Investment Summary

EW Healthcare Partners Invests In EUSA Pharma

On March 1, 2007, growth capital firm EW Healthcare Partners invested in life science company EUSA Pharma

Investment Highlights
  • This is EW Healthcare Partners’ 8th transaction in the Life Science sector.
  • This is EW Healthcare Partners’ 22nd transaction in the United States.
  • This is EW Healthcare Partners’ 4th transaction in Pennsylvania.
Investment Fate
  • EUSA Pharma was sold to a publicly-traded strategic buyer in 2012 for 680M USD.

Investment Summary

Date 2007-03-01
Target EUSA Pharma
Sector Life Science
Investor(s) EW Healthcare Partners
Deal Type Growth Capital

Target

EUSA Pharma

Langhorne, Pennsylvania, United States
EUSA Pharma is a trans-Atlantic specialty pharmaceutical company focused on oncology and critical care. EUSA intends to build a portfolio of products that are on the market or in late-stage clinical trials through acquisitions and in-licensing. The company has a sales and marketing organization and commercial infrastructure in the US and all major European countries.

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Investor(S) 1

Investor

EW Healthcare Partners

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Category Growth Capital Firm
Founded 1985
PE ASSETS 3.0B USD
Size Large
Type Sector Focused
DESCRIPTION

Essex Woodlands Health Ventures is a growth equity and venture capital specialist investment firm focused on opportunities across the healthcare sector. Specific areas of interest include biotechnology, pharmaceuticals, medical devices, and healthcare services/IT. Historically, Essex invested primarily in early and later-stage situations; however, today the firm also makes growth capital investments between $20 - $60 million in companies valued between $50 - $250 million, as well as private investments in public entities (PIPEs). Essex Woodlands was formed in 1985 and offices in Palo Alto, California; New York City; Houston, Texas; Shanghai and London.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 23 of 59
Sector: Life Science M&A 8 of 20
Type: Growth Capital M&A Deals 1 of 10
State: Pennsylvania M&A 4 of 5
Country: United States M&A 22 of 50
Year: 2007 M&A 2 of 8
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2007-01-01 Oraya Therapeutics

Newark, California, United States

Oraya Therapeutics is a privately held, development-stage medical technology company, pioneering noninvasive radiation treatments for inflammatory and neovascular diseases of the eye.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2007-03-13 MediciNova

La Jolla, California, United States

MediciNova is a biopharmaceutical company focused on acquiring and developing novel, small-molecule therapeutics for the treatment of diseases with unmet medical needs with a specific focus on the U.S. market. MediciNova was founded in 2000 and is based in La Jolla, California.

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