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Eight Roads Invests In Silexon

On September 7, 2021, private equity firm Eight Roads invested in life science company Silexon

Investment Highlights
  • This is Eight Roads’ 66th transaction in the Life Science sector.
  • This is Eight Roads’ 61st transaction in China.

Investment Summary
Date 2021-09-07
Target Silexon
Sector Life Science
Investor(s) Eight Roads
Deal Type Venture

Target

Silexon

Nanjing, China
Silexon is an emerging AI-empowered technology company which aims to create an open AI platform for strategic collaboration in order to facilitate data-driven life science research and empower drug R&D process, and ultimately provide patients with greater access to innovative drugs for unmet medical needs. Silexon was founded in 2018 and is based in Nanjing, China.

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Investor

Eight Roads

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Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1969
PE ASSETS 11.0B USD
Size Mega
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 261 of 293
Sector: Life Science M&A 66 of 73
Type: Venture M&A Deals 237 of 266
Country: China M&A 61 of 66
Year: 2021 M&A 21 of 29
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2021-09-07 Paidy

Tokyo, Japan

Paidy is a platform for consumers to pay at online stores using only their name and email address. It is optimized for mobile and instant-checkout, Paidy allows consumers to buy online and does not require a credit card or pre-registration. Paidy was founded in 2008 and is based in Tokyo, Japan.

Sell ¥300.0B
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2021-09-08 MineralTree

Waltham, Massachusetts, United States

MineralTree is a provider of accounts payable and payment automation solutions for middle-market businesses. More than 2,000 mid-market and mid-enterprise companies, as well as more than 25 financial institutions, rely on MineralTree to digitize and optimize the entire AP Automation and Payments process, preserving control over the complete invoice-to-payment workflow, improving vendor relationships, maximizing ROI, and transforming the finance function from a cost center to a profit center. MineralTree was founded in 2010 and is based in Waltham, Massachusetts.

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