Clarivate Acquires Majority of MotionHall Assets
March 21, 2024
Clarivate Plc has agreed to acquire the substantial majority of assets, including IP, clients and team, from MotionHall, a Silicon Valley AI start-up focused on life sciences business development solutions. The asset purchase will accelerate Clarivate's Life Sciences & Healthcare strategy by integrating MotionHall's industry-vertical AI capabilities into products such as Cortellis and a new Business Development & Licensing Enterprise Workbench.
- Buyers
- Clarivate Plc
- Targets
- MotionHall
- Sellers
- MotionHall
- Industry
- AI & Machine Learning
- Location
- California, United States
- Transaction Type
- Buyout
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