MMS Acquires Exploristics

IMS Legal Strategies Acquires MMR Strategy Group

May 15, 2025

Legal Services

IMS Consulting & Expert Witness Services (dba IMS Legal Strategies) has acquired Southern California-based MMR Strategy Group to expand its litigation support and marketing research capabilities. MMR brings PhD-level expertise in litigation surveys, advertising claim substantiation, and expert testimony; terms were not disclosed.

IK Partners Acquires Co-controlling Stake in Metrology & Monitoring Solutions (MMS)

September 20, 2023

Industrial Services

IK Partners' Small Cap III Fund has acquired a co-controlling stake in Metrology & Monitoring Solutions Group (MMS) from Naxicap Partners, with the CEO and management reinvesting; financial terms were not disclosed. MMS, headquartered in Bezons, France, is a metrology and IoT temperature/humidity monitoring solutions provider with a proprietary SaaS platform (JRI-MySirius); IK will support international expansion, product innovation and further complementary acquisitions.

Innovaderm Research Acquires Excelsus Statistics

July 5, 2022

Healthcare Services

Innovaderm Research Inc., a Montreal-based full-service CRO specializing in dermatology, has acquired Excelsus Statistics, a Montreal biostatistics and SAS programming firm. The acquisition expands Innovaderm's biometrics capacity and integrates Excelsus's statistical expertise (including adaptive trial design) into Innovaderm's broader CRO service offering.

Lindsay Goldberg Invests in MMS Holdings

June 28, 2022

Healthcare Services

Lindsay Goldberg has completed a minority investment in MMS Holdings Inc., a data-focused contract research organization (CRO) headquartered in Canton, Michigan. MMS Founder and CEO Dr. Uma Sharma will retain a significant ownership stake as the investment will support the company's growth and expansion of its data-focused clinical research and regulatory capabilities.

Tesis Biosciences Acquires Genome Explorations

February 16, 2022

Biotechnology

Tesis Biosciences has acquired Genome Explorations to accelerate its clinical research and product development efforts in targeted genetic sequencing and precision medicine. The acquisition brings Genome Explorations’ genomic profiling and molecular diagnostics capabilities and clinical research staff into Tesis’ integrated platform to speed development of proprietary therapeutics and diagnostic products.

Insightful Science Acquires Dotmatics

March 22, 2021

Cloud & SaaS

Insightful Science, a PE-backed life sciences software company, has entered into a transaction to acquire Dotmatics, a cloud-first scientific R&D data management and informatics SaaS provider. The combined company will create an end-to-end, cloud-first scientific research platform aimed at improving lab efficiency and accelerating discovery across pharmaceuticals, biotechnology, chemicals and materials industries.