LONDON: Venture Life Group (AIM: VLG), a leading player in consumer healthcare innovation, has entered into a binding agreement with Italy-based contract development and manufacturing organization (CDMO) BioDue S.p.A. for the sale of its CDMO business and certain non-core products. Under the agreement, BioDue—a portfolio company of The Riverside Group—will acquire 100% of the issued…
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Venture Life has acquired Health & Her Limited for an upfront £7.5 million
LONDON: Venture Life (AIM: VLG), a leader in developing, manufacturing and commercialising products for the international self-care market, announced the acquisition of the entire issued share capital of Health & Her Limited (“H&H”), a specialist female health business from its founders, Kate Bache and Gervase Fay and other shareholders, for an upfront cash consideration of…
Venture Life has acquired HL Healthcare for a total consideration of £13 million
LONDON, UK: Venture Life (AIM: VLG) has acquired three new Ear-Nose-Throat (ENT) brands through the acquisition of the entire issued share capital of the UK based company, HL Healthcare Limited for a total consideration of £13 million. The total consideration of £13.0 million will be settled by an initial cash consideration of £8.0 million, £3.0…
Venture Life Group acquires brands and assets from Helsinn Healthcare
LONDON, UK: Venture Life Group has acquired a series of oncology support product assets from Helsinn Healthcare SA for a total consideration of 6 million CHF (approximately £4.7 million). The acquisition comprises three on-market products within the area of oncology support, as well as all the associated IP and existing customer relationships in relation to…
Venture Life Group has acquired BBI Healthcare Limited for £36 million
LONDON, UK: Venture Life Group has acquired BBI Healthcare Limited, a global market leading Women’s Health and Energy Management/Diabetes company, for a total consideration of up to £36.0 million, a news release said. The acquisition of BBIH, which is expected to be immediately earnings enhancing, is from BBI Diagnostics Group Limited, a company ultimately majority…
Venture Life Group has acquired PharmaSource for €6.5 million
LONDON, UK: Venture Life Group has acquired PharmaSource BV, a Netherlands based development and distribution business, for an initial consideration of €5.23 million and deferred contingent consideration of up to €1.27 million. Venture Life agreed to acquire the entire issued share capital of PharmaSource BV for an initial consideration of €5.23 million, and deferred contingent…
Sumitomo Life and SBI Investment jointly establish a corporate venture capital fund
SINGAPORE: Sumitomo Life Insurance Company and SBI Investment Co. Ltd. jointly established a corporate venture capital (CVC) fund, Sumisei Innovation Fund to accelerate new value creation through open innovation. With the aim of being an “indispensable insurance company” for customers and society, Sumitomo Life has accelerated business co-creation with start-ups through making investments in venture…
Aalberts N.V. completes acquisition of Grand Venture Technology Limited
AMSTERDAM: Aalberts announces successful completion of the acquisition of Grand Venture Technology Limited (GVT). With its head office in Singapore, GVT operates six facilities across Singapore, Malaysia and China, generating an annual revenue of SGD 160 million in 2024 and an adjusted EBITDA margin of 19% with approximately 1,800 employees. In July 2025, Aalberts announced…
Petershill Partners sold majority of its stake in Industry Ventures for $236.6 million
LONDON: Petershill Partners has entered into an agreement for the sale of the majority of its non-controlling equity stake in Industry Ventures. The sale arises from a full sale of Industry Ventures, led by its management team, to The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. “Goldman Sachs” (NYSE: GS), as announced by Goldman Sachs after US market…
Karatzis, METLEN forge joint venture for 330MW battery storage project in Greece
LONDON: Karatzis Group of Companies and METLEN (RIC: MTLN.L) have announced a strategic joint venture to develop a large-scale Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) in Thessaly, Greece. The project, designed to deliver 330 megawatts of power and 790 megawatt-hours of energy capacity, marks a significant step in bolstering Greece’s renewable energy infrastructure. Under the terms…
Sanofi Ventures secures $625m boost, expanding fund to $1.4b for biotech and digital health innovation
PARIS: Sanofi Ventures has announced an additional $625 million multi-year capital commitment from Sanofi, increasing its total assets under management to over $1.4 billion. This new commitment to the evergreen venture fund builds on more than a decade of investing in innovative biotech and digital health companies that align with Sanofi’s long-term growth ambitions. “This…
Ikigai Ventures signs £67 million deal to acquire Dotlines Group and Audra Solutions
LONDON: Ikigai Ventures Limited (LSE: IKIV), a special purpose acquisition company targeting high-growth, scalable businesses, said Thursday it has entered into conditional, non-binding heads of terms to acquire Dotlines Global Plc and Audra Solutions Limited for approximately £67 million. The proposed acquisition, subject to due diligence and execution of definitive agreements, will be satisfied through…