| | | Sale of TCV-backed AxiomSL commands PE interest, How TPG’s thematic focus drove the creation Ellodi, a new specialty pharma business, Ex-Goldman exec’s deal-by-deal shop GHK Capital brings debut fund to market | | | | Tuesday, September 29, 2020 | | | | | Morning!
TPG formed a company called Ellodi Pharmaceuticals, which is developing a drug to treat Eosinophilic Esophagitis, or EoE. This is an allergic inflammatory disease that can lead to difficulty swallowing, narrowing of the esophagus and potentially choking to death on food impaction, according to Sarah Pringle on PE Hub. Read it here on PE Hub. |
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| | | Top Scoops | | | | Technology Crossover Ventures is attracting private equity interest for its portfolio company AxiomSL, which provides software for legal functions at financial institutions, writes Milana Vinn. Read it here. |
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| | GHK Capital, launched by an ex-Goldman Sachs executive that has been working deal-by-deal since 2018, is in market with its debut fund, I write on Buyouts today. GHK was formed by Gilbert Klemann in 2018. The firm launched Fund I right into the pandemic, and has found success raising capital remotely. Read it here on Buyouts.
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