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Great Point Partners

Last cheque observed Aug 2018. Silence since then is not evidence of inactivity: our sources miss unannounced rounds.

QuietNew fund $432M, Apr 2022Private equity

SeedSeries ASeries BMedical DeviceIn Vitro DiagnosticsHealth

Cheques on record
0%of best year0cheques in 12 months, 17 on record
Since the last cheque2985days00hrs00min00sec
Median round$4.3MRounds led0 of 17Sole investor5 roundsExits5 from the portfolioMostly inUnited States, 94%
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Great Point Partners highlights

  1. 01

    17 rounds on record

  2. 02

    Mostly Venture and Series A: 88% of its rounds

  3. 03

    Sole investor in 5 rounds, median $10M

  4. 04

    5 exits from the portfolio

What they do

lower middle market growth buyout funds investing in private health care companiesFrom their own website
Type
Private equity (from a list, unverified)
Cheque size
Not stated
Stages
SeedSeries ASeries B
Sectors
Medical DeviceIn Vitro DiagnosticsHealth
Based in
Harrison, United States
Cold pitches
Not stated

The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first17 appearances

  1. 2018

    1 round

  2. Aug
    Nebula GenomicsSeed · US · FinSMEs$4.3MWith 10 others
  3. 2014

    1 round

  4. Feb
    Aurinia PharmaceuticalsCA$52MWith 8 others
  5. 2013

    4 rounds

  6. Dec
    Bovie MedicalVenture · US$7.0MSole investor
  7. Nov
  8. Nov
    Ocera TherapeuticsVenture · US · fiercebiotech.com$28MWith 7 others
  9. Jun
    iVantage Health AnalyticsGrowth · US · pehub.com$10MSole investor
  10. 2012

    1 round

  11. Aug
    ConnectureVenture · US · finsmes.com$20MWith 1 other
  12. 2011

    2 rounds

  13. May
    BiodelVenture · US · masshightech.com$30MWith 1 other
  14. Mar
    Cytovance BiologicsVenture · US · cytovance.com$23MSole investor
  15. 2010

    3 rounds

  16. Mar
    Solta MedicalVenture · US · deals.venturebeat.com$4.8MWith 1 other
  17. Mar
    BioSante PharmaceuticalsVenture · US · biosantepharma.com$18MWith 1 other
  18. Jan
    Solta MedicalVenture · US · fis.dowjones.com$17MWith 1 other
  19. 2008

    1 round

  20. Sept
    APT PharmaceuticalsSeries A · US · aptbio.com$32MWith 6 others
  21. 2007

    2 rounds

  22. Nov
    SGX PharmaceuticalsVenture · US · thefreelibrary.com$25MWith 2 others
  23. Oct
    APT PharmaceuticalsSeries A · US$22MWith 3 others
  24. 2004

    2 rounds

  25. Dec
    Panacos PharmaceuticalsVenture · US$20MSole investor
  26. Jan
    Forbes Medi-TechSeries A$11MWith 1 other

An announcement gives the size of the round, not the size of this investor's cheque: the only rounds that imply a cheque are those where they were the sole named investor.

The team

Named by the firm itself, on a filing, its Form ADV or its company registration3 named

ABAdam Brian FelsenthalGeneral Counsel and Chief Compliance OfficeriForm ADV
JRJeffrey Robert JayDr. Jeffrey R. Jay is the Senior Managing Member of Great Point Partners III GP, LLC, the general partneriFiling they signed
RMRonald Marc PanzierChief Operating Officer and Chief Financial OfficeriForm ADV

We also hold 44 people at this firm from the lists this database was built from: a weaker source than the filings, since a list does not say when a title ended. Login to see them.

What the register says

From the firm's own filings with the SEC, which it must file accurately by law

$1.8Bassets it managesOct 2026
Registeredinvestment adviserfull reporting to the SEC
Legal name
Great Point Partners, LLC
SEC number
CRD 158423

Funds on its Form ADV

20 private funds, $1.9B in gross assets · filed Oct 2024

Private equity 18Hedge 2

  1. Great Point Partners IV, L.P.Private equity145 investors$535M
  2. Biomedical Value Fund, L.P.Hedge94 investors$516M
  3. Biomedical Offshore Value Fund, LTD.Hedge83 investors$336M
  4. Great Point Partners III, L.P.Private equity109 investors$291M
  5. Great Point Partners II, L.P.Private equity103 investors$66M
  6. Great Point Partners III-A, L.P.Private equity24 investors$51M
  7. GPP III - PCM, LLCPrivate equity32 investors$31M
  8. GPP - CF I, L.P.Private equity62 investors$30M
  9. GPP III - Ephicacy, LLCPrivate equity25 investors$21M
  10. Great Point Partners II-A, L.P.Private equity16 investors$20M

And 10 more on the filing.

Exits from the portfolio

Companies it backed that were later bought or listed5 in all

iVantage Health AnalyticsBought by The Chartis GroupUndisclosedNov 2015
Cytovance BiologicsBought by Hepalink$206MAug 2015
Solta MedicalBought by Valeant Pharmaceuticals International$250MDec 2013
Forbes Medi-TechBought by Pharmachem LaboratoriesUndisclosedAug 2010
SGX PharmaceuticalsBought by Eli Lilly$66MJul 2008

An exit counts when it came after the firm's first round in the company. From historical deal records.

Who they invest alongside

The investors most often in the same rounds as Great Point Partners. A count of rooms they were both in, not a relationship either has claimed.

Recently backed

The latest companies Great Point Partners put money into.

Quick answers about Great Point Partners

What does Great Point Partners invest in?

Great Point Partners invests most often at Venture and Series A (88% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as Medical Device, In Vitro Diagnostics and Health.

How active is Great Point Partners?

17 investments on record, 0 of them in the last 12 months. The most recent was in Aug 2018.

What has Great Point Partners invested in recently?

Its most recent investments on record: Nebula Genomics (Seed, Aug 2018).

How big are Great Point Partners's cheques?

The median round it joins is $4.3M.

Does Great Point Partners lead rounds?

Rarely, if at all: none of its 17 investments on record names it as the lead.

Where does Great Point Partners invest?

Most of the companies it backs are in the United States (94%) and Canada (6%).

Is Great Point Partners investing now?

No investments in the last 12 months; the latest was in Aug 2018.

Who does Great Point Partners invest alongside?

Most often Vivo Ventures (3 rounds together), Charter Life Sciences (2 rounds together) and InterWest Partners (2 rounds together).

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