Jeito Capital scales up to back Europe’s clinical-stage biopharma leaders

Jeito Capital has reached a major milestone with the final close of Jeito II at €1bn (US$1.2bn), marking the largest fundraise to date for...

Spain: Columna Capital acquires majority stake in Evidenze Group from Buenavista Equity Partners

Columna Capital has acquired a majority stake in Evidenze Group, a Spain‑based full‑service CRO, from Buenavista Equity Partners. The UK‑based pan‑European lower mid‑market investor...

France: Jeito bolsters leadership team with Elaine Caughey and Sarah Shakleton

Jeito Capital, a France-based global independent private equity fund dedicated to Biopharma, has appointed Elaine Caughey as partner, business development and investor relations, and...

UK: Atlas Health holds final close of debut Atlas Health Fund I at £400m...

Atlas Health, a private equity fund established to invest in European Healthcare companies, has held an oversubscribed final close of its debut fund, Atlas...

Belgium: UCB expanding capabilities in next‑generation biologics with acquisition of Candid Therapeutics

Euronext-listed UCB, a Belgium-based global biopharmaceutical company focused on severe neurological and immunological conditions, is to acquire Candid Therapeutics, a US-based privately held clinical-stage biotechnology...

A healthcare investor’s guide to “AI exposure”

Artificial intelligence is already reshaping workflows and productivity across all industries. The implications for value creation, however, are far from uniform. Filippos Papadopoulos, senior...

Belgium: UCB strengthens in IMIDs with acquisition of IMIDomics’ Patient Insight business

Euronext-listed UCB, a Belgium-based global biopharmaceutical company focused on severe neurological and immunological conditions, has acquired the Patients Insights business of IMIDomics, a US-based...

Germany: Greenpeak-backed athagoras adds Ecker + Ecker and Accessus Health to growing network of consultants

Greenpeak Partners‑backed athagoras, a Germany‑based platform of life sciences consultants, has added Ecker + Ecker and Accessus Health to the group, representing a clear...

Italy: Chiesi Group expanding global Rare Disease portfolio with US$1.9bn acquisition of KalVista

Chiesi Group, an Italy-based, family-controlled, international research-focused biopharmaceutical group and certified B Corp, is acquiring Nasdaq-listed KalVista Pharmaceuticals, a global pharmaceutical company focused on...

Luxembourg: Astorg to acquire Thermo Fisher Scientific’s microbiology business for US$1.075bn

Astorg, a pan European private equity firm, has signed a definitive agreement to acquire New York-listed Thermo Fisher Scientific’s microbiology business for approximately US$1.075bn,...
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