Venture • Life Science

TPG Invests In Otonomy

On August 30, 2010, private equity firm TPG invested in life science company Otonomy

Investment Context
  • This is TPG’s 23rd transaction in the Life Science sector.
  • This is TPG’s 107th transaction in the United States.
  • This is TPG’s 36th transaction in California.
Investment Fate
  • Otonomy went public in 2014.

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Investment Summary

Date August 30, 2010
Target Otonomy
Sector Life Science
Investor(s) TPG
Deal Type Venture

Target Company

Otonomy

San Diego, California, United States
Otonomy is an early stage drug development company focused on disorders which are treated by ENT (ear, nose, and throat) doctors, or otolaryngologists. Otonomy was formed in 2008 and is based in San Diego, California.
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Investor Overview 1

Investor

TPG

Fort Worth, Texas, United States

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Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1992
PE ASSETS 296.0B USD
Size Mega
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

TPG Capital is a global, mega-sized private investment firm that manages a family of funds focused on private equity, real estate, venture capital, public equity and debt investing. TPG invests in opportunities across a broad range of industries and geographies. TPG generally seeks to invest in established businesses that can benefit from the Firm's operational experience and connections. Industries of interest include consumer, retail, healthcare, industrials, digital media, natural resources, energy, real estate, technology, and software. TPG was formerly known as Texas Pacific Group and was originally established in 1992 by David Bonderman, James Coulter and William Price. The Firm is based in Forth Worth, Texas with additional offices in Europe, Asia, and Australia.


Deal Context for Investor #
Overall 156 of 453
Sector: Life Science 23 of 46
Type: Venture 40 of 93
State: California 36 of 88
Country: United States 107 of 299
Year: 2010 16 of 28
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2010-07-21 Copano Energy

Houston, Texas, United States

Copano Energy LLC, is a midstream natural gas company providing comprehensive services to natural gas producers, including natural gas gathering, intrastate transmission, processing, conditioning and treating to producers.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2010-09-21 Six Apart

San Francisco, California, United States

SIX APART provides blogging software and services for individuals, organizations, and corporations that connect and communicate every day. Its blogging solutions serve various communication needs, including media publishing, search engine optimization, customer services, customer loyalty, brand reach, group communications, customer acquisition, customer retention, product development, and project management. The company offers its solutions to small and medium-sized businesses, large enterprises, and the media industry.

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