CTRS<\/a> (Cell Therapies Research & Services laboratory) is a French pharmaceutical company that develops and markets treatments for patients with strong unmet medical needs, with a particular focus on orphan diseases. The company can count on approx. 20 employees and generated \u20ac15.7 M in 2019.<\/p>\nM\u00e9rieux Equity Partners is a global investment platform specialized in the healthcare & nutrition sector, working alongside entrepreneurs and companies with ambitious growth plan, offering them privileged access to sector-expertise and industrial network.<\/p>\n
Merieux Equity Partners invested in laboratoires CTRS alongside the management team, via its Merieux Participations 3 vehicle.<\/p>\n
What we did<\/h2>\n
Investec has advised CTRS shareholders all along the OBO process: designing the transaction strategy, building a relevant qualified list of PE funds and organization of a competitive process, management of the debt financing process, marketing of the deal, execution and negotiation up to closing.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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