August & Debouzy advised François Sarkozy, Yannick Sabatin and their respective consulting firms, FSNB Conseil and YS Conseil, on the sale of the entire share capital of Healthcare Consulting – which has now become Publicis Healthcare Consulting – to the Publicis Group. Publicis Healthcare Consulting is a strategy, organisation and

Phase4 Ventures, the Life Science venture capital business of Nomura, has been acquired by its management team, and a significant portion of its assets under management have been sold to funds managed by HarbourVest Partners LLC.   Dr Denise Pollard-Knight (pictured), Managing Partner of Phase4 Ventures, says: “We are delighted

Global Capital Management’s Global Buyout Fund  has successfully acquired 80% of Bıçakcılar Tıbbi Cihazlar AŞ and its group of companies (Bıçakcılar), the leading manufacturer of medical equipment and disposables, and distributor of cardiovascular and neurosurgery products in Turkey.   The agreement was signed by Ferhat Bıçakcı representing the owners, Bıçakcı

Ulthera, developer of the first-ever ultrasound device approved by the FDA for aesthetics, announced today the recent completion of USD10.5 million in Series C venture funding. The funding was led by New Enterprise Associates (NEA) with participation by funds managed by Apposite Capital LLP. "Ulthera’s growth has been truly impressive,

Rock Hill Capital Group has completed a recapitalization of Kiva Kitchen & Bath Holdings, LLC, a leading re-seller and installer of high-end household appliances, plumbing fixtures, hardware, countertops and cabinets. Kiva is headquartered in Houston, TX and sells through 12 showrooms located throughout Texas and Southern California. Kiva was founded

Celtic Pharmaceutical Holdings, the global private equity firm focused on the biotechnology and pharmaceutical industries, has announced the presentation of key in-vitro data at the American Academy of Dermatology (AAD) 69th annual meeting in New Orleans (4-8 February, 2011) for TDT 067, terbinafine in Transfersomesâ, for the topical treatment of

Beringea, the international venture capital firm and manager of the ProVen VCTs, has sold its stake in Saffron Digital, a developer of video delivery platforms, to the HTC Corporation, a global designer of smartphones. In 2007 Beringea invested GBP1.15m in Saffron Digital through its ProVen VCT & ProVen Growth &

Specialist fund services provider, Ipes has boosted its client base with the addition of two new mandates from private equity fund managers operating in the clean technology and renewable energy space.   The North West Energy and Environmental Fund, part of the North West Fund, which is largest public sector

Venture capitalists put EUR843 million to work in 230 deals for European companies in the fourth quarter of 2010, according to Dow Jones VentureSource. This represents the lowest quarterly investment figure for Europe in 2010. Compared to the fourth quarter in 2009, deal flow dropped 31% from 333 deals and

New research from BDO shows that multiples for good quality private companies increased in 2010 and is likely to continue to rise this year, driven by interest from both trade and private equity buyers. In total 1,928 deals were completed in 2010, of which 83% were trade deals and 17%