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Set a target profile and get the strategic and financial buyers most likely to be relevant, ranked from verified European deal history. Deterministic scoring with published weights, defensible in a kickoff meeting. How the score works
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Sector
The target's industry family
Sub-sector
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Country
Where the company operates from · 16 European markets
Target size (EV)
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Sector match
Strict keeps only buyers with in-sector deals · Broad admits neighbouring sectors
Geography match
Strict requires deals in the country itself · Broad counts the rest of Europe
Target: Arriva Pharmaceuticals · Biotech · United States · scored as Biotech · no country match, edit the profile above
How companies like this sold · 1,473 verified exits: 26% to sponsors, 62% to corporates and platforms, 11% via IPO, 1% other routes.
Route shift since 2020: sponsors 23% (was 30%), corporates and platforms 67% (was 54%), IPO 8% (was 15%).
Recent deals in this marketAlantra Private Equity closed Deudafix (2026) · Alantra Private Equity Healthcare Continuation Fund closed Deudafix (2026) · Amethis closed ADEMAT (2026) · Apheon closed Alma (2026) · Apheon TMC HDC Long Term Value Fund (HarbourVest-led) + LFPI closed Alma (2026)
10 of the top 10 closed a deal in this space in the last 12 months.
Likely buyers · Biotech.
Memo view · print-readyRanked by fit on sector, geography, recency, current exposure and timing. Strength labels and tiers are published thresholds, not editorial picks.
Financial buyers 9
| # | Buyer | Match | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 · Very High · score 70+ | ||||||
| 1 | Bpifrance Investissement | 83Very High | ||||
| 2 | ArchiMed | 81Very High | ||||
| 3 | Archimedes Partners | 81Very High | ||||
| 4 | Merieux Equity Partners / Vitruvian Partners | 81Very High | ||||
| 5 | ARCHIMED and Institut Mérieux | 81Very High | ||||
| 6 | ArchiMed and Tethys Invest | 81Very High | ||||
| 7 | Novo Holdings | 80Very High | ||||
| 8 | Lauxera Capital Partners | 80Very High | ||||
| 10 | NORD Holding | 79Very High | ||||
Strategic buyers 1
| # | Buyer | Match | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 · Very High · score 70+ | ||||||
| 9 | Gilead Sciences | 80Very High | ||||
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Export the tiered buyer list to Excel, precedents and timing in the cells · Sourced press links on census add-on deals · Custom scoring weights