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KKR Acquires Headlands Research

On January 1, 2018, private equity firm KKR acquired life science company Headlands Research

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is KKR’s 12th transaction in the Life Science sector.
  • This is KKR’s 114th transaction in the United States.
  • This is KKR’s 5th transaction in Florida.
Investment Fate
  • Headlands Research was sold to a consortium of financial buyers in 2025.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2018-01-01
Target Headlands Research
Sector Life Science
Buyer(s) KKR
Deal Type Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)

Target

Headlands Research

Lake Worth, Florida, United States
Headlands Research is a multinational integrated clinical trial site organization with a mission to improve lives by advancing innovative medical therapies. Headlands Research was formed in 2018 and is based in Lake Worth, Florida.

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Buyer

KKR

New York, New York, United States

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor

Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1976
PE ASSETS 267.0B USD
Size Mega
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION
KKR's office in Menlo Park, California.
KKR's office in Menlo Park, California.

KKR is a global investment firm founded by Jerome Kohlberg, Henry Kravis, and George Roberts. The Firm is separated into several business segments including private markets, public markets, capital markets, and other principal activities. KKR's private equity practice invests in management buyouts, take privates, corporate divestitures, industry consolidations, and partnerships with family-owned companies. KKR will invest in a broad range of industries and companies and will consider businesses throughout North America, Europe, Asia, and Australia/New Zealand. Sectors of interest include chemicals, consumer products, energy and natural resources, financial services, healthcare, industrial, media/communications, retail, and technology. In addition to its traditional principal investment activity business, KKR also invests in infrastructure assets. KKR was formed in 1976 and is based in New York, New York.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 267 of 502
Sector: Life Science M&A 12 of 21
Type: Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI) M&A Deals 41 of 71
State: Florida M&A 5 of 8
Country: United States M&A 114 of 213
Year: 2018 M&A 6 of 35
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2018-01-01 Yuguan China

Lianyungang City, China

Yuguan China is an industrialized Agaricus mushroom producer. Yuguan China is based in Lianyungang City, China.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2018-01-04 Imagine Learning

Tempe, Arizona, United States

Imagine Learning operates a platform of digital and SaaS educational solution businesses and makes control investments in high potential businesses in the education industry. Imagine Learning was founded in 2010 and is based in Tempe, Arizona.

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