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INC Research Announces Secondary Offering

Raleigh, N.C., August 1, 2016 – (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — INC Research Holdings, Inc. (Nasdaq: INCR) (the “Company”), a leading global Phase I to Phase IV contract research organization, today announced that certain of its existing stockholders, namely affiliates of Avista Capital Partners, L.P. and affiliates of Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan, intend to offer for sale […]

Written by on August 1, 2016

Acino divests its patch business to Luye Pharma Group Ltd.

Zurich – July 25, 2016 – Today Acino International AG and Acino Pharma AG (together “Acino”) have signed a definitive agreement with Luye Pharma Group Ltd. (“Luye”) to sell Acino’s transdermal patch and implant businesses. The divestment includes Acino’s transdermal manufacturing operations, distribution, and R&D capabilities. The divestment is in line with Acino’s strategy of […]

Written by on July 25, 2016

Partners Group and Avista Capital Partners sell Strategic Partners, Inc., the leading US supplier of healthcare apparel

July 7, 2016 – Partners Group, the global private markets investment manager, and Avista Capital Partners (“Avista”), a leading US private equity firm, have sold their interest in Strategic Partners, Inc. (“Strategic Partners”), the leading US provider of medical scrubs and other uniforms, to investment firm New Mountain Capital on behalf of their clients and […]

Written by on July 6, 2016

INC Research Announces Secondary Offering

Raleigh, N.C., May 2, 2016 – INC Research Holdings, Inc. (Nasdaq:INCR) (the “Company”), a leading global Phase I to Phase IV contract research organization, today announced that certain of its existing stockholders, namely affiliates of Avista Capital Partners, L.P. and affiliates of Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan, intend to offer for sale in an underwritten secondary […]

Written by on May 2, 2016

Trimb acquires OTC products from CCS

Stockholm, March 11, 2016 – Trimb Healthcare AB (“Trimb”) has acquired CCS Healthcare AB’s (“CCS”) OTC pharmaceutical products in the Nordics. The products, which include Cortimyk (treatment of foot fungus), Hydrokortison CCS (treatment of mild eczema) and Propyless (treatment of dry skin) among others, are well established in their markets and generate total revenues of […]

Written by on March 14, 2016

OptiNose Announces FDA Approval for ONZETRA Xsail (sumatriptan nasal powder), a New Treatment for Acute Migraine Using Bi-Directional Breath Powered® Technology

Yardley, PA, January 28, 2016 – OptiNose, a privately-held specialty biopharmaceutical company, today announced that its licensing partner, Avanir Pharmaceuticals, Inc. has reported that the U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA) approved ONZETRA™ Xsail™ (sumatriptan nasal powder), formerly AVP-825, for the acute treatment of migraine with or without aura in adults (see Full Prescribing Information […]

Written by on January 28, 2016

Vertical / Trigen Holdings, LLC and Osmotica Holdings Corp Limited to Combine, Creating World-Class, Fully-Integrated Specialty Pharmaceuticals Company

SAYREVILLE, N.J. and MARIETTA, GA., December 4, 2015 – Vertical / Trigen Holdings, LLC (“Vertical / Trigen”) and Osmotica Holdings Corp Limited (“Osmotica”) today announced that they have entered into a definitive agreement to combine, creating a world-class, fully-integrated specialty pharmaceutical and generics company. Vertical / Trigen is a portfolio company of Avista Capital Partners […]

Written by on December 4, 2015

INC Research Named Best Contract Research Organization at 11th Annual Scrip Awards

Raleigh, N.C., Dec. 3, 2015 – INC Research Holdings, Inc. (INC Research)(Nasdaq: INCR), a leading, global Phase I to IV contract research organization, today announced the Company was named “Best Contract Research Organization” at the 11th Annual Scrip Awards held Dec. 2 in London. INC was selected from among several leading global CROs by a […]

Written by on December 3, 2015

INC Research Announces Pricing of Secondary Offering and Repurchase of Common Stock

Raleigh, N.C., December 2, 2015 – INC Research Holdings, Inc. (Nasdaq: INCR) (the “Company”), a leading global Phase I to Phase IV contract research organization, today announced the pricing of an underwritten secondary offering by certain of its existing stockholders, namely affiliates of Avista Capital Partners, L.P. and affiliates of Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan, of […]

Written by on December 2, 2015

Swiss Acino continues expanding its emerging markets business by acquiring Pharma Start

Effective October 1, 2015, Acino Pharma, an international pharmaceutical company headquartered in Switzerland, acquires Pharma Start, the 9th largest local pharmaceutical company in Ukraine. The acquisition is in line with Acino’s strategy to grow its business by entering selected high potential emerging markets in the CIS Region (Commonwealth of Independent States) in addition to selected […]

Written by on October 8, 2015

OptiNoseTM Announces Positive Results of Second Phase III Pivotal Trial for OPN-375

Yardley, PA, September 24, 2015 – OptiNose today announced positive results from a second phase III pivotal trial, NAVIGATE I. This follows and helps both to confirm and support the positive results from a first pivotal trial, NAVIGATE II, that were announced in June. The NAVIGATE trials are double-blind, placebo-controlled studies evaluating the safety and […]

Written by on September 24, 2015

Trimb acquires YouMedical to build North European OTC platform

Trimb Healthcare AB (“Trimb”) today announced that it has signed an agreement to acquire YouMedical Group BV (“YouMedical”), a Dutch OTC company with operations in key European markets. YouMedical has total annual sales of approximately EUR 16 million, with solid growth and leading brands in niche categories. “Our ambition is to build a leading international […]

Written by on August 31, 2015