M&A Deal Summary

Concept Life Sciences Acquires Charnwood Discovery

On November 5, 2024, Concept Life Sciences acquired life science company Charnwood Discovery from Synova

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Concept Life Sciences’ 5th transaction in the Life Science sector.
  • This is Concept Life Sciences’ 7th transaction in the United Kingdom.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2024-11-05
Target Charnwood Discovery
Sector Life Science
Buyer(s) Concept Life Sciences
Sellers(s) Synova
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition

Target

Charnwood Discovery

Chapel-en-le-Frith, United Kingdom
Charnwood Discovery is a provider of outsourced drug discovery services, supporting an international client base of pharmaceutical and biotech companies in developing novel drugs. Charnwood Discovery was established in 1998 and is based in Chapel-en-le-Frith, United Kingdom.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

Concept Life Sciences

High Peak, United Kingdom

Category Company
Founded 1989
Sector Life Science
Revenue 49M GBP (2017)
DESCRIPTION

Concept Life Sciences is a global contract research organization primarily serving the pharmaceutical and life sciences research and development market. With an excellent track record in project execution, delivering tangible value for customers’ IP generation, and a stringent focus on quality. Concept Life Sciences was founded in 1989 and is based in High Peak, United Kingdom.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 7 of 7
Sector: Life Science M&A 5 of 5
Type: Add-on Acquisition M&A Deals 7 of 7
Country: United Kingdom M&A 7 of 7
Year: 2024 M&A 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2021-01-07 Analytical & Development Services

Cambridge, United Kingdom

Analytical & Development Services is a fully ISO/IEC 17025 accredited food testing laboratory active in the UK market, offering pesticides, nutrition, microbiology, food molecular biology and allergen testing services. Analytical & Development Services is based in Cambridge, United Kingdom.

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Seller(S) 1

SELLER

Synova

London, United Kingdom

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor


Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 2007
PE ASSETS 1.7B GBP
Size Large
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Synova is an independent private equity firm that invests in mid-market companies throughout the UK. Prospective companies generally possess stable cash flows, strong competitive positions and are led by experienced management teams. Synova looks to invest £15 to £150 million in transactions valued up £250 million. Synova will also consider co-investment situations. The Firm targets companies operating in the consumer products, financial services, leisure, healthcare, education business services, and IT sectors. Funds are generally used to support buyouts and growth capital needs. Synova was formed in 2007 and is based in London.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 18 of 18
Sector: Life Science M&A 1 of 1
Type: Add-on Acquisition M&A Deals 10 of 10
Country: United Kingdom M&A 17 of 17
Year: 2024 M&A 5 of 5
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2024-10-01 Avantra

London, United Kingdom

Avantra is a provider of Application Performance Monitoring (APM) software focused on SAP enterprise customers. Avantra core software automates daily operations monitoring and management processes, reducing costs, and supplying critical analytics to corporate customers. Avantra was established in 2000 and is based in London, United Kingdom.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2025-06-18 Bishop Fleming

Exeter, United Kingdom

Bishop Fleming is a provider of audit, tax, accountancy, and advisory services. Bishop Fleming was founded in 1919 and is based in Exeter, United Kingdom.

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