Investment Summary

Battery Ventures Invests In Champions Oncology

On April 4, 2011, private equity firm Battery Ventures invested in life science company Champions Oncology

Investment Highlights
  • This is Battery Ventures’ 1st transaction in the Life Science sector.
  • This is Battery Ventures’ 30th transaction in the United States.
  • This is Battery Ventures’ 1st transaction in New Jersey.

Investment Summary

Date 2011-04-04
Target Champions Oncology
Sector Life Science
Investor(s) Battery Ventures
Deal Type PIPE

Target

Champions Oncology

Hackensack, New Jersey, United States
Champions Oncology is engaged in the development of advanced technology solutions and services to personalize the development and use of oncology drugs. Champions Oncology was founded in 1985 and is based in Hackensack, New Jersey.

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Investor(S) 1

Investor

Battery Ventures

Boston, Massachusetts, United States

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Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1983
PE ASSETS 13.0B USD
Size Mega
Type Sector Focused
DESCRIPTION

Battery Ventures is a private investment firm focused on opportunities in the technology and related-sectors. Battery will invest at all company stages, from seed and early-stage capital situations to leveraged buyouts, PIPEs, spin outs, rollups and take-privates of established companies. Battery's private equity group focuses on investments in companies with revenue of $5 to $200 million and EBITDA up to $25 million. Battery can commit up to $100 million in equity per transaction. Specific areas of interest include software; IT services and outsourcing; communications components, systems, and services; and financial services and tech-enabled businesses. Battery will consider investments throughout North America, Europe, and Asia. Battery Ventures was formed in 1983 and is headquartered in Menlo Park, California.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 32 of 118
Sector: Life Science M&A 1 of 1
Type: PIPE M&A Deals 2 of 2
State: New Jersey M&A 1 of 2
Country: United States M&A 30 of 78
Year: 2011 M&A 2 of 7
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2011-04-01 ITA Software

Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States

ITA Software is the leading provider of innovative airline IT and services. The company provides airlines and travel distribution companies with comprehensive, reliable and cost-effective technology. ITA Software's customers include leading travel companies such as Alaska Airlines, Alitalia, Continental Airlines, US Airways, Star Alliance, Galileo International, Kayak, Orbitz and others. The company is based in Cambridge, Massachusetts with offices in Chicago and Singapore. ITA Software was founded by computer scientists from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

Sell $700M
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2011-05-26 FreeScale Semiconductor

Austin, Texas, United States

Freescale Semiconductor, Inc. is a designer and manufacturer of embedded semiconductors for the automotive, consumer, industrial, networking and wireless markets. FreeScale designs, researches and development, manufacturing or sales operations in more than 30 countries.

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