Alta Partners Mergers and Acquisitions Summary

Venture Capital Firm Profile

In the last 3 years, Alta Partners has invested in 1 company.

Alta Partners’ most common sectors for investment arelife science (85%) and medical products (11%) . The Firm’s most common investment types include venture (82%) and pipe (9%). In total, Alta Partners has invested in 8 US states and 8 different countries. Its largest (disclosed) acquisition occurred in 2006 when it acquired Portola Pharmaceuticals for $46M.

In the last 3 years, Alta Partners has exited 2 companies. The Firm’s most common exit type is trade sale (54%). Alta Partners’ largest (disclosed) exit occurred in 2019 when it sold Ellie Mae for $3.7B.

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M&A Summary

M&A Total Activity143
- M&A Buy Activity59
- M&A Sell Activity84
Total Sectors Invested 5
Total Countries Invested 8
M&A Buy/Sell Connections 64

Alta Partners

Transaction Criteria	Min	Max
Target Revenue	-	-
Target EBITDA	-	-
Investment Size	-	-
Enterprise Value	-	-

Transaction Criteria

Min

Max

Target Revenue

Target EBITDA

Investment Size

Enterprise Value

Year	≤ '18	'19	'20	'21	'22	'23	T
Buy (0.2/yr)	#	58	-	-	1	-	-	59
vol	$142M						$142M
Sell (0.6/yr)	#	81	1	1	1	-	-	84
vol	$10.6B	$3.7B					$14.3B
	143

Year

≤ '18

'19

'20

'21

'22

'23

Buy (0.2/yr)

vol

$142M

Sell (0.6/yr)

vol

$10.6B

$3.7B

$14.3B

143

Company	Date	Value	Type
eGenesis	2021-03-02	-	Venture
Cambridge, Massachusetts · www.egenesisbio.com
Bioventus LLC	2021-02-04	-	IPO
Durham, North Carolina · www.bioventus.com
Sunesis Pharmaceuticals, Inc.	2020-11-30	-	Merger
South San Francisco, California · www.sunesis.com
Ellie Mae, Inc.	2019-02-12	3.7B USD	Secondary Sale
Pleasanton, California · www.elliemae.com
ViroBay, Inc.	2018-11-01	-	Bankruptcy
Menlo Park, California
DiscoveRx Corp.	2017-07-31	-	Trade Sale
Fremont, California · www.discoverx.com
Threshold Pharmaceuticals, Inc.	2017-03-17	-	Merger
South San Francisco, California · www.thresholdpharm.com
ZS Pharma, Inc.	2015-11-05	2.7B USD	Trade Sale
Coppell, Texas · www.zspharma.com
Kiadis Pharma BV	2015-06-01	-	IPO
Amsterdam, Netherlands · www.kiadis.com
aTyr Pharma, Inc.	2015-04-06	-	IPO
San Diego, California · www.atyrpharma.com
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Company

Date

Value

Type

eGenesis

2021-03-02

Venture

Cambridge, Massachusetts · www.egenesisbio.com

Bioventus LLC

2021-02-04

IPO

Durham, North Carolina · www.bioventus.com

Sunesis Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

2020-11-30

Merger

South San Francisco, California · www.sunesis.com

Ellie Mae, Inc.

2019-02-12

3.7B USD

Secondary Sale

Pleasanton, California · www.elliemae.com

ViroBay, Inc.

2018-11-01

Bankruptcy

Menlo Park, California

DiscoveRx Corp.

2017-07-31

Trade Sale

Fremont, California · www.discoverx.com

Threshold Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

2017-03-17

Merger

South San Francisco, California · www.thresholdpharm.com

ZS Pharma, Inc.

2015-11-05

2.7B USD

Trade Sale

Coppell, Texas · www.zspharma.com

Kiadis Pharma BV

2015-06-01

IPO

Amsterdam, Netherlands · www.kiadis.com

aTyr Pharma, Inc.

2015-04-06

IPO

San Diego, California · www.atyrpharma.com

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Sector	Current #	Value	All-time #	Value
Life Science	2 (100%)	-	50 (85%)	131M (92%)
Medical Products	-	-	6 (10%)	11M (8%)
Semiconductors	-	-	1 (2%)	-
Software	-	-	1 (2%)	-
Technology Hardware	-	-	1 (2%)	-
Total	2	-	59	$142M

Sector

Current #

Value

All-time #

Value

Life Science

2 (100%)

50 (85%)

131M (92%)

Medical Products

6 (10%)

11M (8%)

Semiconductors

1 (2%)

Software

1 (2%)

Technology Hardware

1 (2%)

