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Prosus invests in French insurer Alan to help it expand internationally

Dutch technology investor Prosus has invested €400 million in French insurer Alan, acquiring a small minority stake. Prosus plans to be deeply involved in the insurer’s development and expansion, in particular helping it scale internationally in large markets where Prosus has a presence.

DHCare acquires Ottobock’s Human Mobility division

Global medical technology platform DHCare has agreed to acquire the carved-out Human Mobility division of German prosthetics specialist Ottobock, marking the company's first acquisition since being formed under private equity firm Rhône. 

Sweden’s Unident acquires Norway’s Dental Miljø Teknikk

Unident, a Sweden-based supplier of dental consumables, equipment, laboratory services and digital dentistry solutions, has acquired Dental Miljø Teknikk AS (DMT), a Norwegian technical services company based in Vestby, south of Oslo. Unident is part of Nuent Group AB, a Swedish distributor of dental consumables, equipment, laboratory services and dental analytics software, which is majority owned by private equity firm Triton.

FREE BLOG Are we ready to embrace robots in hospitals and care homes? 

Last night I was invited to the French Embassy in London by the trade body, Business France, to watch England narrowly win against the Democratic Republic of Congo. Predicting that it would be a nerve-wracking display, they had kindly organised some showcases of French SMEs to listen to and be inspired by.  Many others and I were rather taken by Miroki, a three and a half foot tall, bright orange, fox-like robot developed by Paris-based start-up, Enchanted Tools.

FREE BLOG What determines success or failure in AI initiatives?

Two weeks ago HBI hosted a webinar on the topic of ‘Value creation in healthcare organisations’, with lots of interesting discussion and insights from Ilmarin Schietzel, CEO of German physiotherapy chain United Therapy, and Klaus Boehncke, Global Digital Health Lead at consulting firm L.E.K. Consulting.

Laprophan Group acquires Riviopharm

Laprophan Group, a Morocco-based pharmaceutical group, has acquired Swiss pharmaceutical company Rivopharm. The acquisition, completed through Europhan, Laprophan’s Luxembourg-based European platform, marks its first deal in Europe.

HB Fuller to acquire UK’s AMS for £715 million

US adhesives group HB Fuller is acquiring UK-listed surgical adhesives and wound care specialist Advanced Medical Solutions(AMS) in a deal with an enterprise value of £715 million (~ $920 million).

Advance Capital Partners buys 50% stake in Adria Dental Group

Advance Capital Partners, a private equity investor focused on the Adriatic region, has acquired a 50% stake in Adria Dental Group, the largest dental services platform in Southeast Europe, through a share purchase agreement with private equity firm Provectus Capital Partners.

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