Operating Company Healthcare

Pace Life Sciences

Oakdale, Minnesota, United States

Full-service CDMO offering CMC development, CTM manufacturing, regulatory compliance, consulting, and facility support via a nationwide network of CDMO sites, FDA-registered GMP analytical labs, and service centers for pharmaceutical, biopharmaceutical, and gene therapy programs.

Focus Areas
CDMO (CMC development), CTM manufacturing, FDA-registered GMP analytical laboratory testing

Tracked deals

12

12 tracked deals across 2019-2024.

Recent pace

0

0 tracked deals announced in the last 12 months.

Deal mix

Addon

7 addon · 4 buyout · 1 divestiture

Pace Life Sciences Acquisition Volume by Year

Last 6 years

Acquisition volume by year Annual acquisition counts for the last 6 years for Pace Life Sciences. 1 2019 3 2020 2 2021 3 2022 1 2023 2 2024

Supporting Data

Recent Transactions

  • Buyer
    Pace Life Sciences, LLC
    Target
    Catalent Center-of-Excellence for Small Molecule Analytical Services (Research Triangle Park, NC)
    Seller
    Catalent, Inc.

    Pace Life Sciences, a PE-backed CDMO, has acquired Catalent’s Center-of-Excellence for Small Molecule Analytical Services located in Research Triangle Park, North Carolina. The acquisition expands Pace Life Sciences’ national analytical testing network (to nine sites) and strengthens its small- and large-molecule analytical capabilities to support biopharma clients; Catalent sold the site as part of its portfolio adjustments.

  • Buyer
    Pace Analytical Services
    Target
    Prestige EnviroMicrobiology, Inc.
    Type
    Addon

    Pace Analytical Services, a division of Pace and a portfolio company of Leonard Green & Partners and Aurora Capital Partners, has acquired New Jersey-based Prestige EnviroMicrobiology, Inc. The acquisition expands Pace's Building Sciences capabilities by adding Prestige's specialized environmental microbiology and indoor air quality testing expertise.

  • Buyer
    Pace Analytical Services, Leonard Green & Partners, Aurora Capital Partners
    Target
    Alpha Analytical, LLC
    Type
    Addon

    Pace Analytical Services, a division of Pace and a PE-backed national laboratory network, has acquired Alpha Analytical, LLC, a full-service environmental laboratory based in Westborough, Massachusetts. The deal expands Pace's geographic footprint and laboratory capabilities in the Northeast, adding multiple labs and service centers and strengthening testing services for emerging contaminants such as PFAS.

  • Buyer
    Pace Analytical Services
    Target
    Aqua Pro‑Tech Laboratory (APL)
    Type
    Addon

    Pace Analytical Services, a division of Pace, has acquired Aqua Pro‑Tech Laboratory (APL), an environmental testing laboratory in Fairfield, New Jersey. The APL location will become a primary Pace lab for New Jersey and New York City customers, expanding geographic coverage and testing capabilities (including PFAS and air/stack emissions testing).

  • Buyer
    Pace Life Sciences, Leonard Green & Partners, Aurora Capital Partners
    Target
    Biopharma Global
    Type
    Addon

    Pace Life Sciences, a CDMO subsidiary of Pace, has acquired Biopharma Global, a Vienna, Virginia-based regulatory affairs consultancy that specializes in orphan and other high‑unmet‑need drug regulatory support. The acquisition expands Pace's regulatory strategy and submission capabilities for FDA and EMA filings, strengthening its end-to-end development and regulatory services for biotech and pharmaceutical clients.

  • Buyer
    Pace Life Sciences, LLC
    Target
    Meridian BioGroup LLC
    Type
    Addon

    Pace Life Sciences, a CDMO and subsidiary of Pace Science and Technology Company, has acquired Meridian BioGroup, a validation, regulatory, and compliance consulting provider based in Frederick, Maryland. The deal expands Pace's regulatory, quality and validation capabilities to better support biotechnology and pharmaceutical clients across development and commercialization.

  • Buyer
    Pace Analytical Services, LLC
    Target
    ProScience Analytical Services, Inc.
    Type
    Addon

    Pace Analytical Services, a portfolio company of Aurora Capital Partners, has acquired ProScience Analytical Services, a Woburn, Massachusetts environmental testing laboratory. The deal adds Transmission Electron Microscopy (TEM) capability to Pace's laboratory network and expands its lead and asbestos testing presence in New England.

  • Buyer
    Pace Analytical Life Sciences, LLC, Aurora Capital Partners
    Target
    Drug Delivery Experts, LLC
    Industry
    Pharmaceuticals
    Type
    Addon

    Pace Analytical Life Sciences, a CDMO subsidiary of Pace Analytical Services (itself a portfolio company of Aurora Capital Partners), has acquired Drug Delivery Experts, LLC, a San Diego-based CDMO specializing in complex injectable formulations and drug‑device combination product development. The acquisition expands Pace’s injectable and long‑acting/extended‑release capabilities and brings DDE’s scientific leadership into Pace’s west‑coast operations as DDE transitions to the Pace brand.

  • Buyer
    Pace Analytical Life Sciences, LLC (a subsidiary of Pace Analytical Services, LLC)
    Target
    Bio-Concept Laboratories, Inc.
    Industry
    Pharmaceuticals
    Type
    Buyout

    Pace Analytical Life Sciences, a subsidiary of Pace Analytical Services, acquired Bio-Concept Laboratories, a Salem, New Hampshire-based pharmaceutical CDMO specializing in sterile aqueous formulation development and fill–finish manufacturing. The deal expands Pace’s sterile materials and ophthalmic manufacturing capabilities to better support clinical trial and drug development programs and strengthens its New England CDMO footprint.

  • Buyer
    Pace Analytical Services, LLC
    Target
    Emerson Resources, Inc.
    Seller
    Emerson Resources principals / owners (Jay Signorino and Chip Signorino)
    Industry
    Pharmaceuticals
    Type
    Buyout

    Pace Analytical Services, LLC acquired Emerson Resources, Inc., a CDMO specializing in solid oral dosage development and cGMP clinical trial material manufacturing. The acquisition expands Pace Life Sciences' capabilities to include clinical trial material production and transitions Emerson's Norristown, Pennsylvania lab into the Pace Analytical network while Emerson principals exit the business.

  • Buyer
    Pace Analytical Services, LLC
    Target
    Aerobiology Laboratory Associates, Inc.
    Type
    Buyout

    Pace Analytical Services, LLC acquired Aerobiology Laboratory Associates, Inc., an accredited environmental microbiology testing laboratory with eight labs and two service centers, to strengthen Pace’s microbiology capabilities. Aerobiology will continue operating under its brand as a division of Pace, with founder Suzanne Blevins and her team remaining to lead the business.

  • Buyer
    Pace Analytical Services, LLC
    Target
    Shealy Environmental Services, Inc.
    Seller
    Shealy Environmental Services co-owners (Robert Zhu; Michael Kilpatrick; Mike McFadden)
    Type
    Buyout

    Pace Analytical Services, LLC acquired Shealy Environmental Services, Inc., a full-service environmental testing laboratory based in West Columbia, South Carolina. The acquisition expands Pace’s laboratory network and PFAS testing and federal program capabilities in the Southeast U.S.; Shealy’s management will remain on site to lead the location.

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