First closing and launch of BioDiscovery 4
July 10, 2012
Edmond de Rothschild Investment Partners is pleased to announce the first closing and launch of the fourth fund in its BioDiscovery franchise dedicated to investing in Life Sciences
in France and in Europe.
Thanks to the renewed confidence of its existing institutional investor base as well as new investors who decided to participate in this new fund Edmond de Rothschild Investment Partners reached its objective of €125 million for the first closing in the expected timeframe and confirms its final objective of about €200 million by the end of the year.
Edmond de Rothschild Investment Partners will deploy the same strategy for BioDiscovery 4 as for its previous funds. The team will lead investments in 15 to 20 life science companies across all stages of development. The investments will be made both in therapeutic drug development companies and a combination of medical technology and molecular diagnostic companies. The fund will invest mainly in Europe.
About Edmond de Rothschild Investment Partners
Paris-based Edmond de Rothschild Investment Partners is dedicated to minority investments into privately-owned companies. It has currently €1 billion under management which is being invested primarily in Life Sciences Venture Capital and Growth Capital. Its Life Sciences team of eight professionals brings together over 50 years of experience in the Life
Science industry and more than 100 years of private equity and venture capital experience. The team now has €355 million under management through its BioDiscovery funds. Edmond de Rothschild Investment Partners is an independently managed affiliate of Edmond de Rothschild Group. For more information please visit: www.edrip.fr.
About Edmond de Rothschild Group
Edmond de Rothschild Group is an independent, family-owned group focused on private banking and asset management. Founded in 1953, Edmond de Rothschild Group has been chaired since 1997 by the founder's son, Baron Benjamin de Rothschild. The Group has more than $150 billion in assets under management and 2,700 employees in 30 offices around the world. In addition to its main activities in asset management and private banking, the Group's financial activities include fund administration and corporate advisory services.
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July 10 2012