Sixth Street has led an $830 million growth equity investment into Caris Life Sciences, according to a news release.

Caris, based in Irving, Texas, develops molecular profiling assays for oncology that scan DNA, RNA and proteins to reveal…
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The Carlyle Group has announced it has agreed to acquire Unchained Labs for $435 million.

Unchained Labs, based in Pleasanton, Calif., is a producer of life sciences tools. Founded in 2015, the company focuses on solving problems for biologics…
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RiverVest Venture Partners has announced it has closed its fifth fund — RiverVest Venture Fund V — with $275 million of capital commitments.

RiverVest, based in St. Louis, Mo., is a venture capital firm that targets investments in early-stage…
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OrbiMed has announced it has raised $3.5 billion in commitments for its latest private investment funds.

The investments are broken down as follows:

• $1.5 billion for OrbiMed Private Investments VIII, which invests primarily in North America and Europe with a

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NovaQuest Private Equity has announced it has acquired CoreRx.

CoreRx, based in Clearwater, Fla., is a contract development and manufacturing organization that serves small to mid-sized pharmaceutical and biotech organizations. Founded in 2006, the company offers preformulation, formulation, analytical…
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Frazier Healthcare Partners has acquired a 50% stake in CSafe Global from Thomas H. Lee Partners (THL), according to a news release.

CSafe Global, based in Dayton, Ohio, is a provider of cold chain shipping solutions to global…
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Blackstone has announced the closing of its inaugural life sciences fund with $4.6 billion of total capital commitments.

The company stated that the fund, Blackstone Life Sciences V, is the largest life sciences private fund raised to date.

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Maravai LifeSciences, a portfolio company of GTCR, has announced it has acquired MockV Solutions.

Maravai, based in San Diego, is a provider of life science reagents and services to researchers and biotech partners. The company focuses on DNA and…
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