Transactions - Healthcare

Ottobock sold select assets in Freedom Innovations Inc. to Proteor, a France-based international group specialized in prosthetic and orthotic solutions.

San Cristoforo,a diagnostic and therapeutic clinic, was sold to Bianalasi.

Pluradent Group, Germany’s second largest distributor of dental consumables, dental practice equipment and accompanying technical support services, was acquired by Deutsche Mittelstandsholding, a German investment holding as part of a debtor in possession insolvency proceeding.

Estetique (Polanica‐Zdrój), one of the leading dental clinics in southwest Poland sold a majority stake to Tar Heel Capital (THC), a Poland‐based private equity firm.

Richards Packaging Income Fund (TSX: RPI.UN) acquired Clarion Medical Technologies, a Canadian provider of medical, aesthetic, vision care and surgical equipment and consumables.

ASX‐listed National Veterinary Care Ltd, the Australian and New Zealand veterinary services provider, entered into a binding Scheme Implementation Deed with VetPartners.

Pebbles Care, a residential care provider, was sold to Ardenton Capital, a global private equity firm.

Krankenhaus Ingelheim gGmbH, a German hospital, was sold by the University Clinic Mainz and the City of Ingelheim to Ccare AG, a German healthcare services group.

Sterimed, a world leader in the medical packaging sector, completed the acquisition of Especialistas en Esterilizacion y Envase (Grupo EEE), a Mexican-based major player in sterilization packaging and infection prevention solutions.

Zambon, an Italian pharmaceutical multinational, acquired the biotech Breath Therapeutics at an initial price of 140 million euros and with the possibility of reaching a total of 500 million euros at the achievement of regulatory and commercial objectives.

A stake in Veterinærmedisinsk Oppdragssenter AS (VESO), was sold by the  Norwegian Ministry of Trade, Industry and Fisheries (NFD) to Aquanova Invest. VESO distributes veterinary pharmaceuticals as well as performing clinical tests on fish for vaccine and feed development.

Handi-Pharm, a leading French distributor of home care medical equipment sold via pharmacies, completed a capital restructuring with Siparex and Bpifrance.

Celopharma, a distributor of female pharmaceutical products, was sold to Linepharma International Ltd., a US subsidiary of a Swiss-based pharmaceutical company.

Private equity company Bencis acquired a majority stake in AIO II B.V. from Bolster Investment Partners, which acted on behalf of Van Lanschot Kempen. AIO II is the holding company of Medsen Pharmacies and Ceban.

Danish Medical Data Distribution (DMDD), the leading provider in Denmark for digital laboratory analysis requisitions, was sold to Synlab.

Laboratoires Humeau, a leading distributor of lab equipment in France and Africa, was sold to the French investor Intuitis.

The Signis Group, a leading provider of training and online procedure manuals for children’s care services, was sold to Antser Group.

SPC Group, a designer and manufacturer of high-precision dosing and filling needles for the pharmaceutical industry, sold a minority stake to Innova Fonds.

Terry White Group (TWG), a pharmacy franchisor with a network of nearly 500 pharmacies across Australia, sold its remaining shares to EBOS Group, the largest and most diversified Australasian marketer, wholesaler, and distributor of healthcare, medical, and pharmaceutical products.