Edmond de Rothschild Investment Partners’ BioDiscovery 4 – its fourth fund dedicated to life sciences – has made its first investment through its participation in the series A financing round of Allecra Therapeutics, which it co-leads with Forbion Capital Partners.   EMBL Ventures is also part of the syndicate.  

BDA, along with its co-adviser in France, Easton Corporate Finance, has advised Aixam Mega’s shareholders, including the majority shareholder AXA Private Equity, on the divestment of Aixam Mega Group to Polaris Industries of the US, a manufacturer of snowmobiles and all-terrain vehicles.   Despite a challenging economic environment in Europe,

The number of mergers and acquisitions deals that leak has declined dramatically over the last two years, as the risks from leaking rise and regulatory pressures increase, according to research from IntraLinks.   The research study, conducted with the M&A Research Centre at Cass Business School, London and Remark, examined

Gryphon Investors, a San Francisco-based private equity firm, has completed the sale of portfolio company TrustHouse Services Group to Elior SCA, a provider of contract and concessions catering headquartered in Paris, France.   Elior partnered with its two main shareholders and TrustHouse’s existing management for the acquisition.   Terms of

National Financial Partners (NFP), a provider of benefits, insurance and wealth management services, is to be acquired by affiliates of private equity firm Madison Dearborn Partners.   Under the terms of the agreement, NFP shareholders will receive USD25.35 in cash for each share of NFP common stock they own, in