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Healthcare & Life Sciences

Connection Capital clients invest GBP6.75m in MatOrtho

Private investor clients of Connection Capital, the specialist private client investment business, have invested GBP6.75 million in MatOrtho, to support its international growth and product development.  Founded in 2010, MatOrtho designs, manufactures and commercialises performance leading, orthopaedic implant devices. It is one of the UK’s most innovative orthopaedic device designers.

Hertility Health pulls in GBP4.2m in seed funding

Hertility Health, a new women’s health start-up revolutionising the world of hormone and reproductive health, has closed a GBP4.2 million seed funding round led by LocalGlobe, Venrex, and some key angel investors including former CEO of Bupa, Evelyn Bourke, and CEO of Nested and the unicorn company GoCardless, Matt Robinson.

Novo Holdings acquires BBI Group

Novo Holdings A/S, a global life sciences investor, has acquired BBI Group (BBI), a supplier of products and services to the global diagnostics and life sciences industries, from Exponent for an enterprise value of over GBP400 million. Novo Holdings will be the majority shareholder of the company.   Founded in

Berenson Capital acquires Interactive Digital Solutions

Berenson Capital, a sector-focused private equity practice investing in Software and Technology-enabled Services businesses, has acquired video collaboration and telehealth solutions provider Interactive Digital Solutions (IDS). Terms of the transaction have not been disclosed. IDS is a leading provider of cloud-based video communications solutions to enterprises, healthcare systems and government

Chris Gauld Equator

Healthcare drivers that private equity should be aware of

By Chris Gauld, director, Equator – A positive repercussion of Covid-19 has been the massive uptick in the interest in healthy activities and healthy living. Exercise equipment sales in the UK have spiked 5,800 percent during the pandemic, while corporate wellbeing investments, ranging from free gym memberships through to mental health

Tristone Capital acquires Premier Care Management

Buy and build Manchester-based investment group, Tristone Capital, has acquired Premier Care Management Ltd through its care division, Tristone Healthcare.   Premier Care Management Ltd was founded in 2009 by Steve Bristow as a provider of community and outreach services within the South West as an alternative to residential accommodation

Quantum-Si closes USD1bn+ SPAC deal with HighCape

Quantum-Si Incorporated (QSi), a specialist in next-generation semiconductor chip-based proteomics, has completed its business combination with HighCape Capital Acquisition Corp (HighCape), a special purpose acquisition company sponsored by leading healthcare growth equity manager HighCape Capital LP.  The business combination and concurrent private placement, which were approved by HighCape’s stockholders at

HCAP Partners makes follow-on investment in TCS Healthcare Technologies

HCAP Partners, a California-based private equity firm and impact investor, has made a follow-on investment in TCS Healthcare Technologies, a provider of managed care software solutions.  The funding will support the acquisition of DataSmart Solutions, LLC, a predictive risk analytics software company. Terms of the investment have not been disclosed.

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