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US: CVC Catalyst to acquire majority stake in WillowWood from Blue Sea Capital, the Arbogast family and management

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CVC Catalyst III has agreed to acquire a majority stake in US-based WillowWood, one of the leading manufacturers of prosthetic products, from Blue Sea Capital, the Arbogast family and management, who are reinvesting substantially alongside CVC. Mahesh Mansukhani and Daniel Rubin (co-CEOs of WillowWood) will continue to lead the business...

Belgium: Marc Verbruggen appointed as managing director of Purna Pharma

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Purna Pharmaceuticals, a specialty CDMO based in Belgium, has appointed Marc Verbruggen as managing director. Verbruggen joins Purna from Normec Healthcare Belgium, where he was managing director. Previously, he was group CEO of Qualiphar and held various site leadership roles at Novartis, Johnson & Johnson and Janssen Pharmaceutica. He began his professional career at Monsanto as a production and process engineer. Purna, a portfolio company of Ampersand Capital since February 2026, specialises in the development, manufacture and supply of liquid and semi-solid pharmaceutical products. Dr Stefan Beyer, an Ampersand executive advisor who...