Parabellum Investments Acquires Advanco
September 24, 2023
London-based private equity firm Parabellum Investments acquired Advanco, a Belgian pharma serialization and track-and-trace software specialist. Advanco — maker of the ARC Level‑3 site-management serialization platform — will pursue organic growth and M&A and is partnering with Syntegon on new or revamped serialization projects globally.
- Buyers
- Parabellum Investments
- Targets
- Advanco
- Industry
- Software
- Location
- Belgium
- Transaction Type
- Buyout
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