Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI) • Life Science

Linden Capital Partners Acquires Virtus Pharmaceuticals

On July 1, 2014, private equity firm Linden Capital Partners acquired life science company Virtus Pharmaceuticals

Acquisition Context
  • This is Linden Capital Partners’ 3rd transaction in the Life Science sector.
  • This is Linden Capital Partners’ 17th transaction in the United States.
  • This is Linden Capital Partners’ 2nd transaction in Pennsylvania.

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M&A Deal Summary

Date July 1, 2014
Target Virtus Pharmaceuticals
Sector Life Science
Buyer(s) Linden Capital Partners
Deal Type Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)

Target Company

Virtus Pharmaceuticals

Langhorne, Pennsylvania, United States
Virtus Pharmaceuticals is a specialty niche pharmaceutical company focused on the development and marketing of prescription products to pharmaceutical wholesalers, distributors and retailers. Virtus Pharmaceuticals was founded in 2011 and is based in Langhorne, Pennsylvania.
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Buyer Overview 1

Buyer

Linden Capital Partners

Chicago, Illinois, United States

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor


Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 2004
PE ASSETS 3.0B USD
Size Large
Type Sector Focused
DESCRIPTION

Linden LLC is a private equity firm that invests in businesses involved in the healthcare and life science sectors. However, the firm also executes any size private equity transaction between $10 million to $2 billion through the firm's alliance with Madison Dearborn Partners. Linden is not a venture capital investor. The firm specializes in investments in non-core businesses owned by large corporations, as well as traditional management buyouts of independent companies. Linden LLC was formed in 2004 and is based in Chicago, Illinois.


Deal Context for Buyer #
Overall 17 of 50
Sector: Life Science 3 of 10
Type: Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI) 7 of 13
State: Pennsylvania 2 of 3
Country: United States 17 of 48
Year: 2014 1 of 2
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2013-01-31 Young Innovations

Algonquin, Illinois, United States

Young Innovations develops, manufactures and markets supplies and equipment used by dentists, dental hygienists, dental assistants, and consumers. The Company's consumables product offering includes disposable and metal prophy angles, prophy cups and brushes, dental micro-applicators, moisture control products, infection control products, dental handpieces (drills) and related components, endodontic systems, orthodontic toothbrushes, flavored examination gloves, children's toothbrushes, and children's toothpastes. Young Innovations was founded in 1995 and is based in Algonquin, Illinois.

Buy $314M
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2014-08-19 Spear Education

Scottsdale, Arizona, United States

Spear Education is dentistry’s source for continuing education that serves dentists of all clinical skill levels and transforms practices and the lives of patients by offering physical hands-on courses, extensive peer-to-peer regional learning, and comprehensive online educational tools. Spear Education is based in Scottsdale, Arizona.

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