Telegraph Hill Partners Mergers and Acquisitions Summary

Venture Capital Firm Profile

Telegraph Hill Partners’ most common sectors for investment aremedical products (52%) and life science (37%) . The Firm’s most common investment types include venture (61%) and buyout (lbo, mbo, mbi) (22%). In total, Telegraph Hill Partners has invested in 11 US states and 3 different countries. Its largest (disclosed) acquisition occurred in 2003 when it acquired Ambion for $11M.

In the last 3 years, Telegraph Hill Partners has exited 9 companies. The Firm’s most common exit type is trade sale (83%). Telegraph Hill Partners’ largest (disclosed) exit occurred in 2014 when it sold PneumRx for $475M.

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M&A Summary

  • M&A Total Activity62
    • M&A Buy Activity33
    • M&A Sell Activity29
  • Total Sectors Invested 5
  • Total Countries Invested 3
  • M&A Buy/Sell Connections 34

Telegraph Hill Partners

300 Montgomery Street Suite 1130,
San Francisco, California 94104
United States
(415) 765-6980
www.thpartners.net
info@thpartners.net

Telegraph Hill Partners is a specialist private equity firm focused on investing in later-stage life science, medical device, and healthcare companies. Prospective companies should be at or near profitability and demonstrate success. Other areas of interest within the healthcare sector include life science technologies, chemistry/reagent suppliers, and information management. Telegraph Hill Partners was formed in 2001 and is based in San Francisco, California.


Investment Criteria

Sectors of Interest: Healthcare Services, Information Technology, Life Science, Medical Products, Test/Measurement Equipment

Target Transaction Types: Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI), Divestiture, Growth Capital, Secondary Buyout, Venture

Geographic Preferences: East US, Midwest US, South US, West US

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

M&A Summary

Buy vs Sell

Year ≤ '19 '20 '21 '22 '23 '24 T
Buy (0.2/yr) # 32 1 - - - - 33
vol $16M $16M
Sell (1.8/yr) # 20 - 5 2 1 1 29
vol $1.4B $620M $65M $150M $2.2B
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Most Recent M&A

Company Date Value Type
Nimble Therapeutics, Inc. 2024-12-13 - Trade Sale
Madison, Wisconsin · www.nimbletherapeutics.com
Verogen, Inc. 2023-01-09 150M USD Trade Sale
San Diego, California · www.verogen.com
Specific Diagnostics, Inc. 2022-04-12 - Trade Sale
San Jose, California · www.specific-dx.com
AltheaDx, Inc. 2022-04-04 65M USD Trade Sale
San Diego, California · www.altheadx.com
Agena Bioscience, Inc. 2021-09-14 300M USD Trade Sale
San Diego, California · www.agenabio.com
Alpha Teknova, Inc. 2021-06-25 - IPO
Hollister, California · www.teknova.com
Precision NanoSystems, Inc. 2021-06-01 - Trade Sale
Vancouver, British Columbia · www.precisionnanosystems.com
Akoya Biosciences, Inc. 2021-04-15 - IPO
Marlborough, Massachusetts · www.akoyabio.com
Asuragen, Inc. 2021-03-03 320M USD Trade Sale
Austin, Texas · www.asuragen.com
Nivagen Pharmaceuticals, Inc. 2020-05-19 - Venture
Sacramento, California · www.nivagen.com
View All >>

Portfolio M&A

Company Acquired Add-On/Sale Date #
The Magstim Co. Ltd. 2015-01-01 Electrical Geodesics, Inc. 2020-07-02 1
Whitland, United Kingdom · www.magstim.com Eugene, Oregon · www.egi.com

M&A by Sector

Sector Current # Value All-time # Value
Medical Products 4 (57%) - 17 (52%) -
Life Science 1 (14%) - 12 (36%) 16M (100%)
Information Technology 2 (29%) - 2 (6%) -
Healthcare Services - - 1 (3%) -
Test/Measurement Equipment - - 1 (3%) -
Total 7 - 33 $16M

Acquisitions By Geo

State/Country Current # Value All-time # Value
United States 5 (71%) - 30 (91%) 16M (100%)
  California 1 (14%) - 16 (48%) 11M (65%)
  Texas - - 3 (9%) -
  Wisconsin - - 2 (6%) -
  Washington - - 2 (6%) -
  Virginia 1 (14%) - 1 (3%) -
  Utah 1 (14%) - 1 (3%) -
  Pennsylvania 1 (14%) - 1 (3%) -
  Minnesota 1 (14%) - 1 (3%) -
  Massachusetts - - 1 (3%) -
  Connecticut - - 1 (3%) -
United Kingdom 2 (29%) - 2 (6%) -
Canada - - 1 (3%) -
  British Columbia - - 1 (3%) -
Domestic 5 (71%) - 30 (91%) 16M (100%)
Cross-border 2 (29%) - 3 (9%) -
Total 7 - 33 $16M

Acquisitions by Deal Type

Type Current # Value All-time # Value
Venture 4 (57%) - 20 (61%) 6M (35%)
Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI) 1 (14%) - 7 (21%) 11M (65%)
Growth Capital 1 (14%) - 3 (9%) -
Divestiture - - 2 (6%) -
Secondary Buyout 1 (14%) - 1 (3%) -
Total 7 - 33 $16M

Exits by Deal Type

Type Total # Value
Trade Sale - Public Company 15 (52%) 2.0B (91%)
Trade Sale 10 (34%) 197M (9%)
IPO 3 (10%) -
Secondary Sale 1 (3%) -
Total 29 $2.2B

Deal Values

buy # Total
< $100M 2 $16M
TOTAL $16M
Largest Ambion, Inc.
$11M (2003-05-01)
sell # Total
$100M to $1B 7 $1.9B
< $100M 6 $288M
TOTAL $2.2B
Largest PneumRx, Inc.
$475M (2014-12-04)

M&A Connections

Deals
Acquired from
Investor(s)
6%
2 (6%)
Strategic(s)
6%
2 (6%)
Exited to
Strategic(s)
86%
25 (86%)

FAQ

When was Telegraph Hill Partners founded?

Telegraph Hill Partners was founded in 2001.

What type of investor is Telegraph Hill Partners?

Telegraph Hill Partners is a venture capital firm.

Where is Telegraph Hill Partners headquartered?

Telegraph Hill Partners is headquartered in San Francisco, California.

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