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According to the research data analysed and published by ComprarAcciones.com, merger and acquisition (M&A) deal activity in the pharmaceutical sector rose by 17 per cent in H1 2020, disregarding the economic toll of the global pandemic.It saw a total of 41 deals during the period, but the Q2 2020 deal value total of USD3.3 billion was the lowest quarterly total since Q1 2018.
According to PwC, the pharma sub-sector posted a drop of 56 per cent in deal value from H2 2019 to H1 2020. For the PLS sector as a whole (pharma, biotech and medical devices), the decline in
Octopus Ventures, part of Octopus Group and one of the largest and most active VCs in Europe, has exited its investment in Calastone, the global funds network, after a majority stake in the funds network was acquired by The Carlyle Group. The transaction is subject to regulatory approval.
Octopus Ventures first invested in Calastone at seed stage in 2008 backing the business through its early stages of growth through multiple rounds of funding from both institutional and retail investors, including investment from the UK’s largest venture capital trust (VCT) Octopus Titan VCT.
The exit represents an 18x return on Octopus Ventures’
LitCapital makes additional investment into Altechna by acquiring 6O per cent of shares and increasing the ownership up to 100 per cent of share capital. This investment will allow the company to implement ambitious development plans and will allow it to grow even faster. The founder of the company dr. Gintas Šlekys and other shareholders will continue to invest and develop other laser product focused companies which are owned by them.
Altechna is an innovative optical technology company that has been demonstrating sustainable and consistent growth for a long time. We sincerely thank dr. Gintas Šlekis and his brothers Alfredas
Global private equity firm Levine Leichtman Capital Partners (LLCP) has acquired Ducares (Triskelion) from First Dutch Innovations (FDI).Triskelion, operating under the trade names Triskelion and Ducares, is a specialised provider of high-end food & feed testing services, complemented by compliance & risk management services. The Company’s service offerings span a broad range of niche capabilities including nutrient, residue, bio- and genetically modified organisms (GMO) analyses. From its centrally located and state-of-the-art laboratory headquarters in Utrecht, the Company is well-positioned to support clients with high-end, innovative testing and consultancy services.
Robert-Jan Raterink, Managing Director of Triskelion, says: “We believe that
Pemberton, an asset manager backed by one of Europe’s largest insurers, Legal & General Group, is supporting Oakley Capital’s acquisition of a majority stake in WindStar Medical, a German over-the-counter consumer healthcare company, as the sole provider of debt financing.WindStar Medical designs, develops and commercialises a range of both branded and private label consumer health products, primarily in the German market. It is a strategic partner to the leading drugstores in Germany, who benefit from WindStar’s portfolio of attractive branded products, and the company’s experience in developing innovative health products for their private label portfolios.
Oakley will support the
Silixa, a specialist service company delivering distributed fibre optic monitoring solutions for data acquisition, backed by Lime Rock Partners, Chevron Technology Ventures, and Equinor Ventures, has reported a 96 per cent increase in global turnover to GBP20.35 million in 2019. In the same period, profit margins also increased from 48 per cent to 51 per cent and EBITDA grew to GBP2.75 million despite significant reinvestment into the business.
CEO, Glynn Williams, says: “Since 2007 Silixa has focused on serving the oil and gas sector, deploying and developing the highest quality distributed fibre-optic sensing-based monitoring solutions on the market. In 2019,
Early-stage Israeli proptech investor BuiltUp Ventures has invested in Trusstor and StructShare, two Israeli construction tech (contech) startups.
Other proptech companies BuiltUp Ventures has invested in over the last two years include data analytics tool MyTower, asset tokenisation platform SolidBlock, virtual marketing company Augmind, AI-based platform Innovesta, and Everflow.
“With Covid-19 continuing to impact the real estate market, technology solutions are becoming more essential to building owners, developers, and managers than ever before,” said Oded Eliashiv, principal and founding managing partner of BuiltUp Ventures.
BuiltUp Ventures is a Tel Aviv- and New York-based venture capital firm, with a focus on
Global law firm White & Case has advised Mid Europa Partners (Mid Europa) on the sale of 24 per cent of the issued share capital of Waberer’s International Nyrt (Waberer’s), a Hungarian-based provider of truckload transportation, to Trevelin Holding Zrt, the Hungarian-based member of Indotek Group.“Mid Europa is a long standing client that we have successfully advised on a number of strategically important acquisitions and disposals over the years,” says White & Case partner Ken Barry, who co-led the Firm’s deal team. “This transaction follows a period of growth and internationalisation at Waberer’s, enabled and accelerated by Mid Europa’s investments
The Riverside Company, a private equity firm focused on the smaller end of the middle market, has invested in Geroline Inc, a virtual manufacturer of footwear traction aids serving diverse industrial end-markets in Canada and the United States. Geroline is an add-on to Riverside’s SureWerx platform, a leading supplier of professional safety products, tools and equipment.
Geroline has transformed the ice cleat market over the last five years. Under the K1 brand, the company developed a unique ‘twist’ to the traction aid industry by providing a mid-sole ice cleat that can be easily rotated from the sole to the top of
Abris CEE Mid-Market II LP fund, managed by Abris Capital Partners,
is to sell its stake in Cargounit, an independent locomotive lessor in Poland, to Three Seas Initiative Investment Fund (advised by Amber Infrastructure Group). Closing of the transaction is subject to the customary conditions precedent and is expected to take place by year-end.
Cargounit is the largest independent locomotive lessor in Poland, providing a comprehensive service offering, and is led by a highly experienced management team. Abris acquired a majority share in this company in May 2016 and subsequently invested additional capital for fleet expansion.
During Abris’ investment, the company
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