Investment Summary

Water Street Healthcare Partners Invests In Capstone Development Solutions

On January 1, 2013, private equity firm Water Street Healthcare Partners invested in life science company Capstone Development Solutions

Investment Highlights
  • This is Water Street Healthcare Partners’ 4th transaction in the Life Science sector.
  • This is Water Street Healthcare Partners’ 21st transaction in the United States.
  • This is Water Street Healthcare Partners’ 2nd transaction in Illinois.

Investment Summary
Date 2013-01-01
Target Capstone Development Solutions
Sector Life Science
Investor(s) Water Street Healthcare Partners
Deal Type Growth Capital

Target

Capstone Development Solutions

Rosemont, Illinois, United States
Capstone Development Solutions partners with the world’s premier healthcare companies to support their goal of bringing more new products to market, quickly and efficiently. The company leads development, manages regulatory services and achieves timely approval of pharmaceutical and medical device products on its clients' behalf. Capstone Development Solutions was founded in 2013 and is based in Rosemont, Illinois.

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Investor

Water Street Healthcare Partners

Chicago, Illinois, United States

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Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 2005
PE ASSETS 6.0B USD
Size Mega
Type Sector Focused
DESCRIPTION

Water Street is a specialist private equity firm that targets investments in healthcare companies. Specific areas of interest within healthcare include diagnostic devices, medical products, pharmaceutical services, specialty distribution, specialty pharmaceuticals, and specialty services. Water Street targets non-core units of larger corporations and private middle-market companies. Transactions are typically valued between $50 and $500 million. Water Street does not invest in biotechnology, traditional healthcare facilities (hospitals, nursing homes) or early-stage companies without positive cash flow. Water Street was formed in 2005 and is based in Chicago, Illinois.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 21 of 50
Sector (Life Science) 4 of 12
Type (Growth Capital) 2 of 17
State (Illinois) 2 of 5
Country (United States) 21 of 47
Year (2013) 1 of 5
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2012-12-31 Precision Dynamics

San Fernando, California, United States

Precision Dynamics Corp. is a provider of identification products primarily for the healthcare market, specializing in patient wristbands, specialty labels and identification systems used in hospitals to reduce medical errors and integrate and share patient data.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2013-03-13 BioClinica

Princeton, New Jersey, United States

Bioclinica is an integrated clinical life science solutions provider, delivering powerful insight into clinical trial development, assuring greater client success in bringing medical therapies to market, for people around the world. Through deep medical, scientific, and technology expertise, the company provides medical imaging and cardiac safety services; clinical adjudication; randomization and trial supply management and optimization; electronic and eSource data capture; site and patient payments; clinical trial management software; and drug safety solutions. Bioclinica’s global team of life science experts serves more than 500 pharmaceutical, biotechnology, and device organizations including the top 20 biopharmaceutical companies and leading CROs through offices in North America, Europe, and Asia. Bioclinica was formed in 1990 and is based in Princeton, New Jersey.

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