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Australian CRO SSR invests in Singapore’s Expecto Health Science 

Southern Star Research (SSR), an Australian clinical research organisation (CRO) backed by private equity firm Quadrant, has invested growth capital in Singapore-headquartered CRO Expecto Health Science. With this investment, the two CROs will form a strategic partnership to facilitate transition for sponsors from early-phase studies in Australia and New Zealand into late-phase clinical development across key Asian markets. 

Sovereign Capital Partners buys Apollo Home Healthcare

Sovereign Capital Partners, a UK private equity firm, has acquired healthcare-at-home service provider Apollo Home Healthcare. Apollo is a primary provider of nurse-led complex care at home for individuals eligible for NHS Continuing Healthcare (CHC) funding. It provides personalised high-acuity care, with a focus on children and adults with complex clinical needs, acting as a commissioned provider for the NHS to deliver care packages that are fully funded by the health service.

Synlab selling Slovakian operations to Unilabs

Pan-European diagnostic labs group Synlab has exited another market. It has sold its Slovakian operations to Unilabs, another pan-European diagnostics group, as part of its strategy to “densify its network”.

Hayfin leads Alantra’s €155m CV for genomics company Health in Code

Alantra, a Spanish private equity firm focused on mid-market transactions, has closed a €155 million healthcare continuation fund to support the next phase of growth at Health in Code (HiC), a clinical genomics company it has backed since 2020. The fund was oversubscribed and led by Hayfin Capital Management, a London-headquartered lending firm, alongside other […]

Ampersand Capital Partners buys Purna Pharmaceuticals 

Ampersand Capital Partners, a life sciences and healthcare-focused private equity firm, has acquired Purna Pharmaceuticals, a Belgian contract development and manufacturing service provider (CDMO) for liquid and semi-solid medicines for pharmaceutical companies, from alternative investment fund manager Creafund.

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