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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

Optional precision within the family

Country

Where the company operates from · 16 European markets

Target size (EV)

Optional · adds a check-size fit against each fund

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: MakeSense · MedTech · UK · scored as MedTech · United Kingdom, edit the profile above

Matched buyers
120
ranked shortlist
Financial
117
sponsors + platforms
Strategic
3
corporates + others

How companies like this sold · 199 verified exits: 26% to sponsors, 65% to corporates and platforms, 7% via IPO, 2% other routes.

Route shift since 2020: sponsors 19% (was 41%), corporates and platforms 74% (was 47%), IPO 4% (was 11%).

Recent deals in this marketAlantra Private Equity Healthcare Continuation Fund closed Deudafix (2026) · Apax Partners closed Centor (2026) · Apax Partners (with NewAlpha) closed Centor (2026) · Apax Partners and Inova Capital closed Centor (2026) · Apax Partners and JMI Equity closed Centor (2026)

10 of the top 10 closed a deal in this space in the last 12 months.

Likely buyers · MedTech in United Kingdom.

Memo view · print-ready

Ranked by fit on sector, geography, recency, current exposure and timing. Strength labels and tiers are published thresholds, not editorial picks.

Financial buyers 10

#BuyerMatch
Tier 1 · Very High · score 70+
1
NORD Holding
NORD Holding
92Very High
2
Inflexion
Inflexion
91Very High
3
IK Partners
IK Partners
86Very High
4
Inflexion (Partnership Capital III)
Inflexion (Partnership Capital III)
86Very High
5
NORD Holding / Pinova Capital
NORD Holding / Pinova Capital
86Very High
6
ArchiMed
ArchiMed
83Very High
7
Archimedes Partners
Archimedes Partners
83Very High
8
ARCHIMED and Institut Mérieux
ARCHIMED and Institut Mérieux
83Very High
9
ArchiMed and Tethys Invest
ArchiMed and Tethys Invest
83Very High
10
Charterhouse Capital Partners
Charterhouse Capital Partners
82Very High
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The full shortlist is open, precedents included. Pro adds the working tools.

Export the tiered buyer list to Excel, precedents and timing in the cells · Sourced press links on census add-on deals · Custom scoring weights

Prefer the raw rankings? League tables · every buyer has a profile in the buyer directory · scoring rules in the methodology.