Kerry Group Acquires c-LEcta GmbH from SHS

Kemin Industries Acquires CJ Youtell Biotech

September 23, 2025

Biotechnology

Kemin Industries has acquired CJ Youtell Biotech, the enzymes and fermentation subsidiary of CJ Bio, gaining full ownership of CJ Youtell’s fermentation plants and enzyme product portfolio. The acquisition adds fermentation capacity in Shandong and Hunan, China and expands Kemin’s global enzyme R&D, manufacturing and product offerings across animal feed, food, aquaculture and industrial end markets.

Kerry Group to Acquire Lactase Enzyme Business from Chr. Hansen and Novozymes

December 14, 2023

Food & Beverage

Kerry Group PLC has agreed to acquire part of the global lactase enzyme business carved out from Chr. Hansen Holding A/S and Novozymes A/S for a total consideration of €150 million (subject to closing adjustments). The deal includes certain trade and assets of Chr. Hansen's global lactase business and 100% of Nuocheng Trillion Food (Tianjin) Co., Ltd.; the lactase business generated about €40 million in revenue in 2022 and the transaction is expected to close in the first half of 2024 subject to European Commission approval.

SHS Capital and ING Corporate Investments Acquire Majority Stake in CAM Bioceramics

July 7, 2023

Medical Devices

German healthcare specialist investor SHS Capital, together with ING Corporate Investments and several co-investors, acquired a majority stake in CAM Bioceramics B.V., a Leiden-based contract development and manufacturing organization (CDMO) for orthobiologic calcium phosphate solutions. Existing owners rolled over a significant stake and management remains in place; the transaction aims to strengthen the business and accelerate investment in people, capabilities and customer partnerships to drive growth.

SHS Capital Acquires Majority Stake in ESSERT GmbH

August 10, 2023

Medical Devices

SHS Capital has acquired a majority stake in ESSERT GmbH, a Bruchsal-based developer of modular robotic automation (the ESSERT MicroFactory) focused on pharmaceutical, life science and industrial customers. ESSERT's founder/CEO Christopher Essert will remain a significant shareholder as SHS looks to accelerate growth and expand the company's customer base using sector expertise from its SHS VI fund.

Canopy Biosciences Acquires Zellkraftwerk GmbH

April 29, 2019

Biotechnology

Canopy Biosciences acquired Leipzig-based Zellkraftwerk GmbH, adding Zellkraftwerk’s ChipCytometry multiplex cytometry instruments and related services to Canopy’s multi-omics portfolio. Concurrently, Ampersand Capital Partners made a strategic growth investment in Canopy to support geographic expansion and product/service scale-up across the US, Europe and Asia.

Discovery Life Sciences Acquires QualTek Molecular Laboratories

May 5, 2019

Healthcare Services

Discovery Life Sciences (based in Huntsville, Alabama) has acquired QualTek Molecular Laboratories, a provider of CAP/CLIA-accredited and GLP-capable immunohistochemistry (IHC) laboratories in California and Pennsylvania. The acquisition expands Discovery's histopathology and IHC assay development capabilities and integrates QualTek's services with Discovery's biospecimen, sequencing, flow cytometry and multiomic annotation offerings to accelerate biomarker validation and drug/diagnostic development.