Germany: Merck KGaA strengthens CDMO offering with US$780m Exelead acquisition
Darmstadt-based German multinational science and technology company, Merck KGaA, is to acquire Exelead, a US-based biopharmaceutical CDMO for around US$780m in cash. The acquisition...
Italy: Devyser exercises option to acquire remainder of Italian SmartSeq
Devyser Diagnostics, a Swedish molecular diagnostics company, has exercised an option to acquire all the remaining shares in Italy-based SmartSeq. SmartSeq provides integrated analysis...
Switzerland: KKR closes Biosynth Carbosynth deal and partners with Ampersand in vivitide
The KKR acquisition of Biosynth Carbosynth, an innovative life sciences reagents, custom synthesis and manufacturing services company, has closed. Included in the deal is...
Australia: Fitch revises credit rating outlook on Ramsay Health Care to negative from stable
Fitch Ratings has revised the outlook on Australian private healthcare operator Ramsay Health Care's Long-Term Issuer Default Rating (IDR) to negative from stable as...
Switzerland: Galenica and AEVIS take stakes in the Well digital health platform
Galenica and AEVIS VICTORIA (AEVIS) are continuing the development of integrated and networked health care in Switzerland by joining the Well digital health platform...
France: Focus on healthcare software sees ArchiMed take majority stake in Title21
France-based transatlantic healthcare PE firm, ArchiMed, is reinforcing its focus in the healthcare software space by acquiring a majority stake in US-based Title21. Founders...
UAE: Pure Health invests US$500m for minority stake in Ardent Health
Alpha Dhabi Holding subsidiary, Pure Health, the largest integrated healthcare platform of the United Arab Emirates (UAE), is investing US$500m for a minority equity...
Sweden: Calmark streamlines organization to focus on sales
Calmark, a medical technology company that manufactures and markets a point-of-care (POC) analysis method with easier and faster diagnostics of medical conditions in newborn...
Australia: Apiam Animal Health acquires NSW vet businesses
Apiam Animal Health, comprised of production animal and mixed animal veterinary practices, has acquired two mixed animal veterinary businesses in the NSW regions for...
UAE: ADQ integrates Acino with Pharmax
Acino, a Swiss pharmaceutical company and part of ADQ, an Abu Dhabi based investment and holding company, has integrated with another ADQ company, Pharmax...