Finance partner Tina-Fiona Muller has led a Linklaters & Alliance team advising Munich-based GIMV on its second round financing of Xantos Biomedicine. The deal was valued at £13m. Haarmann Hemmelrath & Partner finance partner Christoph von Einem advised Xantos.

Pinsent Curtis Biddle corporate partners Martin Shaw and Michael Robinson have advised joint sponsors NM Rothschild and Beeson Gregory on the £10.8m placing and open offer for healthcare group Provalis. The group is developing its medical diagnostic division. The funds were raised by placing 96 million new ordinary shares at 11.25p per share. Richards Butler corporate finance partner David Boutcher advised Provalis.