Leaders in Partnering, M&A Deals and Strategic Alliances
What We Do
PharmaVentures is a premier transaction advisory firm and a leading international company in partnering, M&A deals and strategic alliances. For the past 30 years, PharmaVentures has acted as advisor on over 1,000 deal related projects covering licensing, mergers, acquisitions, divestments, and joint venture activities for companies worldwide.
PharmaVentures’ deep bank of specialist experience, deal analytics and network of contacts from innovators to large pharma makes us uniquely placed to support business in all aspects of deal making and strategic planning.
PharmaVentures is based in London and Oxford, UK, and employs over 30 professionals and has associates in Europe and Asia-Pacific.
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Our Services
PharmaVentures is well known for its deep insight into deal structures and its success for generating partnering interest.
We have an experienced team of high-calibre professional advisors, business analysts and executives to provide and maintain the highest standards and full commitment to our clients, as well as dedicated professional support staff.
M&A
We support our clients with strategic advice and full end-to-end process management capabilities to derive optimum value from their M&A, divestments and strategic transactions, from identifying acquisition targets to advising on their exit strategy.
Licensing
Top tier pharmaceutical companies, biotechs, diagnostics, medtech, healthcare IT and life science research companies, universities and technology transfer agencies have trusted us to deliver the best licensing deals for their assets.
Fundraising
By entrusting the fundraising process to us, CEOs can concentrate on fulfilling their operational demands. We will ensure that the contractual terms reflect the spirit of the term sheet and subsequent negotiations. You are tapping into our experience and depth of knowledge gained from negotiating financing deals globally. We also provide Independent Expert Reports for IPOs.
Strategy
Using internal therapeutic expertise coupled with targeted data analytics, PharmaVentures works in collaboration with clients to develop actionable strategies to maximise their opportunity and mitigate risk.
Valuations
We have valued assets across a wide range of different therapy areas such as CNS, Ophthalmology, Oncology, GI and Respiratory diseases. A number of major pharmaceutical companies have also relied upon our valuations for determining the outcome of a number of high profile contractual disputes.
Pricing and Market Access
A strong Pricing and Market Access strategy is integral to what it takes to bring a product to market and is, therefore, integral to deal making. Pricing assumptions can have an enormous impact on the valuation of an asset and are frequently a cause of misalignment with potential partners. A strong pricing narrative and a solid data generation plan to support it, is essential for success.
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PharmaVentures advises Wellmarker Bio on their Clinical Trial Collaboration with MSD to evaluate WM-A1-3389 in combination with KEYTRUDA® (pembrolizumab)
London based deal experts are the exclusive advisors for this and the ongoing partnering efforts for WM-A1-3389. London, UK, 08 February 2023: PharmaVentures is pleased to announce that it acted as...
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Value Creation in the CDMO Market
Contract Development & Manufacturing Organisations (CDMOs) increasingly need to differentiate and establish their competitive advantage to effectively cater to the growing demand and to enhance...
PharmaVentures Insights
How Small/Mid-Size Firms are Shaping the Healthcare M&A Market
PharmaVentures partnered with Informa to deliver a live panel discussion . It is now available to watch on demand. Chaired by Dr Fintan Walton, CEO and Founder of...
Our Track Record
We conducted a detailed assessment of the market opportunities, technology risks and developments, launch and marketing costs via scenarios of “go-it-alone”, “outright sale”, “out-licensing for royalties” as well as “out-licensing with co-promotion”. The value generated was modelled and the scenarios were prioritised. Partnering and deal strategies were developed for the selected optimal strategy and incorporated into a business plan.
PharmaVentures developed a customised search strategy based on the specific requirements of the client, which involved a systemic country by country identification of candidates with the correct therapeutic indications, combined with their commercial potential and availability for the territories of interest.
PharmaVentures conducted a compound valuation (bottom-up and benchmarking using PharmaDeals Agreements® data) providing the basis for future negotiations. We also carried out a thorough company screening and evaluation assessment to identify and prioritise potential licensees. Following the screening, within the space of a month our transaction team approached all the target companies with a carefully constructed value proposition using a non-confidential information package.
The importance of Pricing and Market Access in licensing, partnering and early-stage development
by Ralph Hughes, Vice President, PharmaVentures. A prominent biotech Venture Capital (VC) firm recently told me: “Insurance companies are the real movers and shakers in health care at the moment,...
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What Our Clients Say
“I feel I made an excellent choice in PharmaVentures to serve as my exclusive advisors for the sale of the Company. They have a comprehensive understanding of our business and helped me identify the ideal partner that shared our strategic vision…I truly value the professional advice and the expert guidance made through every step of the process which enabled us to close the transaction to the satisfaction of all stakeholders.”