Waud Capital Partners Acquires Science Exchange
September 30, 2024
Waud Capital Partners, a Chicago-based growth-oriented private equity firm, has acquired Science Exchange, a Palo Alto-based provider of life sciences procurement and supplier orchestration SaaS. Under Waud's ownership, Science Exchange's existing leadership will remain in place as the company accelerates product innovation, expands its market presence, and scales its cloud supplier orchestration platform for pharmaceutical, biotech and research customers.
- Buyers
- Waud Capital Partners
- Targets
- Science Exchange
- Industry
- Cloud & SaaS
- Location
- California, United States
- Transaction Type
- Buyout
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