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Buyer landscape

Likely buyers · HealthTech.

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

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%).

The list: 25 Tier 1 · 0 Tier 2 of 120 matched buyers. A first round of the Tier 1 names plus the expansion buyers covers the demonstrated demand.

Financial buyers · 23

Tier 1 · Very High · score 70+

1. Ring Capital SponsorVery High86

10 platform investments in Healthcare · 32 deals 2024–26

AUM €470M · Ring Altitude II · 2025 vintage · deploying · check €4-33M

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

Backed Dermascan, 2026 · HealthTech, France

2. ArchiMed SponsorVery High83

56 platform investments in Healthcare · 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 Arkstone, 2025 · HealthTech, US

3. Archimedes Partners SponsorVery High83

53 platform investments in Healthcare · 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 Arkstone, 2025 · HealthTech, US

4. ARCHIMED and Institut Mérieux SponsorVery High83

54 platform investments in Healthcare · 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 Arkstone, 2025 · HealthTech, US

5. ArchiMed and Tethys Invest SponsorVery High83

54 platform investments in Healthcare · 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 Arkstone, 2025 · HealthTech, US

6. NORD Holding SponsorVery High83

15 platform investments in Healthcare · 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.

Backed Medas Group, 2026 · HealthTech, Germany

7. Merieux Equity Partners / Vitruvian Partners SponsorVery High81

57 platform investments in Healthcare · 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 Health in Code, 2026 · HealthTech, Spain

8. NORD Holding / Pinova Capital SponsorVery High81

12 platform investments in Healthcare · 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 Medas Group, 2026 · HealthTech, Germany

11. Alantra Private Equity Healthcare Continuation Fund SponsorVery High79

5 platform investments in Healthcare · 5 deals 2024–26

AUM €720M · Alantra Private Equity Fund IV · 2023 vintage · deploying

5 platform investments since the 2023 vintage · largely deployed vs its usual 4 per fund.

Bought Health in Code from Alantra Private Equity, 2026 · HealthTech, Spain

12. Lauxera Capital Partners SponsorVery High79

16 platform investments in Healthcare · 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 Natural Cycles, 2024 · HealthTech, Sweden

13. Impact Expansion Management SponsorVery High79

5 platform investments in Healthcare · 10 deals 2024–26

AUM €150M · Impact Expansion Fund I · 2024 vintage · deploying · check €3-23M

10 platform investments since the 2024 vintage · largely deployed vs its usual 8 per fund.

Backed neurocare, 2025 · HealthTech, Germany

14. Bpifrance Investissement SponsorVery High78

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

15. Inflexion SponsorVery High78

10 platform investments in Healthcare · 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

16. Five Arrows Managers SponsorVery High77

14 platform investments in Healthcare · 22 deals 2024–26

AUM €31M · Five Arrows Principal Investments · 2024 vintage · deploying · check €25-188M

22 platform investments since the 2024 vintage · largely deployed vs its usual 11 per fund.

Backed Blue Mountain, 2025 · HealthTech, US

17. Armira SponsorVery High77

6 platform investments in Healthcare · 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. GHO Capital Partners SponsorVery High77

21 platform investments in Healthcare · 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 Scientist.com, 2025 · HealthTech, US

19. Turenne Groupe SponsorVery High76

55 platform investments in Healthcare · 34 deals 2024–26

AUM €2.0B · Capital Sante 3 · 2025 vintage · deploying · check €3-21M

20 platform investments since the 2025 vintage · early in deployment vs its usual 80 per fund.

Backed Bow Medical, 2023 · HealthTech, France

20. EQT SponsorVery High76

50 platform investments in Healthcare · 51 deals 2024–26

AUM €291.0B · EQT X · 2023 vintage · deploying · check €440M-3.3B

53 platform investments since the 2023 vintage · largely deployed vs its usual 11 per fund.

Backed CluePoints, 2024 · HealthTech, Belgium

21. Nordic Capital SponsorVery High76

48 platform investments in Healthcare · 14 deals 2024–26

AUM €39.0B · Nordic Capital Fund XI · 2023 vintage · deploying · check €180M-1.4B

15 platform investments since the 2023 vintage · mid-deployment vs its usual 22 per fund.

Backed Minerva Imaging, 2024 · HealthTech, Denmark

22. Nordic Capital-led consortium (Goldman Sachs AM Vintage Funds, Pantheon, Coller Capital) SponsorVery High76

44 platform investments in Healthcare · 8 deals 2024–26

AUM €39.0B · Nordic Capital Fund XI · 2023 vintage · deploying · check €180M-1.4B

15 platform investments since the 2023 vintage · mid-deployment vs its usual 22 per fund.

Backed Minerva Imaging, 2024 · HealthTech, Denmark

23. GHO Capital SponsorVery High76

22 platform investments in Healthcare · 3 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 Scientist.com, 2025 · HealthTech, US

24. GHO Capital (consortium w/ Mubadala, HarbourVest, Northwestern Mutual) SponsorVery High76

21 platform investments in Healthcare · 3 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 Scientist.com, 2025 · HealthTech, US

25. IK Partners SponsorVery High75

34 platform investments in Healthcare · 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 Ellab from EQT, 2023 · HealthTech, Denmark

Strategic buyers · 2

Tier 1 · Very High · score 70+

9. Thermo Fisher Scientific CorporateVery High80

8 acquisitions in Healthcare · 5 deals 2024–26

Accelerating: 5 deals in the last 2 years vs 0.8/yr before.

Bought Clario from Astorg, 2026 · HealthTech, US

10. PsychPlus CorporateVery High80

5 acquisitions in Healthcare · 5 deals 2024–26

Bought Koa Health from Yaday, 2026 · HealthTech, Spain

Scores and facts derive from verified deal records only; sample floors and thresholds are published on the methodology page. Figures marked with a tilde are bands, not disclosures.