Apollo Global Management Makes Strategic Minority Investment in vVARDIS Holding AG

Polaris Private Equity Becomes Majority Investor in Valtus Group

February 19, 2026

Professional Services

Nordic private equity firm Polaris Private Equity has agreed to become the majority investor in Valtus Group, the France-headquartered executive interim management firm. The investment will support Valtus's international expansion and operational scaling while existing shareholders GENEO Capital Entrepreneur and Société Générale Capital Partenaires remain committed investors.

Capitala Group Invests in Veridian Healthcare

August 2, 2023

Medical Devices

Capitala Group, a Charlotte-based private markets firm, made a debt and equity co-investment in Veridian Healthcare, a Gurnee, Illinois-based specialty distributor of diagnostic and durable medical equipment. The investment provides growth capital to support Veridian’s operations and expansion within the healthcare provider market.

VSS Capital Partners Invests in Olympus Cosmetic Group

June 13, 2023

Healthcare Services

VSS Capital Partners has made a growth capital investment in Olympus Cosmetic Group, a newly formed physician-led management services organization providing cosmetic surgery, cosmetic dermatology, and non-surgical aesthetic procedures. The investment will support the formation of a scalable, physician-owned platform with an initial footprint across Florida, Oklahoma, and Alabama; financial terms were not disclosed.

Bregal Unternehmerkapital Acquires Majority Stake in medavis GmbH

September 26, 2022

Software

Bregal Unternehmerkapital has taken a majority stake in medavis GmbH, a Karlsruhe-based provider of radiology information systems (RIS) with roughly 20% market share in the DACH region. The two founders, Jörg Dittrich and Elmar Kußmaul, retained significant stakes; Bregal plans to support geographic expansion, product development and extension into adjacent healthcare IT areas.

Macquarie Asset Management Takes Minority Stake in VIRTUS Data Centres

August 2, 2022

Infrastructure

Macquarie Asset Management, via Macquarie European Infrastructure Fund 7, has acquired a significant minority stake in VIRTUS Data Centres. The investment, made in partnership with ST Telemedia Global Data Centres, will help scale VIRTUS' UK platform, accelerate European expansion and support continued investment in technology and sustainability.

Apollo Funds to Acquire Covis Pharma from Cerberus

February 6, 2020

Pharmaceuticals

Funds managed by affiliates of Apollo Global Management have agreed to acquire Covis Pharma BV from an affiliate of Cerberus Capital Management. Terms were not disclosed; the transaction is expected to close by the end of Q1 2020 and aims to accelerate Covis's global expansion and build out its respiratory and specialty pharma franchises.