Clinical Supplies Management Acquires Two European Companies

A private equity investor based in Greenwich, Connecticut, Great Point Partners has invested into more than 100 businesses in the public and private healthcare sector since 2003. Through December 2016 and January 2017, the private equity portfolio company Clinical Supplies Management (CSM) completed the acquisition of two companies that will expand its range of services in Europe.

Theorem Clinical Supply (TCS) was the first of these acquisitions. A Frankfurt-based company that offers clinical trial drug labeling, storage, packaging, and distribution, TCS’ services extend throughout Western Europe. The acquisition, which it completed in December 2016, enables CSM to provide significantly improved services to its global clients.

The TCS acquisition was complemented by the acquisition of Brussel’s B&C Group in January 2017. B&C provides a range of clinical trial supplies, in addition to biomedical sample services, via its custom system architecture, which CSM aims to leverage to serve the needs of its pharmaceutical clients in both Europe and the United States.

Business Expansion through Acquisitions

Connecticut-based Great Point Partners is a healthcare investment firm that was founded in 2003. Great Point Partners invests in public and private sector healthcare organizations.

Recently, the firm announced an acquisition completed by one of its portfolio companies, Aris Radiology. Aris acquired US Teleradiology in October of 2016, enhancing its status as one of the leading radiology providers in the United States. An acquisition is a common business tactic implemented by corporations as part of a broader growth strategy.

Acquisitions refer to one corporation assuming control of another through cash transactions, the purchase of shares, or both. Acquisitions – also referred to as takeovers – are considered to be either friendly or hostile. A friendly acquisition occurs when the firm being acquired has agreed to the takeover and is involved in the process, while a hostile takeover does not include this mutual agreement. In a hostile acquisition, the acquiring firm forces the takeover to move forward by aggressively purchasing a majority share in the business.