Investment Summary

Aisling Capital and Health Evolution Partners Invest In Prolacta Bioscience

On January 1, 2016, private equity firm Aisling Capital and growth capital firm Health Evolution Partners invested in life science company Prolacta Bioscience

Investment Highlights
  • This is Aisling Capital’s 26th and Health Evolution Partners’ 1st transaction in the Life Science sector.
  • This is Aisling Capital’s 1st and Health Evolution Partners’ 1st transaction in Australia.

Investment Summary

Date 2016-01-01
Target Prolacta Bioscience
Sector Life Science
Investor(s) Aisling Capital
Health Evolution Partners
Deal Type Venture

Target

Prolacta Bioscience

Adelaide, Australia
Prolacta Bioscience is a biopharmaceutical company developing and marketing human milk-based nutritional products for premature infants in the neonatal intensive care unit. Prolacta Bioscience was founded in 1999 and is based in Adelaide, Australia.

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Investor(S) 2

Investor

Aisling Capital

New York, New York, United States

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Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 2000
PE ASSETS 1.8B USD
Size Large
Type Sector Focused
DESCRIPTION

Aisling Capital is a private investment firm focused on opportunities in the healthcare and medical technology sectors. The Firm specifically looks to invest in companies developing and commercializing innovative healthcare products, services, and technologies. Aisling Capital looks to commit $20 to $50 million per investment and prefers to be the lead investor. Aisling will consider investing in both public and private companies. Aisling Capital raised its first fund in 2000. The Firm is based in New York City.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 36 of 56
Sector: Life Science M&A 26 of 42
Type: Venture M&A Deals 22 of 29
Country: Australia M&A 1 of 1
Year: 2016 M&A 2 of 3
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2016-01-01 Promentis Pharmaceuticals

Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States

Promentis Pharmaceuticals is a biopharmaceutical company focused on the discovery and development of first-in-class therapies to treat central nervous system disorders of System XC. Promentis Pharmaceuticals was founded in 2007 and is based in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2016-01-12 Syros Pharmaceuticals

Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States

Syros Pharmaceuticals is a biopharmaceutical company applying a pioneering approach to discover and develop medicines that control the expression of genes with the aim of treating cancer and other serious diseases.

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DESCRIPTION

Health Evolution Partners was a private investment firm focused on investing in rapidly growing healthcare companies. The Firm targeted opportunities across all sectors of the healthcare industry including hospitals, physicians, managed care, pharmaceutical developers, device makers, and consumer products/services. Health Evolution Partners was established in 2007 and was headquartered in San Francisco, California.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 5 of 5
Sector: Life Science M&A 1 of 1
Type: Venture M&A Deals 1 of 1
Country: Australia M&A 1 of 1
Year: 2016 M&A 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2015-04-07 Optimal IMX

Nashville, Tennessee, United States

Optimal IMX, Inc. is a provider of professional radiology services to hospitals nationwide.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2017-07-23 Kisimul

Lincoln, United Kingdom

Kisimul is a provider of residential education and care services to children and adults with severe learning difficulties, autism, challenging behaviour, Asperger syndrome and other related disabilities. Kisimul was founded in 1977 and is based in Lincoln, United Kingdom.

Sell -