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Arcadia-backed Favillini bolts on Idea Grafica

Pharmaceutical packaging manufacturer Grafiche Favillini, a portfolio company of private equity firm Arcadia, has wholly acquired Idea Grafica from the founding Pettinari family.

Forbion holds first close for Growth Opportunities Fund

Life-sciences-focused venture capital firm Forbion has held a first close on €185m for its Growth Opportunities Fund, which will focus on investments at a later stage than the firm's previous vehicles in European biotech companies.

HKW Closes Third Fresh Direct Add-On

Fresh Direct Produce, a distributor of fresh, ethnic, tropical, organic, and specialty produce and a portfolio company of HKW, has acquired Mike and Mike’s Organics. Mike and Mike’s is a non-grower distributor of organic fruits

Ardian sells stake in Envision

Ardian has sold its stake in Envision Pharma to co-owner GHO Capital.

Avista Capital brings in industry experts Schiess, Klitgaard as newest operating execs

Healthcare-focused private equity house Avista Capital Partners has brought in Steve Schiess and William Klitgaard as its newest operating executives.

European life sciences investment major LSP leads €32m VarmX Series B round

European life science and healthcare investor LSP has led a €32m Series B financing round for VarmX, a biotech company focused on developing approaches for the reversal of anticoagulation.

Abry Partners acquires majority stake in HealthEZ

Private equity firm Abry Partners has acquired a majority stake in HealthEZ, an independent third-party administrator (TPA) of self-funded medical plans, adding the company to its growing portfolio of healthcare services investments. Abry’s investment is

Compass Diversified Adds to Foam Fabricators

Foam Fabricators, a portfolio company of Compass Diversified (CODI) since January 2018, has acquired Polyfoam. Polyfoam is a manufacturer of protective and temperature-sensitive packaging used in the medical, pharmaceutical, grocery and food industries. The company

New Principal at HCAP

San Diego-headquartered HCAP Partners has promoted Bhairvee Shavdia to principal. Ms. Shavdia joined HCAP Partners in 2015 and has been active in building and implementing the firm’s impact investing methodology that supports the creation of

JPM fund exits from Celltrion

One Equity Partners made its exit from Korea’s Celltrion Healthcare on Monday evening, cashing out of a stock that has rallied about 97% in the past one-year period.

Searchlight-backed GRP acquires Premier Choice

Searchlight Capital portfolio company Global Risk Partners (GRP) has acquired domestic healthcare broker Premier Choice Healthcare.

Seventure, BioGeneration lead €18.5m round for Citryll

Pharmaceutical company Citryll has raised €18.5m in a round led by France-based Seventure and Dutch firm BioGeneration Ventures.

KKR buys into Indian pharma company JB Chemicals, deal could reach $500m

Global private equity giant KKR has agreed to buy a 54% stake in Indian pharmaceutical business JB Chemicals, in a deal which could ultimately see it commit $500m to the company.

KKR to buy controlling stake in JB Chemicals & Pharmaceuticals

Private equity firm will offer to acquire another 26% stake in the Indian company

KKR to Acquire a Controlling Stake in J.B. Chemicals & Pharmaceuticals

Investment to Further Strengthen and Expand J. B. Chemicals & Pharmaceuticals’ Presence in High-Growth Branded Formulations Markets MUMBAI, India--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Global investment firm KKR today announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to

Centerbridge Sells KIK Piece to Voyant

KIK Custom Products, a portfolio company of Centerbridge Partners, has agreed to sell its KIK Personal Care (KPC) business to Voyant Beauty, a portfolio company of Wind Point Partners. Centerbridge acquired KIK in August 2015

Evolution Managers Backs Another New Manager

Evolution Managers Capital (EMC), an investor in emerging private equity firms, has made its second fund investment to date by backing Greens Farms Capital. EMC was formed in October 2019 by Chicago-based HC Private Investments

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