Karl Nagler, Partner of the
Gimv Health & Care platform, on this transaction: The technology platform that Topas Therapeutics has developed is within an emerging field that recently has gained increasing momentum with investors and pharma companies.
Buyer: Siemens AG,
Gimv, Siemens' Venture Capital unit
With this investment achieved through the departure of two of the three founding directors,
Gimv became the main shareholder of the company, along with Eric Rozanes and StA[c]phane LA[c]vy.
Trustteam aims to double revenues in the next five years through both organic growth and acquisitions, according to
Gimv.
In connection with the funding, Scott Tobin, general partner at Battery Ventures, and Steven Coppens, partner at
Gimv's Venture Capital team, will join ActivePath's board of directors.
CapMan divested investment commitments totalling EUR13.6m and fund investments totalling EUR3.4m to
Gimv.
Headquartered in Ghent, Belgium, Ablynx has raised over EUR 70 million (over US$87.5 million) from an investor consortium including Abingworth Management (UK), Alta Partners (USA), Biotech Fund Flanders (Belgium), Gilde Investment Management (The Netherlands),
GIMV (Belgium), KBC (Belgium), Sofinnova Partners (France), and SR One (USA).
In June it acquired Primalex, a wall paint maker in Czech Republic and Slovakia, and in November it acquired an 80% stake in Triga Color from
GIMV Czech and Slovak SME Fund and company founder Lubomir Jansta.
He has advised leading private equity houses including 3i, Alchemy Partners, NBGI Private Equity and
GIMV on both buyouts and development capital.
Headquartered in Ghent, Belgium, Ablynx has raised over euro 33 million (over $40 million) from a strong investor consortium including Abingworth Management (UK), Alta Partners (USA), Gilde Investment Management (The Netherlands),
GIMV (Belgium) and Sofinnova Partners (France).
The funding was raised from its existing group of investors, which include 3i Group,
GIMV NV, Sum International, and NIF Ventures.