German mittelstand investor, Rantum Capital, through its Private Equity Fund II, has acquired Tontarra Medizintechnik, a leading German developer and manufacturer of high-precision, premium surgical instruments and endoscopy products for open and minimally invasive surgery.
“Tontarra is a company with an excellent position in a structurally attractive market,” said Gilles...
Ysios Capital, a Spain-based specialist life sciences VC firm, has launched ‘InceptionBio’, a new fund focused on biotech company creation and early-stage project development with a target size of €100m (US$115m).
InceptionBio will focus on identifying, developing and building new companies around high-quality science, with a particular focus on Spain. It will primarily invest in technology transfer opportunities and early-stage companies, enabling Ysios to work closely with universities, research centres and scientific entrepreneurs to accelerate the translation of scientific discoveries into new therapies.
“Spain has world-class science and a unique opportunity...