Investment Summary

Adams Street Partners Invests In Palvella Therapeutics

On May 28, 2020, asset manager Adams Street Partners invested in life science company Palvella Therapeutics

Investment Highlights
  • This is Adams Street Partners’ 22nd transaction in the Life Science sector.
  • This is Adams Street Partners’ 119th transaction in the United States.
  • This is Adams Street Partners’ 2nd transaction in Pennsylvania.

Investment Summary

Date 2020-05-28
Target Palvella Therapeutics
Sector Life Science
Investor(s) Adams Street Partners
Deal Type Venture

Target

Palvella Therapeutics

Wayne, Pennsylvania, United States
Palvella Therapeutics is a rare disease biopharmaceutical company focused on developing and commercializing pathogenetically targeted therapies for serious genetic diseases with no approved treatments. Palvella Therapeutics was founded in 2015 and is based in Wayne, Pennsylvania.

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Investor(S) 1

Investor

Adams Street Partners

Chicago, Illinois, United States

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Category Asset Manager
Founded 1972
PE ASSETS 60.0B USD
Size Mega
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Adams Street Partners is a diversified, global investment firm that targets direct, fund of funds, and secondary investments. Adams' direct investing group covers co-investments in buyout transactions, as well as growth equity and venture capital commitments. The direct buyout and growth equity team looks to commit $5 to $30 million per transaction. For venture related investments, commitments of $5 to $20 million are provided to companies in the technology, life sciences and technology enabled services sectors. Typically, target companies have received prior financing from early stage venture firms and are seeking additional capital to fund product development and commercialization. Adams Street Partners was formed in 1972 and is based in Chicago, Illinois.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 131 of 148
Sector (Life Science) 22 of 23
Type (Venture) 90 of 100
State (Pennsylvania) 2 of 3
Country (United States) 119 of 136
Year (2020) 4 of 7
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
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New York, New York, United States

Aircall is a cloud-based call center and phone system of choice for modern businesses. A voice platform that integrates seamlessly with popular productivity and helpdesk tools. Aircall was founded in 2014 and is based in New York City.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2020-06-01 Yeahka

Shenzhen, China

Yeahka operates payment-based technology platform that provides payment and business services to merchants and consumers in China. It offers one-stop payment services, which include app-based and traditional payment services comprising mobile payment and bank card acquiring products, as well as an intelligent risk control platform for controlling and managing mobile payments. Yeahka was founded in 2011 and is based in Shenzhen, China.

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