Ampersand Capital Partners Makes Growth Investment in Lexington Medical

Ampersand Capital Partners Invests in Sterling Medical Devices

June 23, 2022

Medical Devices

Ampersand Capital Partners, a healthcare-focused private equity firm, made a growth equity investment in Sterling Medical Devices, a Moonachie, New Jersey-based provider of design, development and regulatory services for the medical device industry. The investment is intended to support Sterling’s continued growth and capability expansion across product development, software/electromechanical integration, and regulatory affairs.

Ampersand Capital Partners Invests in Syft Technologies

April 18, 2022

Manufacturing

Ampersand Capital Partners made a minority growth equity investment in Syft Technologies Limited to accelerate the company's progress in the semiconductor market and develop scalable opportunities in life sciences. The investment will also bring Ampersand partner David Patteson to Syft’s board to support commercial growth and scale-up.

Ampersand Capital Partners Invests in Genezen Laboratories

January 5, 2021

Biotechnology

Ampersand Capital Partners has made a majority growth-equity investment in Genezen Laboratories, a cell and gene therapy CDMO, to fund completion of a 25,000 sq. ft. cGMP lentiviral vector production facility and expand process development and analytical testing capabilities. The capital will support Genezen's capability expansion across upstream/downstream processing, analytical testing, and cGMP vector production to serve early‑phase and growth-stage cell and gene therapy developers.

Ampersand Capital Partners Invests in Alliance Pharma

November 18, 2021

Healthcare Services

Ampersand Capital Partners has made a growth equity investment in Alliance Pharma, a Malvern, Pennsylvania–based bioanalytical CRO. The funding will support Alliance’s expansion of global reach, scientific capabilities, and operational capacity while founder Frank Li remains a significant shareholder.

Ampersand Capital Partners Leads $18.5M Growth Investment in Genezen

November 2, 2023

Biotechnology

Genezen closed an $18.5 million follow-on growth equity financing led by Ampersand Capital Partners to accelerate expansion of its viral vector development and GMP manufacturing capabilities. The capital will support build-out and technology investments at Genezen's facilities (including the Fishers, Indiana GMP viral vector site) to scale retroviral, lentiviral and AAV vector production and support additional customer programs.

Ampersand Capital Partners Invests in BioEcho Life Sciences

March 1, 2022

Biotechnology

Ampersand Capital Partners made a minority growth equity investment in Cologne-based BioEcho Life Sciences to support the company's global expansion, new product launches, and expansion of its direct salesforce. As part of the transaction Ampersand appointed Frank Witney and Arya Mehrabanzad to BioEcho's board; financial terms were not disclosed.