Total

$142M

State/Country	Current #	Value	All-time #	Value
United States	2 (100%)	-	50 (85%)	142M (100%)
	California	-	-	31 (53%)	103M (72%)
	Massachusetts	2 (100%)	-	8 (14%)	23M (16%)
	North Carolina	-	-	3 (5%)	17M (12%)
	Maryland	-	-	2 (3%)	-
	Texas	-	-	2 (3%)	-
	Pennsylvania	-	-	2 (3%)	-
	Florida	-	-	1 (2%)	-
	Washington	-	-	1 (2%)	-
France	-	-	2 (3%)	-
Sweden	-	-	2 (3%)	-
United Kingdom	-	-	1 (2%)	-
Australia	-	-	1 (2%)	-
Belgium	-	-	1 (2%)	-
Denmark	-	-	1 (2%)	-
Netherlands	-	-	1 (2%)	-
Domestic	2 (100%)	-	50 (85%)	142M (100%)
Cross-border	-	-	9 (15%)	-
Total	2	-	59	$142M

State/Country

Current #

Value

All-time #

Value

United States

2 (100%)

50 (85%)

142M (100%)

California

31 (53%)

103M (72%)

Massachusetts

2 (100%)

8 (14%)

23M (16%)

North Carolina

3 (5%)

17M (12%)

Maryland

2 (3%)

Texas

2 (3%)

Pennsylvania

2 (3%)

Florida

1 (2%)

Washington

1 (2%)

France

2 (3%)

Sweden

2 (3%)

United Kingdom

1 (2%)

Australia

1 (2%)

Belgium

1 (2%)

Denmark

1 (2%)

Netherlands

1 (2%)

Domestic

2 (100%)

50 (85%)

142M (100%)

Cross-border

9 (15%)

Total

$142M

Type	Current #	Value	All-time #	Value
Venture	2 (100%)	-	48 (81%)	142M (100%)
PIPE	-	-	5 (8%)	-
Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)	-	-	4 (7%)	-
Growth Capital	-	-	2 (3%)	-
Total	2	-	59	$142M

Type

Current #

Value

All-time #

Value

Venture

2 (100%)

48 (81%)

142M (100%)

PIPE

5 (8%)

Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)

4 (7%)

Growth Capital

2 (3%)

Total

$142M

Type	Total #	Value
Trade Sale - Public Company	39 (46%)	8.5B (61%)
IPO	32 (38%)	-
Trade Sale	6 (7%)	1.8B (13%)
Bankruptcy	4 (5%)	-
Merger	2 (2%)	-
Secondary Sale	1 (1%)	3.7B (26%)
Total	84	$14.0B

Type

Total #

Value

Trade Sale - Public Company

39 (46%)

8.5B (61%)

IPO

32 (38%)

Trade Sale

6 (7%)

1.8B (13%)

Bankruptcy

4 (5%)

Merger

2 (2%)

Secondary Sale

1 (1%)

3.7B (26%)

Total

$14.0B

buy	#	Total
< $100M	6	$142M
TOTAL	$142M
Largest	Portola Pharmaceuticals, Inc. $46M (2006-11-08)

buy

Total

< $100M

$142M

TOTAL

$142M

Largest

Portola Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
$46M (2006-11-08)

sell	#	Total
> $1B	3	$7.4B
$100M to $1B	18	$6.8B
< $100M	2	$97M
TOTAL	$14.3B
Largest	Ellie Mae, Inc. $3.7B (2019-02-12)

sell

Total

> $1B

$7.4B

$100M to $1B

$6.8B

< $100M

$97M

TOTAL

$14.3B

Largest

Ellie Mae, Inc.
$3.7B (2019-02-12)

		Deals
Exited to
Investor(s)	1%	1 (1%)
Strategic(s)	56%	47 (56%)

Deals

Exited to

Investor(s)

1 (1%)

Strategic(s)

47 (56%)

FAQ

When was Alta Partners founded?

Alta Partners was founded in 1996.

What type of investor is Alta Partners?

Alta Partners is a venture capital firm.

Where is Alta Partners headquartered?

Alta Partners is headquartered in San Francisco, California.

How much capital does Alta Partners have under management?

Alta Partners has 2.6B USD under management.

Alta Partners Mergers and Acquisitions Summary

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Dan Janney

Bob More

Pete Hudson

Larry Randall

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Alta Partners

Investment Criteria

M&A Summary

Buy vs Sell

Most Recent M&A

M&A by Sector

Acquisitions By Geo

Acquisitions by Deal Type

Exits by Deal Type

Deal Values

M&A Connections

Investor Summary

Investor Type

Size

PE Assets

Established

Specialist/Generalist

Leadership

Dan Janney

Bob More

Pete Hudson

Larry Randall

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