Investment Summary |
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|---|---|
| Date | 2021-07-09 |
| Target | Muna Therapeutics |
| Sector | Life Science |
| Investor(s) |
Polaris Partners
EQT Life Sciences |
| Deal Type | Venture |
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| Category | Growth Capital Firm |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1996 |
| PE ASSETS | 5.0B USD |
| Size | Large |
| Type | Sector Agnostic |
Polaris Partners is primarily a seed, first round, and early stage venture capital investor in information technology and life science businesses. However, Polaris also focuses on private equity investments in established companies. In this area, Polaris targets high growth middle market companies in industries including technology, healthcare, digital media, consumer products and services, and business services. The firm's investments include minority growth equity investments, recapitalizations with liquidity, and leveraged buyouts. Polaris Partners was formed in 1996 and has offices in Seattle, Washington and Waltham, Massachusetts.
| DEAL STATS | # |
|---|---|
| Overall | 76 of 87 |
| Sector: Life Science M&A | 30 of 39 |
| Type: Venture M&A Deals | 47 of 57 |
| Country: Denmark M&A | 1 of 1 |
| Year: 2021 M&A | 12 of 17 |
| DATE | TARGET | DEAL TYPE | VALUE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-06-30 |
LegalZoom
Mountain View, California, United States Legalzoom is an online legal service center. The company helps its consumer and small business customers quickly and affordably create estate planning documents, form businesses, and protect valuable intellectual property such as trademarks and provisional patents through their easy-to-use website thus avoiding costly attorney fees. LegalZoom.com was founded in 1999 and is based in Mountain View, California. |
Sell | - |
| DATE | TARGET | DEAL TYPE | VALUE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-09-16 |
Avitide
Lebanon, New Hampshire, United States Avitide is a chromatography developer with diverse affinity ligand libraries and best-in-class ligand-to-resin development timelines. Avitide was formed in 2012 and is based in Lebanon, New Hampshire. |
Sell | $150M |
| Category | Growth Capital Firm |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1987 |
| PE ASSETS | 3.5B EUR |
| Size | Large |
| Type | Sector Focused |
EQT Life Sciences (formerly Life Science Partners) is a private investment firm focused on growth and venture capital financing for life sciences and healthcare companies. The Firm targets early to mid?stage companies in sectors such as therapeutics, medical devices, diagnostics, healthtech, and biotech. EQT Life Sciences was formed in 1986 and is headquartered in Amsterdam, the Netherlands.
| DEAL STATS | # |
|---|---|
| Overall | 37 of 47 |
| Sector: Life Science M&A | 22 of 30 |
| Type: Venture M&A Deals | 31 of 39 |
| Country: Denmark M&A | 2 of 2 |
| Year: 2021 M&A | 5 of 12 |
| DATE | TARGET | DEAL TYPE | VALUE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-06-07 |
Innovative Molecules
Munich, Germany Innovative Molecules is a drug development company focused on developing next-generation treatments for Herpes simplex-induced diseases. Innovative Molecules is based in Munich, Germany. |
Buy | - |
| DATE | TARGET | DEAL TYPE | VALUE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-07-21 |
binx health
Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States binx health is a healthcare technology and diagnostics company that makes routine testing convenient by enabling access to care where people live, work, study and shop. binx health was founded in 2005 and is based in Cambridge, Massachusetts. |
Buy | - |
