Investors in Healthcare: April roundup
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Deals and News
Belgium: Duomed and Palex to create pan-European MedTech distribution platform
Duomed has executed a put option agreement for the contemplated sale to Palex Medical of 100% of Duomed’s capital Read more
Sweden: KKR and Impilo announce strategic partnership in Immedica Pharma
KKR is acquiring Immedica Pharma, a pharmaceutical company headquartered in Stockholm. Existing owner, Nordic healthcare investment firm Impilo, will reinvest to become an equal owner alongside KKR Read more
Germany: Kühne acquiring majority stake in Aenova Group from BC Partners
Kühne Holding, has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire pharma contract development and manufacturing organization Aenova Group from leading international investment firm London-based alternative investment manage BC Partners Read more
Spain: Palex acquires Werfen assets in Spain and Portugal for more than €100m
Barcelona-based Werfen, a global diagnostics company, has signed an agreement with Palex, a provider of solutions in the hospital, laboratory, and research fields, to divest its Medical Devices and Scientific Instrumentation Distribution businesses in Spain and Portugal for more than €100m (US$106m) Read more
The Netherlands: KKR buys nexeye from 3i
nexeye is a European provider of value-for- money eye care operating under the Hans Anders, eyes + more and Direkt Optik labels. The firm provides affordable, high-quality eye and hearing care to customers across 719 stores in the Netherlands, Belgium, Germany, Austria and Sweden Read more
Switzerland: DocMorris launches convertible bond and tender offer
DocMorris, a Swiss online pharmacy and pharma wholesaling group formerly known as Zur Rose, has issued a CHF200m (US$219m) five-year senior unsecured convertible bonds deal due 2029 Read more
Spain: Grifols commencing refinancing process amid short seller accusations
Global healthcare company, Grifols, is in the market to raise funds via a senior secured notes issue, the proceeds of which are intended to refinance its unsecured notes due 2025 Read more
Sweden: Blue Wolf Capital to acquire OSD CDMO Sites from Recipharm
Blue Wolf Capital Partners, a middle market private equity firm specializing in the healthcare and industrial sectors, is to form a new CDMO platform in Europe with the acquisition of seven manufacturing and development facilities Read more
Focus on: Germany
Greenpeak Partners closes Continuation Fund led by HarbourVest Partners
Greenpeak Partners, a lower mid-market focused buy and build specialist in the DACH region, has closed its Greenpeak Continuation Fund I with total commitments of around €350m (US$374m) Read more
European Healthcare & Life Sciences Investor Symposium: Frankfurt: 16 May 2024
A vital opportunity for key decision-makers from across the healthcare and life sciences investment ecosystem to connect and stay informed in this rapidly changing investment space Read more
Beher replaces Schulze as CEO at FundaMental Pharma
FundaMental Pharma, a neuroscience company developing first-in-class small molecule inhibitors for the treatment of a range of neurodegenerative diseases, has appointed Dr Dirk Beher as CEO and Executive Board member Read more
TVM Capital invests €16m in neurocare group
TVM Capital Healthcare, a specialist healthcare private equity firm headquartered in Dubai and Singapore, has invested €16m (US$17m) in Munich-headquartered neurocare group, a personalized mental health care provider Read more
Suhl named head of M&A at HG Medical
HG Medical, a contract manufacturer of complex orthopaedic implants for the extremities and spinal sectors, has appointed Patricia Suhl as its new head of Mergers and Acquisitions Read more