M&A Deal Summary |
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|---|---|
| Date | 2016-03-22 |
| Target | Blue Sky BioServices |
| Sector | Life Science |
| Buyer(s) | LakePharma |
| Sellers(s) | Ampersand Capital Partners |
| Deal Type | Add-on Acquisition |
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LakePharma is a biologics company specializing in antibody engineering, antibody discovery, molecular engineering, protein chemistry, bioexpression, biofunction, bioprocessing, and bioanalytics. LakePharma focuses on integrated platforms to support projects throughout the drug discovery process. LakePharma was founded in 2009 and is based in San Carlos, California.
| DEAL STATS | # |
|---|---|
| Overall | 1 of 1 |
| Sector: Life Science M&A | 1 of 1 |
| Type: Add-on Acquisition M&A Deals | 1 of 1 |
| State: Massachusetts M&A | 1 of 1 |
| Country: United States M&A | 1 of 1 |
| Year: 2016 M&A | 1 of 1 |
| Category | Growth Capital Firm |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1988 |
| PE ASSETS | 3.0B USD |
| Size | Large |
| Type | Sector Focused |
Ampersand Capital Partners is a middle-market private equity group that concentrates on growth equity investment opportunities in the healthcare sector. The Firm looks to invest $10 to $100 million in businesses with $10 to $100 million of revenue. Specific areas of interests within healthcare include lab products, specialty diagnostic equipment, pharmaceutical outsourcing, and specialty pharma. Ampersand generally prefers to be the first and sole institutional investor. Ampersand was formed in 1988 and is based in Wellesley, Massachusetts.
| DEAL STATS | # |
|---|---|
| Overall | 24 of 56 |
| Sector: Life Science M&A | 10 of 26 |
| Type: Add-on Acquisition M&A Deals | 17 of 39 |
| State: Massachusetts M&A | 4 of 14 |
| Country: United States M&A | 24 of 51 |
| Year: 2016 M&A | 2 of 9 |
| DATE | TARGET | DEAL TYPE | VALUE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016-01-11 |
GENEWIZ
South Plainfield, New Jersey, United States GENEWIZ, Inc. is a provider of R&D genomics services that enable research scientists within pharmaceutical, biotechnology, agriculture, environmental and clean energy, academic, and government institutions to advance their discoveries. GENEWIZ, Inc. was founded in 1999 and is based in South Plainfield, New Jersey. |
Buy | - |
| DATE | TARGET | DEAL TYPE | VALUE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016-03-24 |
Magellan Biosciences
Chelmsford, Massachusetts, United States Magellan Biosciences, Inc. is a developer and manufacturer of FDA-cleared products for the testing of blood to diagnose lead poisoning in children and adults. |
Sell | - |
