Healthpeak Properties Acquires MOB and Life Science Portfolio
One of healthcare’s largest REITs is back with two new portfolio acquisitions. Healthpeak Properties, Inc. (NYSE: PEAK), which was formerly known as HCP, Inc., has been an active buyer and seller in the Long-Term Care sector over the past several years, according to search results in our Healthcare Deal Database, but now the REIT is investing in the medical office building (MOB) and life sciences market. Both of these deals were disclosed in the company’s third-quarter earnings report. First, Healthpeak purchased Cambridge Discovery Park, a 607,000 square foot Class-A life science campus in the West Cambridge submarket of Boston, for $664 million. The property has stabilized cash and GAAP... Read More »
Syneos Health Buys Leading CRO Synteract
Is the market for contract research organizations on the rise again? After a slow year for CRO transactions, the new deal by Syneos Health, Inc. (NASDAQ: SYNH) might signal a new turn in direction. Syneos Health, a fully-integrated biopharmaceutical solutions organization, announced last week it was acquiring Synteract Inc. from Amulet Capital Partners for $400 million. Synteract is a leading CRO that supports biotech and pharma companies across all phases of drug development. Synteract’s 700 employees across North America, Europe, Asia Pacific and Africa have supported more than 4,000 Phase 1-4 clinical trials across 26,000 sites in more than 60 countries. Amulet acquired Synteract in May... Read More »
Adare Pharmaceuticals Sold to Two Private Equity Firms
Two private equity firms, Thomas H. Lee Partners and Frazier Healthcare Partners, are teaming up to acquire a leading specialty contract development and manufacturing organization (CDMO). The firms are buying Adare Pharmaceuticals. a global provider of advanced pharmaceutical technologies, development and manufacturing. The company utilizes its differentiated pharmaceutical technology and microbiome scientific platforms to develop novel, improved medicines and therapies for the global market. Adare has developed and manufactured more than 40 products sold by partners in more than 100 countries globally including Lacteol, Zoolac, Viactiv, and a number of branded and complex generic... Read More » KKR Buys 1-800-Contacts in Multibillion-Dollar Deal
The private equity giant KKR (NYSE: KKR) has swooped in to buy 1-800-Contacts, a name we might all recognize from its catchy commercials. In case you don’t know, 1-800 Contacts is the largest seller of contact lenses in the U.S., serving more than 20 million customers for the last 25 years. The growing portfolio of innovative 1-800 Contacts brands includes Liingo Eyewear, 6over6, Boomerang, and Premium Vision. KKR is buying the company from AEA Investors for approximately $3.1 billion, according to sources cited in a report in PE Hub. AEA Investors has been the majority shareholder of 1-800 Contacts since 2015 when it purchased the company from Thomas H. Lee Partners, L.P. AEA... Read More »
Trulieve Cannabis Boosts Its Market Reach
Trulieve Cannabis Corp. (OTC: TCNNF), a vertically integrated “seed-to-sale” company and the first licensed medical cannabis company in the state of Florida, announced two new transactions last week. M&A activity in the medical marijuana market has been quiet throughout 2020 and 2019, after experiencing somewhat of a boom in 2018, but Trulieve Cannabis’ new deals might signal another resurgence. The company purchased Pennsylvania-based PurePenn LLC, which produces pharmaceutical-grade medical marijuana products, including concentrates, flower, oil, capsules and tinctures, and Keystone Relief Centers LLC (dba Solevo Wellness), which owns and operates three medical... Read More »