Audax Private Equity Acquires Avantor's Clinical Services Business, Rebrands it as Resonant Clinical Solutions

Catalyst Clinical Research Acquires Aptus Clinical

May 4, 2022

Healthcare Services

Catalyst Clinical Research, a portfolio company of NovaQuest Capital Management, has acquired U.K.-based Aptus Clinical to accelerate Catalyst's European expansion and broaden its oncology and early-phase clinical services. The deal creates a multi-region CRO operating across North America and Europe, increases Catalyst's patient reach by nearly 600 and lifts combined headcount to more than 800.

Audax Private Equity Acquires Majority Stake in Lanter Delivery Systems

February 7, 2025

Logistics & Distribution

Audax Private Equity has acquired a majority stake in Lanter Delivery Systems from Equity Group Investments. Lanter, based outside St. Louis, operates a nationwide overnight, unattended delivery network serving automotive, agriculture, heavy-truck and industrial customers; Audax plans to invest in the network and technology to accelerate growth and expand end markets.

Novo Holdings Acquires Altasciences from Audax Private Equity

February 22, 2021

Healthcare Services

Novo Holdings has agreed to acquire Altasciences, a Laval, Canada–headquartered contract research and CDMO services provider, from Audax Private Equity. Altasciences— which operates six facilities across the U.S. and Canada and employs over 1,300 people—will remain led by CEO Chris Perkin and is expected to continue expanding domestically and internationally under Novo Holdings' ownership.

ELIQUENT Life Sciences Acquires Azzur Consulting

May 7, 2025

Healthcare Services

ELIQUENT Life Sciences, a GHO Capital‑backed global regulatory, quality, and safety consulting firm, has acquired Azzur Consulting to strengthen its validation engineering, CQV, and quality/compliance capabilities. The Azzur team will integrate into ELIQUENT's global delivery organization to expand technical delivery across North America, Europe, Japan and other markets.

Avantor Acquires Ritter GmbH and Its Affiliates

June 10, 2021

Medical Devices

Avantor, Inc. completed its acquisition of Ritter GmbH and its affiliates, a Germany-based manufacturer of high-precision robotic and liquid-handling consumables, in an all-cash transaction announced in 2021. The deal (upfront equity purchase price approx. €890 million plus potential earnouts) expands Avantor's proprietary offering for diagnostic and drug-discovery workflows and is expected to be immediately accretive to adjusted EPS while enhancing revenue growth and margins.

Audax Private Equity Recapitalizes Corrona, LLC

December 19, 2019

Healthcare Services

Audax Private Equity has recapitalized Corrona, LLC in partnership with Corrona's management team; terms were not disclosed. Great Point Partners exited its investment as Audax and management position Corrona to expand its real-world evidence registries, data capabilities and pursue further growth.