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US:  Blackstone closes Life Sciences VI – the largest fund ever raised – at US$6.3bn

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New York -listed Blackstone has announced the final close of Blackstone Life Sciences VI (BXLS VI) at its hard cap of US$6.3bn. The oversubscribed BXLS VI is the largest life sciences private fund ever raised and is nearly 40% larger than its predecessor vehicle.Blackstone launched its BXLS platform in...

UK: Optima acquires PAM from LDC for £100m

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Optima Health, one of the UK and Republic of Ireland’s leading occupational health and wellness service providers, has acquired PAM Healthcare, a leading preventative healthcare specialist, from LDC for a total cash consideration of approximately £100m (US$133m) on a debt-free, cash-free, normalised working capital basis. The transaction follows regulatory approval from the Irish Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) regime. Headquartered in Warrington, PAM provides occupational health and wellbeing services to blue-chip corporate and public sector clients. Its services include health surveillance, absence management, physiotherapy, employee assistance programmes and specialist assessments, which are delivered by...