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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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Target: Botalys · Biotech · Belgium · scored as Biotech · Belgium, edit the profile above
How companies like this sold · 22 verified exits: 14% to sponsors, 68% to corporates and platforms, 18% via IPO.
Route shift since 2020: sponsors 23% (was 30%), corporates and platforms 67% (was 54%), IPO 8% (was 15%) (sector-wide).
Recent deals in this marketAFINUM Management GmbH closed Fairbanks (2026) · Alantra Private Equity closed Deudafix (2026) · Alantra Private Equity Healthcare Continuation Fund closed Deudafix (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 in Belgium.
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 10
| # | Buyer | Match | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 · Very High · score 70+ | ||||||
| 1 | Bpifrance InvestissementGeographic expansion buyer | 80Very High | ||||
| 2 | Novo Holdings | 79Very High | ||||
| 3 | ArchiMed | 78Very High | ||||
| 4 | Archimedes Partners | 78Very High | ||||
| 5 | Merieux Equity Partners / Vitruvian Partners | 78Very High | ||||
| 6 | Apheon | 78Very High | ||||
| 7 | Apheon TMC HDC Long Term Value Fund (HarbourVest-led) + LFPI | 78Very High | ||||
| 8 | Apheon TMC HDC Long Term Value Fund SCSp (HarbourVest + LFPI-backed continuation fund) | 78Very High | ||||
| 9 | Apheon TMC HDC Long Term Value Fund SCSp (HarbourVest + MML Capital-backed continuation fund) | 78Very High | ||||
| 10 | ARCHIMED and Institut Mérieux | 78Very High | ||||
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