Buyer landscape

Likely buyers · Biotech in Germany.

Prepared 2026-08-28 with GP Intel · deterministic scoring, published weights: gp-intel.com/methodology/league-tables

How companies like this sold · 280 verified exits: 22% to sponsors, 71% to corporates and platforms, 6% via IPO, 1% other routes. Route shift since 2020: sponsors 18% (was 28%), corporates and platforms 79% (was 59%), IPO 2% (was 11%).

The list: 25 Tier 1 · 0 Tier 2 of 120 matched buyers, including 2 geographic expansion candidates without a local platform yet. A first round of the Tier 1 names plus the expansion buyers covers the demonstrated demand.

Financial buyers · 24

Tier 1 · Very High · score 70+

2. NORD Holding SponsorVery High87

15 platform investments in Healthcare · 40 in Germany · 15 deals 2024–26

AUM €5.0B · NORD Holding all inclusive Fitness Continuation Fund · 2026 vintage · deploying

Accelerating: 13 deals in the last 2 years vs 2.5/yr before.

Bought Hallmarq Veterinary Imaging from August Equity, 2026 · MedTech, UK

3. Archimedes Partners SponsorVery High85

53 platform investments in Healthcare · 7 in Germany · 21 deals 2024–26

AUM €9.0B · MED Rise · 2024 vintage · deploying · check €8-60M

18 platform investments since the 2024 vintage · largely deployed vs its usual 9 per fund.

Backed ExcellGene, 2025 · Biotech, Switzerland

4. NORD Holding / Pinova Capital SponsorVery High85

12 platform investments in Healthcare · 37 in Germany · 12 deals 2024–26

AUM €5.0B · NORD Holding all inclusive Fitness Continuation Fund · 2026 vintage · deploying

Accelerating: 10 deals in the last 2 years vs 2.5/yr before.

Backed Hallmarq Veterinary Imaging, 2026 · MedTech, UK

5. Inflexion SponsorVery High84

10 platform investments in Healthcare · 5 in Germany · 27 deals 2024–26

AUM €11.0B · Inflexion Buyout Fund VII · 2026 vintage · deploying · check €90-675M

4 platform investments since the 2026 vintage · mid-deployment vs its usual 6 per fund.

Bought Primed from Paragon Partners, 2026 · MedTech, Germany

6. bm-t Beteiligungsmanagement Thueringen SponsorVery High83

13 platform investments in Healthcare · 28 in Germany · 13 deals 2024–26

AUM €465M · Mittelstands-Fonds Thueringen II (MFT II) · 2025 vintage · deploying · check €0-3M

Accelerating: 8 deals in the last 2 years vs 2.5/yr before.

Backed Applyo Jena, 2025 · Biotech, Germany

7. Lauxera Capital Partners SponsorVery High81

16 platform investments in Healthcare · 3 in Germany · 6 deals 2024–26

AUM €780M · Lauxera Growth II · 2025 vintage · deploying · check €10-78M

3 platform investments since the 2025 vintage · early in deployment vs its usual 8 per fund.

Backed GenePlanet, 2026 · Biotech, Slovenia

8. IK Partners SponsorVery High80

34 platform investments in Healthcare · 34 in Germany · 52 deals 2024–26

AUM €13.8B · IK Partnership Fund III · 2025 vintage · deploying · check €10-75M

18 platform investments since the 2025 vintage · largely deployed vs its usual 13 per fund.

Bought Biobank from Bpifrance Investissement, 2024 · Biotech, France

9. Novo Holdings SponsorVery High80

114 platform investments in Healthcare · 3 in Germany · 43 deals 2024–26

AUM €93.0B · Novo Holdings Bioindustrial Investments · 1999 vintage · no newer fund

142 platform investments since the 1999 vintage · largely deployed vs its usual 24 per fund.

Backed cAMPfield, 2026 · Biotech, US

10. Bpifrance Investissement SponsorVery High80

10 platform investments in Healthcare · 35 deals 2024–26

AUM €57.3B · Bpifrance Amorçage Industriel · 2023 vintage · deploying · check €1-8M

Accelerating: 30 deals in the last 2 years vs 4.5/yr before.

Backed Adcendo, 2026 · Biotech, Denmark

11. Inflexion (Partnership Capital III) SponsorVery High80

9 platform investments in Healthcare · 4 in Germany · 25 deals 2024–26

AUM €11.0B · Inflexion Buyout Fund VII · 2026 vintage · deploying · check €90-675M

Accelerating: 15 deals in the last 2 years vs 5.0/yr before.

Backed Primed, 2026 · MedTech, Germany

12. Merieux Equity Partners / Vitruvian Partners SponsorVery High80

57 platform investments in Healthcare · 1 in Germany · 6 deals 2024–26

AUM €1.6B · Mérieux Participations 5 · 2026 vintage · deploying · check €7-50M

2 platform investments since the 2026 vintage · early in deployment vs its usual 8 per fund.

Backed Ona Therapeutics, 2026 · Biotech, Spain

13. GHO Capital Partners SponsorVery High80

21 platform investments in Healthcare · 4 in Germany · 4 deals 2024–26

AUM €9.0B · GHO Capital IV LP · 2025 vintage · deploying · check €50-375M

3 platform investments since the 2025 vintage · mid-deployment vs its usual 6 per fund.

Backed Avid Bioservices, 2025 · Biotech, US

14. ArchiMed SponsorVery High79

56 platform investments in Healthcare · 5 in Germany · 18 deals 2024–26

AUM €9.0B · MED Rise · 2024 vintage · deploying · check €8-60M

18 platform investments since the 2024 vintage · largely deployed vs its usual 9 per fund.

Backed ExcellGene, 2025 · Biotech, Switzerland

15. ARCHIMED and Institut Mérieux SponsorVery High79

54 platform investments in Healthcare · 4 in Germany · 19 deals 2024–26

AUM €9.0B · MED Rise · 2024 vintage · deploying · check €8-60M

18 platform investments since the 2024 vintage · largely deployed vs its usual 9 per fund.

Backed ExcellGene, 2025 · Biotech, Switzerland

16. ArchiMed and Tethys Invest SponsorVery High79

54 platform investments in Healthcare · 4 in Germany · 18 deals 2024–26

AUM €9.0B · MED Rise · 2024 vintage · deploying · check €8-60M

18 platform investments since the 2024 vintage · largely deployed vs its usual 9 per fund.

Backed ExcellGene, 2025 · Biotech, Switzerland

17. Armira SponsorVery High79

6 platform investments in Healthcare · 23 in Germany · 12 deals 2024–26

AUM €5.0B · Armira III · 2025 vintage · deploying · check €20-150M

8 platform investments since the 2025 vintage · mid-deployment vs its usual 10 per fund.

Backed nyra health, 2026 · HealthTech, Austria

18. Bridgepoint SponsorVery High78

34 platform investments in Healthcare · 9 in Germany · 43 deals 2024–26