ARCHIMED (via MED Platform I) Acquires Majority Stake in SUANFARMA

ARCHIMED Acquires BioVendor Group

March 11, 2025

Medical Devices

ARCHIMED, a Europe-focused private equity firm specializing in healthcare, has acquired BioVendor Group, a Brno-headquartered developer and manufacturer of in‑vitro diagnostics and immunoassays. ARCHIMED will partner with existing management to accelerate internationalization, product innovation and commercial expansion as part of its MED III fund's diagnostics investment strategy.

ARCHIMED (MED Platform I) Acquires Majority Stake in CARSO

December 16, 2021

Healthcare Services

Transatlantic healthcare private equity firm ARCHIMED, via its MED Platform I fund and in partnership with CAPZA Expansion and Siparex, has acquired a majority stake in Lyon-based CARSO, a leader in purity and analytical testing for pharma, healthcare, environmental and food sectors. The deal (debt provided by Tikehau Capital and several banks) will support CARSO's internationalization and service-range expansion as the group aims to more than double current annual revenues (above €200 million).

ARCHIMED Acquires Majority Stake in Cardioline

November 17, 2021

Medical Devices

Trans-Atlantic private equity firm ARCHIMED has acquired a majority stake in Cardioline, a Trento, Italy-based maker of cardiology devices and Europe's largest provider of cardiology-focused telemedicine. The investment, made through ARCHIMED's MED III Fund, will support Cardioline's product and software development, international expansion and potential add-on M&A while founders retain a significant minority stake and remain in management.

ARCHIMED Acquires Majority Stake in Cube (Cube Biotech)

November 3, 2021

Biotechnology

Transatlantic healthcare private equity firm ARCHIMED has purchased a majority stake in Monheim, Germany-based Cube (Cube Biotech), a specialist provider of high-purity, stable membrane proteins for drug discovery. ARCHIMED will support Cube's US market expansion and broaden its product and service offering organically and via acquisitions while Cube's founding management remain significant shareholders and continue to lead the business.

ARCHIMED Acquires Stragen Pharma

June 24, 2021

Pharmaceuticals

ARCHIMED, through its MED Platform I fund, has acquired Stragen Pharma, a Switzerland-based developer, registrant and distributor of complex generics. The deal gives ARCHIMED majority ownership while Stragen's founder Jean‑Luc Tétard and management retain a significant minority stake; ARCHIMED plans to invest in product portfolio expansion and operational capabilities to accelerate growth in the generics market.

ARCHIMED Acquires 75% Stake in ActiGraph

May 18, 2020

Medical Devices

ARCHIMED (ArchiMed) has acquired a 75% stake in ActiGraph in an all-equity transaction, with management retaining 10% and other historic shareholders keeping 15%. The investment will fund ActiGraph's expansion into the regulated drug-development and clinical-trials market, accelerating product, regulatory and commercial capabilities; financial terms were not disclosed.