M&A Deal Summary

inVentiv Health Clinical Acquires Essential Group

On February 20, 2010, inVentiv Health Clinical acquired healthcare services company Essential Group from Galen Partners

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is inVentiv Health Clinical’s 1st transaction in the Healthcare Services sector.
  • This is inVentiv Health Clinical’s 1st transaction in the United States.
  • This is inVentiv Health Clinical’s 1st transaction in Illinois.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2010-02-20
Target Essential Group
Sector Healthcare Services
Buyer(s) inVentiv Health Clinical
Sellers(s) Galen Partners
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition

Target

Essential Group

Gurnee, Illinois, United States
Pharmaceutical services provider that offers clients a broad array of contract research organization (CRO) services ranging from study design and protocol development to patient recruitment, to clinical time and data monitoring management.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

inVentiv Health Clinical

Princeton, New Jersey, United States

Category Company
Sector Life Science
DESCRIPTION

inVentiv Health Clinical, is a drug development services company, has a global infrastructure, therapeutic expertise, and commitment to quality that is unmatched in the industry.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 1 of 1
Sector: Healthcare Services M&A 1 of 1
Type: Add-on Acquisition M&A Deals 1 of 1
State: Illinois M&A 1 of 1
Country: United States M&A 1 of 1
Year: 2010 M&A 1 of 1

Seller(S) 1

SELLER

Galen Partners

Stamford, Connecticut, United States

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor


Category Growth Capital Firm
Founded 1990
PE ASSETS 1.0B USD
Size Large
Type Sector Focused
DESCRIPTION

Galen Partners is a private equity firm that targets investments in the healthcare industry. Areas within healthcare that Galen will consider include medical devices & technology, specialty pharmaceuticals, and information technology/services. Galen typically invests between $10 and $30 million per transaction in companies with a proprietary product or service that have attained revenues above $10 million. Prospective transactions include growth equity investments, complete buyouts, family business or other recapitalizations, going-private transactions, roll-overs of a portion of existing equity, and management buyouts. Galen Partners was formed in 1990 and is based in Stamford, Connecticut.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 13 of 26
Sector: Healthcare Services M&A 4 of 8
Type: Add-on Acquisition M&A Deals 12 of 22
State: Illinois M&A 1 of 2
Country: United States M&A 13 of 26
Year: 2010 M&A 1 of 3
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2009-11-19 Unisyn Medical Technologies

Golden, Colorado, United States

Unisyn Medical Technologies, Inc. is a provider of products and services to the diagnostic imaging industry. Unisyn leverages its proprietary technologies and advanced technical capabilities to provide solutions for its customers across multiple modalities and vendor platforms. Unisyn Medical Technologies, Inc. is headquartered in Golden, Colorado.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2010-05-03 InTouch Health

Santa Barbara, California, United States

InTouch Health, Inc. is a provider of Acute Care Telemedicine (ACT) solutions for high-acuity applications. InTouch Health is based in Santa Barbara, California.

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