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vasopharm closes EUR9.5m financing round

vasopharm, a private biopharmaceutical company developing a new treatment for traumatic brain injury (TBI), has completed a EUR9.5 million financing co-led by HeidelbergCapital Private Equity and EF Investments.  Existing investors Bayern Kapital, Future Capital, clients of Hanseatic Asset Management and Ringtons Holdings also participated in the round. In addition, vasopharm

Keensight Capital acquires 3P Biopharmaceuticals

Private equity manager Keensight Capital has acquired Infarco’s majority stake in 3P Biopharmaceuticals, a Contract Development and Manufacturing Organisation (CDMO) specialised in the process development and GMP manufacturing of biologics. Founded in 2006 and based near Pamplona, Spain, 3P Biopharmaceuticals offers a complete biologics production service, from preclinical and clinical

Permira Funds makes majority investment in sustainable fashion brand Reformation

Private equity firm Permira is to acquire a majority stake in sustainable fashion brand Reformation. As part of the transaction, Yael Aflalo will remain Chief Executive Officer and a significant owner of the company, and Hali Borenstein will remain as President. Headquartered in Los Angeles and founded in 2009, Reformation

Innova Capital to acquire 100 per cent stake in Optiplaza

CEE private equity firm Innova Capital is to acquire Optiplaza, one of the major players in the Romanian optical market. The transaction marks further stronger entry of the fund into the attractive and growing optical market. The funds managed by Innova Capital have signed an agreement to acquire 100 per

Palatine-backed Wren Sterling acquisition takes total assets under advice to GBP3.3bn

Wren Sterling has acquired TD Armstrong Financial Planning Limited (T D Armstrong), a Dunfermline-based independent financial planning business. The deal will secure around GBP116 million of assets under advice, taking Wren Sterling’s total assets under advice to GBP3.3 billion.   Wren Sterling has over 100 advisers based in eight regional

DW Healthcare Partners raises fifth fund with USD610m of capital commitments

DW Healthcare Partners, a private equity firm focused primarily on making control investments in North American middle market healthcare companies, has closed its fifth fund.   The fund was oversubscribed and met its cap of USD610 million in total capital commitments. This brings DW Healthcare Partners’ total capital under management to

Audax Private Equity to acquire Aspen form Hillrom

Audax Private Equity (Audax) has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Aspen Surgical (Aspen) a business unit comprised of certain surgical consumable products, from Hillrom.  The business is a leading manufacturer of branded and private label single-use surgical products including scalpels, blades, wound care, fluid control, and other patient

TrustArc secures USD70m led by Bregal Sagemount

TrustArc, a provider of privacy management solutions, has received a USD70 million Series D growth investment led by private equity firm, Bregal Sagemount.  Existing investors Accel Partners, Baseline Ventures, DAG Ventures, Icon Ventures and Industry Ventures will continue to retain significant stakes in the business.  “We are very excited to

Venture capital performance reaches new high

Venture capital funds globally reached their best post-2009 crisis period performance in Q4 2018, surpassing the previous best recorded one year earlier, according to eFront’s latest Quarterly Private Equity Performance report. Performance of VC funds globally reached 1.531x in Q4 2018 – the highest level on record – before dipping

Rubicon Partners acquires Park Sheet Metal

Specialist industrial investor Rubicon Partners has acquired Park Sheet Metal, a Coventry-based manufacturer of complex sheet metal components from from its owner, Stephen Payne. Founded by the Payne family in 1947, PSM has established a market leading position as a supplier of prototype tooling and assemblies and low volume production

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