Healthcare private equity firms Hildred Capital Management, (Hildred) and Bourne Partners Strategic Capital (Bourne), together with The Emerson Group (Emerson), have launched Carlin Consumer Health (Carlin) to establish a preeminent consumer health business and to acquire leading over-the-counter (OTC) brands.

EdTech unicorn GoStudent has acquired two established European education companies – algorithmic learning content specialist Seneca Learning, and Tus Media, which provides an open tutoring marketplace.

padoa, a specialist in the digitalisation of occupational health, has completed an #80 million funding round led by Five Arrows Growth Capital (FAGC) – to further accelerate its expansion.

Investment manager Baring has acted as sole lender of secured credit facilities in Epiris’ acquisition of Stuart Turner, a UK manufacturer of pump and water boosting solutions for domestic and commercial applications.

Private investment firm Auxo Investment Partners has acquired Securit Metal Products, a 70-year-old manufacturer of solid and semi-tubular rivets.

Aquila Capital has acquired a 500 MW solar PV portfolio under development in Spain from Viridi RE and Solar Ambition.

Algorithmiq has raised USD4 million in seed funding round to make its quantum-enhanced drug discovery platform commercially available.

MIPISE has completed a EUR1 million pre-series a funding round led by new investor Mandalore Partners, a specialist in savings technologies (Wealth Tech).

Bregal Unternehmerkapital (BU) has sold ATP Group (ATP), a manufacturer of water-based adhesive tapes, to Arsenal Capital Partners (Arsenal).

Equity funds advised by EMH Partners, Munich, are investing in a minority stake inn Smarketer Group, Berlin, a performance marketing service provider with a special focus on Google Ads, Microsoft Ads and other fast-growing platforms.