PharmaLex Acquires Arbour Group from Keystone Capital

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.

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.

PharmaLex Group Merges with NeoHealthHub Limited

October 13, 2022

Healthcare Services

PharmaLex Group has merged with UK-based NeoHealthHub Limited to strengthen PharmaLex’s market access and data capabilities in the UK and build a pan‑European market access practice. NeoHealthHub, headquartered in Lutterworth, Leicestershire, employs around 50 people and will expand PharmaLex’s local market access, data and capability development offerings across major European markets.

ProPharma Group Acquires Pharmica Consulting

October 6, 2021

Healthcare Services

ProPharma Group, a portfolio company of Odyssey Investment Partners, has acquired Pharmica Consulting, a life‑science consulting firm offering project management services and proprietary operations software for clinical trials. The acquisition expands ProPharma’s clinical and project‑management capabilities and enables Pharmica’s cloud‑based tools to be offered more broadly across ProPharma’s global client base.

Aquiline Makes Majority Investment in Pharma Force Group LLC

December 31, 2023

Healthcare Services

Aquiline Capital Partners has made a majority investment in Pharma Force Group LLC, a U.S.-based provider of 340B administration software and pharmacy benefits management solutions. The partnership will support PharmaForce’s product expansion and strategic M&A plans to accelerate growth across hospitals and health clinics. Piper Sandler advised PharmaForce; transaction closed in Q4 2023 with financial terms undisclosed.

ProPharma Group Acquires The Weinberg Group

January 28, 2019

Healthcare Services

ProPharma Group, a portfolio company of Linden Capital Partners, has acquired The Weinberg Group, a Washington, D.C.-based regulatory and compliance consultancy serving the pharmaceutical, biotech, and medical device industries. The deal expands ProPharma's pre-approval and pre-clinical regulatory capabilities and further integrates Weinberg's FDA-focused regulatory expertise into ProPharma's global life sciences compliance platform.