Buyer landscape

Likely buyers · Healthcare in Sweden.

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

How companies like this sold · 77 verified exits: 19% to sponsors, 38% to corporates and platforms, 43% via IPO. Route shift since 2020: sponsors 23% (was 30%), corporates and platforms 67% (was 54%), IPO 8% (was 15%) (sector-wide).

The list: 25 Tier 1 · 0 Tier 2 of 120 matched buyers, including 20 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 · 25

Tier 1 · Very High · score 70+

1. Bridgepoint SponsorVery High89

34 platform investments in Healthcare · 13 in Sweden · 43 deals 2024–26

AUM €86.6B · Europe VIII (BE VIII) · 2026 vintage · deploying · check €120-900M

4 platform investments since the 2026 vintage · early in deployment vs its usual 20 per fund.

Bought {my}dentist (formerly IDH) from Palamon Capital Partners, 2025 · Healthcare, UK

2. Bridgepoint Development Capital SponsorVery High89

31 platform investments in Healthcare · 16 in Sweden · 36 deals 2024–26

AUM €86.6B · Europe VIII (BE VIII) · 2026 vintage · deploying · check €120-900M

4 platform investments since the 2026 vintage · early in deployment vs its usual 20 per fund.

Backed {my}dentist (formerly IDH), 2025 · Healthcare, UK

3. Bridgepoint (52.5% majority stake) SponsorVery High89

30 platform investments in Healthcare · 13 in Sweden · 36 deals 2024–26

AUM €86.6B · Europe VIII (BE VIII) · 2026 vintage · deploying · check €120-900M

4 platform investments since the 2026 vintage · early in deployment vs its usual 20 per fund.

Backed {my}dentist (formerly IDH), 2025 · Healthcare, UK

4. Bridgepoint BE VII + General Atlantic SponsorVery High89

30 platform investments in Healthcare · 13 in Sweden · 37 deals 2024–26

AUM €86.6B · Europe VIII (BE VIII) · 2026 vintage · deploying · check €120-900M

4 platform investments since the 2026 vintage · early in deployment vs its usual 20 per fund.

Backed {my}dentist (formerly IDH), 2025 · Healthcare, UK

5. Bridgepoint Capital SponsorVery High89

31 platform investments in Healthcare · 13 in Sweden · 36 deals 2024–26

AUM €86.6B · Europe VIII (BE VIII) · 2026 vintage · deploying · check €120-900M

4 platform investments since the 2026 vintage · early in deployment vs its usual 20 per fund.

Backed {my}dentist (formerly IDH), 2025 · Healthcare, UK

6. Bridgepoint Capital Developpement SponsorVery High89

30 platform investments in Healthcare · 13 in Sweden · 36 deals 2024–26

AUM €86.6B · Europe VIII (BE VIII) · 2026 vintage · deploying · check €120-900M

4 platform investments since the 2026 vintage · early in deployment vs its usual 20 per fund.

Backed {my}dentist (formerly IDH), 2025 · Healthcare, UK

7. Bridgepoint Development Capital (with Paluel-Marmont Capital & LT Capital) SponsorVery High89

30 platform investments in Healthcare · 13 in Sweden · 36 deals 2024–26

AUM €86.6B · Europe VIII (BE VIII) · 2026 vintage · deploying · check €120-900M

4 platform investments since the 2026 vintage · early in deployment vs its usual 20 per fund.

Backed {my}dentist (formerly IDH), 2025 · Healthcare, UK

8. EQT SponsorVery High86

50 platform investments in Healthcare · 53 in Sweden · 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.

Bought Europa Biosite from Adelis Equity, 2025 · Healthcare, Sweden

9. IK Partners SponsorVery High86

34 platform investments in Healthcare · 48 in Sweden · 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.

Backed Sterimed Group, 2025 · Healthcare, France

10. IK Partners (IK Small Cap III) SponsorVery High85

29 platform investments in Healthcare · 46 in Sweden · 39 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.

Backed Sterimed Group, 2025 · Healthcare, France

11. IK Partners / GIC / Keensight / Parquest / management SponsorVery High85

28 platform investments in Healthcare · 46 in Sweden · 38 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.

Backed Sterimed Group, 2025 · Healthcare, France

12. Inflexion SponsorVery High84

10 platform investments in Healthcare · 2 in Sweden · 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.

Backed CNX Therapeutics, 2025 · Healthcare, UK

13. Axcel SponsorVery High84

9 platform investments in Healthcare · 15 in Sweden · 14 deals 2024–26

Axcel VII · 2023 vintage · deploying · check €26-194M

15 platform investments since the 2023 vintage · largely deployed vs its usual 9 per fund.

Backed Sangro, 2026 · Healthcare, Germany

14. Turenne Groupe SponsorVery High83

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 Destia, 2026 · Healthcare, France

15. Lauxera Capital Partners SponsorVery High82

16 platform investments in Healthcare · 3 in Sweden · 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 Antaros Medical, 2025 · Healthcare, Sweden

16. Inflexion (Partnership Capital III) SponsorVery High81

9 platform investments in Healthcare · 1 in Sweden · 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 CNX Therapeutics, 2025 · Healthcare, UK

17. Ardian SponsorVery High79

67 platform investments in Healthcare · 8 in Sweden · 51 deals 2024–26