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Lone Star buys Lonza’s CHI division for ~$3 billion

Private equity firm Lone Star Funds has acquired the Capsules & Health Ingredients (CHI) division of Swiss Contract Development and Manufacturing Organisation (CDMO) Lonza Group for an enterprise value of CHF 2.3 billion (~$3 billion). Headquartered in Basel, Switzerland, the CHI business manufactures capsules used to deliver medicines and dietary supplements. It operates across the Americas, Europe, and the Asia Pacific. 

2026 will see modest growth and selective mega deals — Interview with Matthew Edwards, Osborne Clarke

Healthcare and life sciences deal activity is expected to pick up in 2026, following trends seen in 2025 when the market remained steady despite regulatory challenges, according to a recent report from global law firm Osborne Clarke. HBI spoke to Matthew Edwards, Partner at Osborne Clarke, to explore these developments and what they could mean for healthcare and life sciences transactions in 2026.

PE firm Gimv stops new life sciences investments

Gimv, the Belgian private equity firm listed on Euronext Brussels, has announced it will stop making new life sciences investments. The firm plans to focus instead on growing its Anchor Investments (long-term partnerships with growth companies) and its four main platforms: Consumer, Healthcare, Smart Industries, and Sustainable Cities, which it sees as offering stronger growth potential, especially with ongoing digital changes.

EQT Life Sciences backs Kinaset and exits Vivasure

EQT Life Sciences, the life sciences investment arm of Swedish private equity group EQT, has invested in Boston-based developer of respiratory drugs Kinaset Therapeutics as part of a $103 million Series B funding round. The funding will support the development of frevecitinib, a new inhaled treatment for asthma patients whose condition is not well controlled by existing therapies. 

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