Investment Summary

Andera Partners, TPG and Eight Roads Invest In Avalyn Pharma

On May 15, 2017, private equity firms Andera Partners, TPG and Eight Roads invested in life science company Avalyn Pharma

Investment Highlights
  • This is Andera Partners’ 10th, TPG’s 36th and Eight Roads’ 42nd transaction in the Life Science sector.
  • This is Andera Partners’ 3rd, TPG’s 193rd and Eight Roads’ 73rd transaction in the United States.
  • This is Andera Partners’ 1st, TPG’s 4th and Eight Roads’ 3rd transaction in Washington.

Investment Summary
Date 2017-05-15
Target Avalyn Pharma
Sector Life Science
Investor(s) Andera Partners
TPG
Eight Roads
Deal Type Venture

Target

Avalyn Pharma

Seattle, Washington, United States
Avalyn Pharma is a biopharmaceutical company committed to developing improved therapies for the treatment of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) and other severe pulmonary diseases. Avalyn Pharma was founded in 2010 and is based in Seattle, Washington.

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Investor(S) 3

Investor

Andera Partners

Investor Investor Investor Investor

Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 2001
PE ASSETS 3.7B EUR
Size Large
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Andera Partners is a private investment firm focused on several strategies. The Firm invests in life science opportunities through its BioDiscovery group. The Firm invests in Western European small to mid-sized companies (€30 to €300 million of revenue) through its Winch Capital group. Andera invests in small to mid-sized French companies (€10 to €100 million of revenue) through its Cabestan Capital team. Andera invests in €5 to €45 million of mezzanine capital to support small to mid-sized French companies. Andera Partners was established in 2001 and is headquartered in Paris.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 48 of 105
Sector (Life Science) 10 of 27
Type (Venture) 10 of 28
State (Washington) 1 of 1
Country (United States) 3 of 7
Year (2017) 4 of 10
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2017-05-02 Imcheck Therapeutics

Marseilles, France

Imcheck Therapeutics is a provider of an innovative antibody therapeutics in the field of immuno-oncology. Imcheck Therapeutics was founded in 2015 and is based in Marseilles, France.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2017-05-24 Terideal

Wissous, France

Terideal develops civil works and urban planning. Terideal was founded in 1969 and is based in Wissous, France.

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Investor

TPG

Fort Worth, Texas, United States

Investor Investor Investor Investor

Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1992
PE ASSETS 137.0B USD
Size Mega
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

TPG Capital is a global, mega-sized private investment firm that manages a family of funds focused on private equity, real estate, venture capital, public equity and debt investing. TPG invests in opportunities across a broad range of industries and geographies. TPG generally seeks to invest in established businesses that can benefit from the Firm's operational experience and connections. Industries of interest include consumer, retail, healthcare, industrials, digital media, natural resources, energy, real estate, technology, and software. TPG was formerly known as Texas Pacific Group and was originally established in 1992 by David Bonderman, James Coulter and William Price. The Firm is based in Forth Worth, Texas with additional offices in Europe, Asia, and Australia.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 288 of 421
Sector (Life Science) 36 of 44
Type (Venture) 67 of 94
State (Washington) 4 of 6
Country (United States) 193 of 276
Year (2017) 13 of 35
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2017-05-09 LLamasoft

Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States

LLamasoft software helps organizations worldwide design and improve their supply chain operations. LLamasoft solutions enable companies across a wide range of industries to model, optimize and simulate their supply chain network, leading to major improvements in cost, service, sustainability and risk mitigation. Headquartered in Ann Arbor, Michigan, LLamasoft is a leader in supply chain excellence and innovation, advancing technology focused on continuous improvement of enterprise supply chains for the world’s largest organizations.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2017-05-18 Brava

Sacramento, California, United States

Brava offers proprietary cooking-by-light technology which provides users a fast, flexible, space-saving, and eco-friendly appliance for their kitchen counter. Brava is based in Sacramento, California.

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Investor

Eight Roads

Investor

Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1969
Size Small
Type Sector Focused
DESCRIPTION

Eight Roads is a private investment firm focused on a variety of investment opportunities across the US, Europe, and Asia. The Firm is divided into several investment strategies including venture, principal investing, and real estate. Within the principal investments group, Eight Roads backs established growth businesses with long-term capital. Eight Roads does not have any sector preferences, but has experience in fintech, business services, and healthcare. Eight Roads is based in London.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 154 of 298
Sector (Life Science) 42 of 74
Type (Venture) 133 of 269
State (Washington) 3 of 3
Country (United States) 73 of 124
Year (2017) 18 of 40
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2017-04-26 Quovo

New York, New York, United States

Quovo is the developer of a platform to help programmers with investment and brokerage aggregation. The Company was formed in 2010 and is based in New York City.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2017-05-25 Rulai

Campbell, California, United States

Rulai develops Low-Code, Omnichannel, and End-to-end Conversational AI platform lets companies build virtual assistants to increase self-service capabilities at every touchpoint. Rulai’s level-3 Conversational AI technology makes it easy for domain experts to create and customize powerful virtual agents to support a variety of use cases in sales, marketing, customer service, HR, and IT services. Rulai was founded in 2016 and is based in Campbell, California.

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