Aquilo Partners/Deal History

Deal History

105+ total transactions representing $1B+ in aggregate value — 13 tracked below spanning 2020–2026 · 2 industries

105+
Total Transactions
2
Industries
2020–2026
Years Active
Healthcare Products12
Acquisition of Applied Therapeutics by Cycle Pharmaceuticals2026
Strategic acquirer: Cycle Pharmaceuticals

Provided fairness opinion for Applied Therapeutics on acquisition by Cycle Pharmaceuticals. Applied focused on ultra-rare genetic diseases; deal integrated Applied's pipeline into Cycle's specialized rare disease franchise.

Sell SideSell Side Advisor
Sale of Adverum Biotechnologies to Eli Lilly2025
Strategic acquirer: Eli Lilly

Exclusive financial advisor to Adverum on the sale of the company and its lead gene therapy candidate (Ixo-vec) for Phase 3 wet age-related macular degeneration. Deal included upfront payment plus CVR contingent on FDA approval and commercial milestones.

$100M+Sell SideSell Side Advisor
Licensing Agreement: AmacaThera - Pacira Biosciences Exclusive Global License2025
Strategic acquirer: Pacira Biosciences

Financial advisor to AmacaThera on exclusive global licensing agreement with Pacira for tunable drug delivery platform. Deal includes upfront payment, milestones, and royalties.

$230M+Sell SideSell Side Advisor
Strategic Process: Movano Health Board Initiates Value Maximization Process2025
Strategic acquirer: Strategic Buyer (Pending)

Engaged as financial advisor to Movano Health's Board of Directors for process to maximize shareholder value. Movano is a digital health/wearable medical device company.

Sell SideSell Side Advisor
Licensing Agreement: Matchpoint Therapeutics - Novartis Option Agreement2024
Strategic acquirer: Novartis

Strategic advisor on $1B+ option and license agreement with Novartis for oral covalent IRAK4 inhibitors. Structured partnership including upfront payments, milestones, and royalties.

$1B+Sell SideSell Side Advisor
Partnership: Kymera Therapeutics - Sanofi Collaboration2024
Strategic acquirer: Sanofi

Strategic advisor on $2.1B+ global collaboration agreement with Sanofi to develop and commercialize IRAK4 protein degrader therapies.

$2.1B+Sell SideSell Side Advisor
Sale of ALZET Osmotic Pump Line by DURECT to Lafayette Instrument2024
Strategic acquirer: Lafayette Instrument Co.

Financial advisor on sale of ALZET product line (osmotic drug delivery pumps) to Lafayette Instrument for $17.5M cash. Transaction enabled DURECT to refocus capital and extend cash runway.

$17.5MSell SideSell Side Advisor
Acquisition of Curio Biosciences by Takara Bio USA2023
Strategic acquirer: Takara Bio USA

M&A advisor on sale of single-cell spatial biology tools company to Takara Bio USA. Curio's platform enabled spatial transcriptomics for research.

Sell SideSell Side Advisor
Licensing Agreement: Aldeyra - AbbVie Option Agreement2023
Strategic acquirer: AbbVie

Strategic advisor on option and license agreement with AbbVie for $400M+ to develop and commercialize reproxalap for ophthalmology.

$400M+Sell SideSell Side Advisor
Acquisition of Swift Bioscience by Danaher/IDT2023
Strategic acquirer: Danaher/IDT

M&A advisor on sale of NGS library preparation genomics kits company to Danaher/IDT. Swift Bioscience provided research tools for genomics laboratories.

Sell SideSell Side Advisor
Acquisition of Protomer Technologies by Eli Lilly2021
Strategic acquirer: Eli Lilly

M&A advisor to Protomer Technologies on strategic acquisition by Eli Lilly. Protomer developed protein engineering technology.

Sell SideSell Side Advisor
Acquisition of Disarm Therapeutics by Eli Lilly2020
Strategic acquirer: Eli Lilly

Financial advisor to Disarm Therapeutics on strategic acquisition by Eli Lilly. Disarm focused on immunology and inflammation.

Sell SideSell Side Advisor
Healthcare Services1
Series B Financing: PreciseDx AI-Powered Cancer Risk Assessments2024
Acquired by PE: Multiple Investors

Financial advisor on Series B financing of $20.7M for PreciseDx. Placement included venture capital and strategic investors for AI-powered cancer risk assessment platform.

$20.7MSell SideSell Side Advisor