Cobepa Makes Growth Investment in Reaction Biology

Cinven Acquires Majority Stake in BioAgilytix; Cobepa Reinvests

December 20, 2021

Healthcare Services

International private equity firm Cinven has agreed to acquire a majority stake in BioAgilytix through a recapitalization, with current investor Cobepa remaining a significant minority investor. GHO Capital has realised its investment and will exit; the transaction will provide funding to support BioAgilytix’s international expansion, capacity and capability investments, and buy-and-build strategy in large-molecule bioanalytical services. BioAgilytix is headquartered in Durham, North Carolina and employs about 870 staff across the United States, Europe and Australia.

Cobepa S.A. Provides Growth Equity to Precision Orthopedics

January 12, 2020

Healthcare Services

Cobepa S.A., a global private equity firm, closed a growth equity investment in Precision Orthopedics, a Laurel, Maryland-based provider of integrated orthopedic surgical care. Precision will use the capital to bolster operations and pursue geographic expansion — including opening additional ambulatory surgery centers and partnering with hospitals — and Cobepa North America team members joined Precision's board.

Biosynth Acquires Cambridge Research Biochemicals (CRB)

May 9, 2023

Biotechnology

Biosynth, a Switzerland-based supplier of critical materials to the life science industry, has acquired Cambridge Research Biochemicals (CRB), a UK-based independent producer of custom peptides and antibody tools. The acquisition expands Biosynth's peptide and antibody capabilities in Europe, adding expertise in complex peptide chemistry, fluorescent dye labelling and custom antibody generation to its existing operations.

Discovery Life Sciences Acquires ReachBio Research Labs

April 11, 2023

Biotechnology

Discovery Life Sciences has acquired Seattle-based ReachBio Research Labs to expand its cell biology, toxicology and drug screening capabilities. The acquisition strengthens Discovery's preclinical development and multi-omics service offering, enabling customers to access a broader set of predictive cell-based assays for hematologic diseases, immunology, oncology and cell & gene therapy programs.

BroadOak Capital Partners and RCT Invest in Biolog, Inc.

May 12, 2022

Biotechnology

BroadOak Capital Partners and Research Corporation Technologies (RCT) made a growth capital investment in Biolog, Inc., a Hayward, California-based provider of cell-based microbial identification and phenotypic profiling technologies. As part of the recapitalization, Robert Wicke was named CEO and the company will use proceeds to advance its cellular analysis product portfolio and expand commercial adoption across pharmaceutical, academic, biotech and environmental markets.

Capitala Group and Pike Street Capital Invest $19.5M in US BioTek Laboratories

January 8, 2019

Healthcare Services

Capitala Group, alongside Pike Street Capital, provided a $19.5 million financing package (senior secured debt and equity) to US BioTek Laboratories to support the company's next phase of growth. The capital will fund expansion of US BioTek's specialty immunology and allergy testing capabilities as well as sales and marketing initiatives.