Audax Private Equity Closes Acquisition of Avantor's Clinical Services Business

In The News
October 21, 2024

Ropes & Gray represented Audax Private Equity in its acquisition of the Clinical Services business of Avantor Inc. Clinical Services provides clinical trial and laboratory supply chain services to pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies, contract research organizations (CROs), and diagnostic laboratories. Audax acquired Avantor’s clinical services business, including kitting, biorepository, and related equipment and ancillaries. The completed acquisition was announced in an Oct. 18 press release.

This team included private equity partner Chau Le, IP transactions partner Emily Karlberg, finance partner Greg Bauer, healthcare partner Michael Lampert, employment partner Megan Bisk, executive compensation & employee benefits partner Kyle Higley, tax partners Pamela Glazier, asset management partner Jessica Marlin, life sciences regulatory & compliance partner Josh Oyster, data, privacy & cybersecurity partner Fran Faircloth, private equity counsel Peter Wang and associate Elizabeth Johnson.