CutisPharma Acquires Silvergate Pharmaceuticals and Rebrands as Azurity Pharmaceuticals

Azurity Pharmaceuticals to Acquire and Merge with Arbor Pharmaceuticals

September 24, 2021

Pharmaceuticals

Azurity Pharmaceuticals, majority-owned by NovaQuest Private Equity, has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Arbor Pharmaceuticals from existing investors including JW Asset Management and KKR. The companies will merge and operate as Azurity, creating a larger specialty pharmaceuticals business with an expanded portfolio across neuroscience, cardiovascular, GI, endocrinology and institutional markets; the transaction is expected to close pending regulatory approvals.

Azurity Pharmaceuticals Acquires Slayback Pharma

September 27, 2023

Pharmaceuticals

Azurity Pharmaceuticals has completed the acquisition of Slayback Pharma LLC from existing investors including KKR and Everstone Capital, making Slayback a wholly owned subsidiary of Azurity. The deal expands Azurity's R&D and complex formulation capabilities and accelerates its pipeline for new medicine launches as part of its growth strategy under majority owner QHP Capital.

Azurity Pharmaceuticals Acquires Covis Pharma

March 14, 2025

Pharmaceuticals

Azurity Pharmaceuticals has completed its acquisition of Covis Group S.à r.l. (Covis Pharma) from existing investors, making Covis a wholly owned subsidiary of Azurity. The deal expands Azurity's therapeutic portfolio across multiple complex dosage forms and broadens its global footprint, with the combined company serving 50+ countries and employing more than 800 colleagues.

Navitus Health Solutions Acquires EpiphanyRx; Lumicera Purchases Quality Drug Clinical Care

July 19, 2021

Healthcare Services

Navitus Health Solutions has acquired EpiphanyRx to broaden its PBM capabilities and mid-market employer reach. Its specialty pharmacy arm, Lumicera Health Services, also acquired Quality Drug Clinical Care in Irvine, California to expand Lumicera's specialty pharmacy footprint and HIV clinical services in the western United States.

AmerisourceBergen Acquires PharmaLex from AUCTUS in €1.28bn Transaction

December 31, 2022

Healthcare Services

AmerisourceBergen Corporation acquired a majority stake in PharmaLex from funds advised by AUCTUS Capital Partners AG in a transaction that closed at year-end 2022 for approximately EUR 1.28 billion. PharmaLex, a Germany-headquartered provider of regulatory, clinical development and pharmacovigilance services to the life sciences industry, was grown under AUCTUS through a buy-and-build program of 38 add-ons and will expand AmerisourceBergen's global pharmaceutical solutions.

Apotex Acquires Searchlight Pharma

April 2, 2024

Pharmaceuticals

Apotex Inc. has completed the acquisition of Montreal-based Searchlight Pharma Inc., integrating Searchlight as Apotex's Specialty Pharma Division to expand its branded and specialty pharmaceutical capabilities. The deal adds Searchlight's portfolio of more than 60 products across women's health, dermatology, allergy, pain management and hospital specialty markets, and strengthens Apotex's commercial footprint in Quebec and across the Americas.