M&A Deal Summary

Certara Acquires Pinnacle 21

On August 5, 2021, Certara acquired software company Pinnacle 21 for 310M USD

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Certara’s 2nd transaction in the Software sector.
  • This is Certara’s largest (disclosed) transaction.
  • This is Certara’s 4th transaction in the United States.
  • This is Certara’s 1st transaction in Pennsylvania.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2021-08-05
Target Pinnacle 21
Sector Software
Buyer(s) Certara
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition
Deal Value 310M USD
Advisor(s) Fairmount Partners (Financial)
Cozen O'Connor (Legal)

Target

Pinnacle 21

Blue Bell, Pennsylvania, United States
Pinnacle 21 is a provider of software for preparing clinical trial data for regulatory submission. Our platform validates data quality and compliance with CDISC standards, enabling a clean data pipeline from worldwide sponsors to health authorities, including the FDA, PMDA and NMPA. Pinnacle 21 was founded in 2011 and is based in Blue Bell, Pennsylvania.

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Buyer

Certara

Princeton, New Jersey, United States
Category Company
Founded 2008
Sector Life Science
Employees1,338
Revenue 354M USD (2023)
DESCRIPTION

Certara engages in model-informed drug development and regulatory science, focused on optimizing drug development and improving health outcomes. Certara was founded in 2008 and is headquartered in Princeton, New Jersey.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 8 of 11
Sector (Software) 2 of 4
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 8 of 11
State (Pennsylvania) 1 of 1
Country (United States) 4 of 6
Year (2021) 1 of 1
Size (of disclosed) 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2018-09-13 Pirana Software & Consulting BV

Netherlands

Pirana Software & Consulting BV is a flexible, extendible pharmacometrics workbench that provides modelers with structure, tools and a graphical user interface to facilitate the iterative processes used to create pharmacometric models and perform simulations. Pirana Software & Consulting was founded in 2011 and is based in Netherlands.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2023-01-04 Vyasa

Newburyport, Massachusetts, United States

Vyasa provides scalable deep-learning software which allows life sciences organizations to perform predictions and answer complex questions across structured and unstructured bio-medical information. Vyasa was founded in 2017 and is based in Newburyport, Massachusetts.

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