• By Deanna Kamienski, Beth Allan, Amanda Micklus, Steven Muntner, and Maureen Riordan
Derived from Strategic Transactions, a premium source for tracking life sciences deal activity, the Venture Funding Deals column provides a comprehensive monthly review of emerging life science companies that have received venture funding, including companies within the In Vitro Diagnostics, Medical Devices, and Pharmaceuticals sectors. This month’s column covers deals announced November through December 2014.
CardioDx closes $35mm late-stage round
CardioDx Inc. (cardiovascular diagnostics) raised $35mm in a late-stage financing from Alberta Investment Management and returning shareholders. The proceeds...
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After “intense negotiations”, Bavarian Nordic’s board plans to recommend a DKK19bn ($2.98bn) offer by private equity firms Nordic Capital and Permira to take the company private.
Deal Snapshot: The addition of Hengrui's HRS-9821, a China-originated fast-follower of Verona’s Ohtuvayre in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, should enable GSK’s COPD therapy portfolio to stack up well against increasing competitors in the indication, including biologics and small molecules.
Natco to buy out Adcock Ingram’s minority shareholders in what’s possibly its biggest M&A investment, opening up substantial opportunities in South Africa and the region. If the offer goes through, it will result in the delisting of Adcock, with Bidvest and Natco co-owning the firm.
The privately held German pharma firm is hoping to bring a new generation of pulmonary fibrosis and cancer drugs to market but their commercial success is not yet a certainty.
