Investment Summary

GIMV Invests In SynOx Therapeutics

On November 19, 2020, private equity firm GIMV invested in life science company SynOx Therapeutics

Investment Highlights
  • This is GIMV’s 20th transaction in the Life Science sector.
  • This is GIMV’s 3rd transaction in Ireland.
Investment Fate
  • SynOx Therapeutics was sold to a financial buyer in 2024.

Investment Summary

Date 2020-11-19
Target SynOx Therapeutics
Sector Life Science
Investor(s) GIMV
Deal Type Venture

Target

SynOx Therapeutics

Dublin, Ireland
SynOx Therapeutics develops Emactuzumab a potential best-in-class clinical-stage CSF-1R targeted antibody designed to target and deplete macrophages in the tumour tissue. It has shown a favourable safety profile and encouraging efficacy in patients with diffuse tenosynovial giant cell tumours (dTGCT), a rare oncology disease. SynOx Therapeutics was founded in 2020 and is based in Dublin, Ireland.

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Investor(S) 1

Investor

GIMV

Antwerp, Belgium

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Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1980
PE ASSETS 2.0B EUR
Size Large
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

GIMV is a Belgium based public investment company focused on private equity and venture capital investments in tech-based businesses. GIMV's private equity practice operates through its Corporate Investment unit and targets management buyouts, buy-ins, and growth capital financings of companies with annual sales between EUR15 and EUR150 million. For buyout opportunities GIMV generally takes a majority stake in businesses and for growth capital needs, GIMV takes a minority position. GIMV does not invest in publicly held companies or turnaround situations. GIMV's geographic focus is within Belgium, Netherlands, Germany, and France. GIMV also invests in Russia through Eagle Capital Partners, a partnership with KBC Private Equity. GIMV was formed in 1980 and is headquartered in Antwerp with additional offices in The Hague, Frankfurt, Munich, and Paris.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 139 of 170
Sector: Life Science M&A 20 of 24
Type: Venture M&A Deals 36 of 39
Country: Ireland M&A 3 of 3
Year: 2020 M&A 7 of 8
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2020-08-20 Melijoe

Paris, France

Melijoe is a an online children's fashion store. Melijoe was founded in 2007 and is based in Paris, France.

Sell -
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2020-11-30 Kinaset Therapeutics

Boston, Massachusetts, United States

Kinaset Therapeutics is focused on developing inhaled therapeutics to address significant unmet medical needs in respiratory diseases. Kinaset Therapeutics was founded in 2020 and is based in Boston, Massachusetts.

Buy -