M&A Deal Summary

Repligen Acquires Avitide

On September 16, 2021, Repligen acquired life science company Avitide from Polaris Partners for 150M USD

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Repligen’s 2nd transaction in the Life Science sector.
  • This is Repligen’s 4th largest (disclosed) transaction.
  • This is Repligen’s 5th transaction in the United States.
  • This is Repligen’s 1st transaction in New Hampshire.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2021-09-16
Target Avitide
Sector Life Science
Buyer(s) Repligen
Sellers(s) Polaris Partners
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition
Deal Value 150M USD
Advisor(s) EC M&A (Financial)
Morgan Lewis (Legal)

Target

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.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

Repligen

Waltham, Massachusetts, United States
Category Company
Founded 1981
Sector Life Science
Employees1,123
Revenue 639M USD (2023)
DESCRIPTION

Repligen is a life sciences company focused on the development and commercialization of high-value consumable products used in the process of manufacturing biological drugs. Repligen was founded in 1981 and is based in Waltham, Massachusetts.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 9 of 11
Sector (Life Science) 2 of 3
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 9 of 11
State (New Hampshire) 1 of 1
Country (United States) 5 of 5
Year (2021) 2 of 2
Size (of disclosed) 4 of 6
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2021-06-22 Polymem

Castanet Tolosan, France

Polymem engages in the development and manufacture of hollow fiber membranes, membrane modules, and systems. These products are used in water treatment, solid/liquid separation, gas separation, liquid/gas transfer, and bioprocessing applications. Polymem was founded in 1997 and is based in Castanet Tolosan, France.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2023-09-26 Metenova

Mölndal, Sweden

Metenova is a provider of critical products and solutions for the production of aseptic and sterile pharmaceuticals. Metenova operates globally with leading companies within pharmaceutical and biotech industries mainly through a distributor network. Metenova was established in 2009 and is based in Mölndal, Sweden.

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Seller(S) 1

SELLER

Polaris Partners

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor

Category Growth Capital Firm
Founded 1996
PE ASSETS 5.0B USD
Size Large
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

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 27 of 33
Sector (Life Science) 4 of 7
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 10 of 15
State (New Hampshire) 1 of 1
Country (United States) 25 of 30
Year (2021) 3 of 4
Size (of disclosed) 4 of 6
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2021-07-09 Muna Therapeutics

Copenhagen , Denmark

Muna Therapeutics is a neurology focused biotech company working on developing novel therapeutics for neurodegenerative diseases. Muna Therapeutics was founded in 2020 and is based in Copenhagen, Denmark.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2021-09-21 Nomad Health

New York, New York, United States

Nomad Health is a healthcare staffing platform designed to connect nurses to rewarding opportunities and address the healthcare staffing shortage. Nomad eliminates the chaotic and inelegant healthcare staffing system of yesterday and replaces it with a simple, modern platform that just works. Nomad Health was founded in 2015 and is based in New York city.

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