Venture Investors

Venture investors are increasingly seeing MidPharmas as a source of innovation and high quality assets and capabilities.

Typical Venture Investor Profile

  • Active investor in the pharma / lifescience sector, sometimes solely, sometimes across other sectors.
  • Maintain a portfolio of relatively small companies.
  • Seek exit in 3-5 years.
  • Goal is to meet investor expectations on funds’ returns.

Common Challenges

  • Acquisition decisions for suitable, high potential targets.
  • Value creation planning and implementation post acquisition.
  • Risk uncertainty for portfolio company associated with use of novel targets / technologies and unseasoned management team.
  • Exit strategy.

NovaSecta Engagement

  • Introduce MidPharma-related investment opportunities.
  • Screen potential targets in the MidPharma sector.
  • Develop and execute performance improvement plan for MidPharma portfolio company.