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.