nasdaq Stockholm. The offering, which will consist of new and existing shares, […]

Sweden: Asker intends to list shares on Nasdaq Stockholm

March 10, 2025

Life Sciences Medtech – Hospital Equipment Medtech – Medical Devices and Implants Public Equity Annika Sigfrid

US-based, New York-listed pharma AbbVie has announced its entrance into the obesity field with a licensing agreement with Denmark-based, Copenhagen-listed Gubra to develop GUB014295, a potential best-in-class, long-acting amylin analog […]

Denmark: Abbvie enters obesity field with license agreement with Gubra

March 7, 2025

News Pharma Services – CRO/CMO/CDMO AbbVie Denmark

BGF, a minority, non-controlling equity partner in UK SMEs, has completed a significant multi‐million-pound investment premium ophthalmology group, OCL Vision. The new funding will support the company’s new site rollouts […]

UK: OCL Vision secures multi-million pound investment from BGF

March 7, 2025

Healthcare News Ophthalmology Venture Ali Mearza

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