Investment Summary

EQT Life Sciences Invests In Xilis

On July 8, 2020, growth capital firm EQT Life Sciences invested in life science company Xilis

Investment Highlights
  • This is EQT Life Sciences’ 17th transaction in the Life Science sector.
  • This is EQT Life Sciences’ 6th transaction in the United States.
  • This is EQT Life Sciences’ 1st transaction in North Carolina.

Investment Summary

Date 2020-07-08
Target Xilis
Sector Life Science
Investor(s) EQT Life Sciences
Deal Type Venture

Target

Xilis

Durham, North Carolina, United States
Xilis is a pioneering company using its MicroOrganoSphere™ (MOS) technology to guide precision therapy for cancer patients and accelerate drug discovery and development. Xilis was founded in 2019 and is based in Durham, North Carolina.

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Investor(S) 1

Investor

EQT Life Sciences


Category Growth Capital Firm
Founded 1987
PE ASSETS 3.5B EUR
Size Large
Type Sector Focused
DESCRIPTION

EQT Life Sciences (formerly Life Science Partners) is a private investment firm focused on growth and venture capital financing for life sciences and healthcare companies. The Firm targets early to mid?stage companies in sectors such as therapeutics, medical devices, diagnostics, healthtech, and biotech. EQT Life Sciences was formed in 1986 and is headquartered in Amsterdam, the Netherlands.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 31 of 47
Sector: Life Science M&A 17 of 30
Type: Venture M&A Deals 25 of 39
State: North Carolina M&A 1 of 1
Country: United States M&A 6 of 11
Year: 2020 M&A 6 of 7
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2020-07-08 VarmX

Leiden, Netherlands

VarmX is a biotech company focusing on the development of innovative approaches for the reversal of anticoagulation. VarmX was founded in 2016 and is based in Leiden, Netherlands.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2020-07-09 VICO Therapeutics

Leiden, Netherlands

Vico Therapeutics is developing therapies for rare neurological diseases, leveraging RNA modifying technologies. VICO Therapeutics was founded in 2019 and is based in Leiden, Netherlands.

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