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Namibia: Salt Capital and Proparco acquire The Namibian Oncology Centre

Salt Capital, a private equity investment firm focused on growth capital investments in the SADC region, and Proparco, the French Development finance institution, have acquired The Namibian Oncology Centre (NOC), a specialist cancer care provider in Namibia. “By supporting The Namibian Oncology Centre, we are contributing to expanding access to...

France: Kurma Partners closes Biofund IV at €215m

Kurma Partners, a European healthcare venture capital firm and a Eurazeo group company, has announced the final closing of Biofund IV at €215m (US$252m), some 35% larger than its previous €160m Biofund III.  It held the first close of Biofund IV in 2024 at €140m. Total AUM across all Kurma Partners franchises now stand at €1bn. In addition to Eurazeo, Biofund IV is backed by three cornerstone investors: CSL from Australia, the European Investment Fund (EIF), and Bpifrance. They are joined by other European institutional investors and family offices. The new fund...