Great Point Partners Mergers and Acquisitions Summary

Private Equity Firm Profile

In the last 3 years, Great Point Partners has acquired 6 companies. It has also invested in 2 others.

Great Point Partners’ most common sectors for investment arelife science (40%) and healthcare services (20%) . The Firm’s most common investment types include recapitalization (43%) and buyout (lbo, mbo, mbi) (26%). In total, Great Point Partners has invested in 20 US states and 6 different countries. Its largest (disclosed) acquisition occurred in 2015 when it acquired MaSTherCell SA for $25M.

In the last 3 years, Great Point Partners has exited 4 companies. The Firm’s most common exit type is trade sale (39%). Great Point Partners’ largest (disclosed) exit occurred in 2020 when it sold MaSTherCell SA for $315M.

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M&A Summary

  • M&A Total Activity53
    • M&A Buy Activity35
    • M&A Sell Activity18
  • Total Sectors Invested 9
  • Total Countries Invested 6
  • M&A Buy/Sell Connections 17
  • M&A Advisors 1

Great Point Partners

Great Point Partners LLC

165 Mason Street, 3rd Floor,
Greenwich, Connecticut 06830
United States
(203) 971-3300
www.gppfunds.com
info@gppfunds.com

Great Point Partners is a private investment firm focused on investing in private and public healthcare companies. Great Point's private equity practice invests $10 to $100 million of growth capital in private, growing companies. Specific areas of interest within the healthcare sector includes biotechnology and life sciences, consumer health, generic drugs, health care services, information technology, insurance, medical devices, specialty pharmaceuticals, and worker compensation companies. Great Point Partners was formed in 2003 and is based in Greenwich, Connecticut.


Investment Criteria

Sectors of Interest: Business Services, Consumer Services, Healthcare Services, Information Technology, Insurance, Life Science, Marketing, Medical Products, Software, Staffing

Target Transaction Types: Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI), Divestiture, Going Private, Growth Capital, Recapitalization, Secondary Buyout, Stake Purchase

Geographic Preferences: East US, Midwest US, South US, West US, Canada, Western Europe

Transaction Criteria Min Max
Target Revenue 10 100
Target EBITDA 2 12
Investment Size 10 100
Enterprise Value - -
values in millions of USD

M&A Summary

Buy vs Sell

Year ≤ '19 '20 '21 '22 '23 '24 T
Buy (1.8/yr) # 26 1 1 5 1 1 35
vol $35M $35M
Sell (1.2/yr) # 12 2 2 1 1 - 18
vol $529M $315M $844M
  53

Most Recent M&A

Company Date Value Type
Lyocontract GmbH 2024-06-13 - Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)
Ilsenburg, Germany · www.lyocontract.de
Ludi, Inc. 2023-12-13 - Recapitalization
Nashville, Tennessee · www.ludiinc.com
Valenz Health 2023-06-21 - Secondary Sale
Phoenix, Arizona · www.valenzhealth.com
iXCells Biotechnologies USA LLC 2022-09-29 - Growth Capital
San Diego, California · www.ixcellsbiotech.com
Ephicacy Consulting Group, Inc. 2022-07-22 - Growth Capital
Iselin, New Jersey · www.ephicacy.com
SteriPack Group Ltd. 2022-07-01 - Secondary Sale
Mullingar, Ireland · www.steripackgroup.com
Jones Public Affairs, Inc. 2022-05-04 - Recapitalization
Washington, District of Columbia · www.jpa.com
Cellipont Bioservices 2022-01-11 - Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)
The Woodlands, Texas · www.cellipont.com
E-Therapy Intermediate, Inc. 2022-01-01 - Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)
Flagstaff, Arizona · www.electronic-therapy.com
Softbox Systems Ltd. 2021-12-15 - Trade Sale
Long Crendon, United Kingdom · www.softboxsystems.com
View All >>

Portfolio M&A

Company Acquired Add-On/Sale Date #
Velentium LLC 2021-09-29 Velentium - Oil & Gas Division 2023-02-01 1
Richmond, Texas · www.velentium.com Katy, Texas
Family Resource Home Care 2020-09-08 Midshires Care Ltd. 2021-06-15 3
Liberty Lake, Washington · www.familyresourcehomecare.com Warwickshire, United Kingdom · www.helpinghandshomecare.co.uk

