# PDL Biopharma: portfolio, investments and team

> PDL Biopharma is an investment firm based in United States. 3 investments on record, latest Feb 2014. Portfolio, stages, co-investors and team.

Source: https://millionrounds.com/fund/pdl-biopharma (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article)

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# PDL Biopharma

Last cheque observed Feb 2014. Silence since then is not evidence of inactivity: our sources miss unannounced rounds.

Quiet Investment firm

Debt Communities Internet Biotechnology

Cheques on record

**0%** of best year **0** **cheques in 12 months**, 3 on record

Since the last cheque **4629** days **00** hrs **00** min **00** sec

Median round **$70M** Rounds led **0 of 3** Sole investor **2 rounds** Exits **2 from the portfolio**

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## PDL Biopharma highlights

- 01 3 rounds on record
- 02 Mostly Debt: 100% of its rounds
- 03 Sole investor in 2 rounds, median $73M
- 04 2 exits from the portfolio

## What they do

- **Type:** Investment firm (from a list, unverified)
- **Cheque size:** Not stated
- **Sectors:** Communities Internet Biotechnology
- **Based in:** United States
- **Cold pitches:** Not stated

## The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first **3 appearances**

- **2014** 1 round
- **Feb** **[Paradigm Spine](https://millionrounds.com/company/paradigm-spine)** Debt · US **$75M** Sole investor
- **2013** 2 rounds
- **Nov** **[Durata Therapeutics](https://millionrounds.com/company/durata-therapeutics)** US · online.wsj.com **$70M** Sole investor
- **Oct** **[LensAR](https://millionrounds.com/company/lensar)** Debt · US · biospace.com **$60M** With 2 others

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## Exits from the portfolio

Companies it backed that were later bought or listed **2 in all**

**[LensAR](https://millionrounds.com/company/lensar)** Bought by ALPHAEON Corporation **$59M** Nov 2015

**[Durata Therapeutics](https://millionrounds.com/company/durata-therapeutics)** Bought by Actavis **$675M** Oct 2014

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

## Companies it bought

Acquisitions by the firm itself

**[ESP Pharma](https://millionrounds.com/company/esp-pharma)** **Undisclosed** Jan 2005

## The cheque

Debt

Median round joined **$70M** the round, not its cheque Alone, median **$73M**

Led 0 of 3 rounds **0%**

- **Sole investor:** 2 rounds
- **Last cheque:** Feb 2014
- **Exits:** 2 from the portfolio

Rounds by stage said on their site

- Debt *2*

Cheques by year Led Joined

2013 2014

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## Quick answers about PDL Biopharma

### What does PDL Biopharma invest in?

PDL Biopharma invests most often at Debt (100% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as Communities, Internet and Biotechnology.

### How active is PDL Biopharma?

3 investments on record, 0 of them in the last 12 months. The most recent was in Feb 2014.

### How big are PDL Biopharma's cheques?

The median round it joins is $70M.

### Is PDL Biopharma investing now?

No investments in the last 12 months; the latest was in Feb 2014.

### What kind of investor is PDL Biopharma?

PDL Biopharma is an investment firm based in United States.

### When was PDL Biopharma founded?

PDL Biopharma was founded in 1986.

### Where does this information on PDL Biopharma come from?

From 2 articles and filings naming it in a round, public registers and its own website, checked and rebuilt every night.

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