M&A Deal Summary

Gilde Healthcare and Kartesia Acquire Acti-Med

On April 27, 2021, private equity firm Gilde Healthcare and lender Kartesia acquired medical products company Acti-Med

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Gilde Healthcare’s 9th and Kartesia’s 1st transaction in the Medical Products sector.
  • This is Gilde Healthcare’s 4th and Kartesia’s 4th transaction in Germany.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2021-04-27
Target Acti-Med
Sector Medical Products
Buyer(s) Gilde Healthcare
Kartesia
Deal Type Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)

Target

Acti-Med

Freiensteinau, Germany
Acti-Med is a manufacturer of medical technology. Acti-Med develops, produces, and sells high-quality medical components and devices for medical and pharmaceutical industries. Acti-Med was founded in 1997 and is based in Freiensteinau, Germany.

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Buyer(S) 2

Buyer

Gilde Healthcare

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor


Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1999
PE ASSETS 2.6B EUR
Size Large
Type Sector Focused
DESCRIPTION

Gilde Healthcare is a specialist private equity and venture investor focused on the healthcare sector. The Firm's buyout group targets majority investments throughout Europe (preference for Germany, the Netherlands, Belgium, Austria or Switzerland) and has a focus on healthcare providers, suppliers and service providers active in the healthcare market. The Firm's venture group looks to invest in early stage medtech, diagnostics, digital health and therapeutics companies throughout North America and Europe. Gilde Healthcare was established in 2001 and is headquartered in Utrecht, the Netherlands.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 40 of 47
Sector (Medical Products) 9 of 12
Type (Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)) 3 of 8
Country (Germany) 4 of 6
Year (2021) 1 of 3
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2020-06-04 Symphogen AS

Ballerup, Denmark

Symphogen AS is a polyclonal antibody technology that provides a totally new, innovative class of biopharmaceuticals for treating serious human diseases. Symphogen was founded in 2000 and is based in Ballerup, Denmark.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2021-05-06 KLIFO

Glostrup, Denmark

KLIFO is a drug development consultancy with significant experience in partnering with biotech and pharmaceutical companies to advance their drug development projects. KLIFO provides end-to-end expert capabilities, enabling partners to maximize opportunity, mitigate risks, drive innovation and achieve efficient project advancement. KLIFO was founded in 1994 and is based in Glostrup, Denmark.

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Buyer

Kartesia

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor


Category Lender
Founded 2013
PE ASSETS 5.0B EUR
Size Mega
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Kartesia is a private investment group and lender that looks to invest in lower middle-market companies throughout the European Union and Central Europe. The Firm is industry agnostic and seeks to commit €10 to €100 million in profitable companies with at least €5 million of EBITDA. Proceeds are typically invested alongside sponsors to support buyouts, recapitalizations, shareholder liquidity needs, or restructurings. Kartesia was established in 2013 and is headquartered in London.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 17 of 30
Sector (Medical Products) 1 of 1
Type (Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)) 8 of 11
Country (Germany) 4 of 7
Year (2021) 2 of 7
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2021-03-04 Bioscript

Cheshire, United Kingdom

Bioscript is an international provider of medical communications and regulatory writing services for pharmaceutical companies. The business assists clients in their communications with regulatory authorities as well as educating the medical sector on pharmaceutical products that are in mid-to-late-stage clinical trials and subsequently supporting these products, post-market launch, to maintain and grow sales throughout the lifecycle of the drug. Bioscript was founded in 2005 and is based in Cheshire, United Kingdom.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2021-05-04 EidosMedia

Milan, Italy

EidosMedia is a Content Management System (CMS) solutions company that develops innovative content management solutions to serve clients with high-value content and complex workflow management needs. Its software covers the end-to-end content lifecycle for very large media, financial research, academic, and public research, and corporate organizations. EidosMedia was formed in 1999 and is based in Milan, Italy.

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