BioStar Capital, a strategic healthtech venture capital firm focused on cardiovascular disease, orthopaedics, and robotics, has closed its fifth fund at $130.3m, more than the combined amount raised by the firm’s three previous funds.
Private equity firm Growthdeck has successfully sold its investment in electric vehicle charge point specialist BMM Energy Solutions to Drax Energy Solutions, part of Drax Group, the FTSE 250 energy generation business.
The board of directors of the Chartered Alternative Investment Analyst Association, the global professional body for the alternative investment industry, has unanimously elected John L Bowman as its President, effective from the beginning of 2024.
Buyout group Bain Capital is the frontrunner to acquire software company SoftWare One Holdings after other interested parties including rival private equity firm Apax Partners, dropped out of the race to acquire the Swiss firm, according to a report by Reuters.
Cerevel Therapeutics Holdings, a developer of drugs for neurological conditions such as Parkinson’s, is to be acquired by AbbVie Inc in a deal worth around $8.7bn. Private investment firm Bain Capital is Nasdaq-listed Cerevel’s largest shareholder.
Pritzker Private Capital, a private investment firm focused on middle-market companies in North America operating in the manufactured products and services sectors, has promoted Anthony Cardona and Thomas Chadwick to Investment Partner, effective 1 January 1, 2024.
Private equity major Blackstone is considering selling Anthos Therapeutics, the developer of a new generation of blood thinners launched four years ago with backing from Novartis, according to a report by Reuters.
The Chicago Teachers’ Pension Fund, the oldest public retirement scheme in Illinois, is planning to makes its first foray into the booming private credit market with an initial allocation of up to $350m, according to a report by Bloomberg.
Alternative investment firm GI Partners has launched a new venture, UDLR Healthcare, focused on investments in medical outpatient buildings, in partnership with a team of former executives from Healthcare Trust of America (HTA).
InTandem Capital Partners, a private investment firm focused on growth investments in the healthcare services sector, has added to its investment team with the appointment of Mehran Ahmed as a Partner.
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