Venture • Life Science

HBM Partners Invests In Aculys Pharma

On March 28, 2022, private equity firm HBM Partners invested in life science company Aculys Pharma

Investment Context
  • This is HBM Partners’ 55th transaction in the Life Science sector.
  • This is HBM Partners’ 1st transaction in Japan.
Investment Fate
  • Aculys Pharma was sold to a publicly-traded strategic buyer in 2025.

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Investment Summary

Date March 28, 2022
Target Aculys Pharma
Sector Life Science
Investor(s) HBM Partners
Deal Type Venture

Target Company

Aculys Pharma

Minato-ku, Japan
Aculys Pharma is a biopharmaceutical company focused on the development and commercialization of innovations in the fields of neurology and psychiatry. Aculys Pharma was founded in 2021 and is based in Minato-ku, Japan.
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Investor Overview 1

Investor

HBM Partners

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Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 2001
PE ASSETS 2.1B USD
Size Large
Type Sector Focused
DESCRIPTION

HBM Partners is a private investment firm focused on investing in entrepreneurial biopharma and other healthcare-related companies in Europe, North America, India and other Emerging Markets. HBM looks to invest $5 to $50 million per transaction and will consider private and public companies. HBM Partners was established in 2001 and is headquartered in Zug, Switzerland.


Deal Context for Investor #
Overall 64 of 66
Sector: Life Science 55 of 56
Type: Venture 51 of 52
Country: Japan 1 of 1
Year: 2022 2 of 3
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2022-02-07 1000Farmacie

Napoli, Italy

1000Farmacie is an Italian e-pharmacy and digital healthcare platform with a vision to improve healthcare services and medicine delivery to customers and patients. 1000Farmacie’s pharmacy marketplace offers a wide range of products and services at the best cost via its network of independent pharmacies. 1000Farmcie was founded in 2020 and is based in Napoli, Italy.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2022-06-03 Turning Point Therapeutics

San Diego, California, United States

Turning Point Therapeutics is a clinical-stage precision oncology company with a pipeline of investigational drugs designed to address key limitations of existing cancer therapies. The company’s lead drug candidate, repotrectini, is a next-generation kinase inhibitor targeting the ROS1 and TRK oncogenic drivers of non-small cell lung cancer and advanced solid tumors. Turning Point Therapeutics was formed in 2013 and is based in San Diego, California.

Sell $4.1B

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