M&A by Sector

Sector Current # Value All-time # Value
Life Science 5 (33%) - 14 (40%) 25M (71%)
Healthcare Services 3 (20%) - 7 (20%) -
Information Technology 1 (7%) - 3 (9%) 10M (29%)
Software 1 (7%) - 3 (9%) -
Business Services 1 (7%) - 2 (6%) -
Consumer Services 2 (13%) - 2 (6%) -
Packaging - - 2 (6%) -
Marketing 1 (7%) - 1 (3%) -
Medical Products 1 (7%) - 1 (3%) -
Total 15 - 35 $35M

Acquisitions By Geo

State/Country Current # Value All-time # Value
United States 12 (80%) - 28 (80%) 10M (29%)
  Texas 4 (27%) - 4 (11%) -
  California 2 (13%) - 4 (11%) -
  Arizona 1 (7%) - 2 (6%) -
  South Carolina - - 2 (6%) -
  Washington 1 (7%) - 1 (3%) -
  Tennessee 1 (7%) - 1 (3%) -
  North Carolina 1 (7%) - 1 (3%) -
  New Jersey 1 (7%) - 1 (3%) -
  District of Columbia 1 (7%) - 1 (3%) -
  Maine - - 1 (3%) 10M (29%)
  Wisconsin - - 1 (3%) -
  Oklahoma - - 1 (3%) -
  Ohio - - 1 (3%) -
  North Dakota - - 1 (3%) -
  New York - - 1 (3%) -
  Michigan - - 1 (3%) -
  Massachusetts - - 1 (3%) -
  Indiana - - 1 (3%) -
  Florida - - 1 (3%) -
  Connecticut - - 1 (3%) -
Germany 2 (13%) - 2 (6%) -
Canada 1 (7%) - 2 (6%) -
  Ontario 1 (7%) - 1 (3%) -
  Quebec - - 1 (3%) -
Belgium - - 1 (3%) 25M (71%)
United Kingdom - - 1 (3%) -
Ireland - - 1 (3%) -
Domestic 12 (80%) - 28 (80%) 10M (29%)
Cross-border 3 (20%) - 7 (20%) 25M (71%)
Total 15 - 35 $35M

Acquisitions by Deal Type

Type Current # Value All-time # Value
Recapitalization 7 (47%) - 15 (43%) 10M (29%)
Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI) 4 (27%) - 9 (26%) -
Growth Capital 2 (13%) - 6 (17%) -
Divestiture 1 (7%) - 2 (6%) -
Add-on Acquisition - - 1 (3%) 25M (71%)
Going Private 1 (7%) - 1 (3%) -
Venture - - 1 (3%) -
Total 15 - 35 $35M

Exits by Deal Type

Type Total # Value
Secondary Sale 5 (28%) 225M (27%)
Trade Sale 4 (22%) -
Trade Sale - Public Company 3 (17%) 304M (36%)
IPO 2 (11%) -
Recapitalization 2 (11%) -
Divestiture 1 (6%) 315M (37%)
Unknown 1 (6%) -
Total 18 $844M

Top M&A Advisors

Legal Deals
Morrison Cohen
 1

Deal Values

buy # Total
< $100M 2 $35M
TOTAL $35M
Largest MaSTherCell SA
$25M (2015-03-09)
sell # Total
$100M to $1B 3 $746M
< $100M 1 $98M
TOTAL $844M
Largest MaSTherCell SA
$315M (2020-02-03)

M&A Connections

Deals
Acquired from
Investor(s)
3%
1 (3%)
Strategic(s)
6%
2 (6%)
Exited to
Investor(s)
39%
7 (39%)
Strategic(s)
44%
8 (44%)

Investor Summary

Investor Type

Private Equity Firm

Size

Large

PE Assets

1.7B USD

Established

2003

Specialist/Generalist

Specialist

Leadership

Jeffrey Jay

Co-founder & Managing Director

Emily St. Thomas

Head of Investor Relations & Marketing

Noah Rhodes, III

Managing Director

Rohan Saikia

Managing Director

Tavi Yehudai

Managing Director

FAQ

When was Great Point Partners founded?

Great Point Partners was founded in 2003.

What type of investor is Great Point Partners?

Great Point Partners is a private equity firm.

Where is Great Point Partners headquartered?

Great Point Partners is headquartered in Greenwich, Connecticut.

How much capital does Great Point Partners have under management?

Great Point Partners has 1.7B USD under management.

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