M&A Deal Summary

Emmaus Life Sciences Acquires EMI

On January 7, 2019, Emmaus Life Sciences acquired life science company EMI from GPB Capital

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Emmaus Life Sciences’ 1st transaction in the Life Science sector.
  • This is Emmaus Life Sciences’ 2nd transaction in the United States.
  • This is Emmaus Life Sciences’ 1st transaction in California.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2019-01-07
Target EMI
Sector Life Science
Buyer(s) Emmaus Life Sciences
Sellers(s) GPB Capital
Deal Type Merger

Target

EMI

Torrance, California, United States
EMI is a developer of treatments and therapies for rare and orphan diseases. The company's research on sickle cell disease was initiated by Yutaka Niihara, MD, MPH, Chairman and CEO of Emmaus, at the Los Angeles Biomedical Research Institute at Harbor-UCLA Medical Center. EMI was founded in 2000 and is based in Torrance, California.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

Emmaus Life Sciences

Torrance, California, United States

Category Company
Founded 2000
Sector Information Technology
Employees34
Revenue 17M USD (2024)
DESCRIPTION

Emmaus Life Sciences is a predictive analytics company that has developed a decision support tool to help physicians reduce trial and error treatment in mental health and provide more personalized care to patients. Emmaus Life Sciences was founded in 2000 and is based in Torrance, California.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 2 of 2
Sector: Life Science M&A 1 of 1
Type: Merger M&A Deals 1 of 1
State: California M&A 1 of 1
Country: United States M&A 2 of 2
Year: 2019 M&A 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2017-11-14 Arcadian Telepsychiatry Services

Fort Washington, Pennsylvania, United States

Arcadian Telepsychiatry Services LLC is a provider of a suite of services including telepsychiatry, teletherapy, digital patient screening, curbside consultation, on-demand services, and scheduled encounters for all age groups 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.

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Seller(S) 1

SELLER

GPB Capital

Investor


Category Asset Manager
Founded 2013
PE ASSETS 1.5B USD
Size Large
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

GPB Capital is an asset management firm focused on acquiring income-producing private companies. Sectors of interest include automotive, retail, technology enabled services, waste management, and healthcare. GPB Capital was established in 2013 and is headquartered in New York City.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 1 of 7
Sector: Life Science M&A 1 of 1
Type: Merger M&A Deals 1 of 1
State: California M&A 1 of 1
Country: United States M&A 1 of 7
Year: 2019 M&A 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2018-11-20 Surge Resources

Manchester, New Hampshire, United States

Surge Resources is a provider of professional employer organization (PEO) services to small and medium-sized businesses located primarily in New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Vermont, and Maine. Surge Resources was founded in 1987 and is based in Manchester, New Hampshire.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2020-02-01 MatrixOneSource

Jackonville, Florida, United States

MatrixOneSource is a provider of professional employer organization (PEO) services to small and medium-sized businesses. MatrixOneSource was established in 1999 and is based in Jacksonville, Florida.

Sell -