Emmes Acquires VaxTRIALS 

Emmes Acquires VaxTRIALS 

On October 5 Emmes announced that it entered into an agreement to acquire Panama City, Panama-based VaxTRIALS. According to data captured in the LevinPro HC database, this transaction represents the 29th contract research organization (CRO) acquisition of the year.   A specialized CRO, VaxTRIALS provides solutions in managing and monitoring vaccine clinical trial activities across Latin America. Founded in 2012, it has a presence in 11 Latin-American countries as well as the Philippines. VaxTRIALS’ local regulatory knowledge and wide network of experienced investigational sites ensures rapid trial enrollment and standards.  Founded in 1977, Emmes is a CRO with a client... Read More »
Other Services Diversify, but CRO and Outpatient Care still lead

Other Services Diversify, but CRO and Outpatient Care still lead

In 2017, our annual Health Care Services Acquisition Report, the Other Services sector featured six particularly active subsectors. Last year we had 13. Other Services includes areas such as specialty pharmacy, urgent care and ambulatory surgery centers and medical staffing companies. All are experiencing significant changes. In 2017 we reported 153 deals in Other Services, compared with 179 in 2018. A new notable field includes deals involving medical transportation services. There were a total of 10 deals in this category. Perhaps the most significant transaction was Beekman Investment Partners III, LP’s purchase of REVA, Inc., the largest global fixed-wing air medical platform in... Read More »