Prime Global partners with LLCP for future growth

rime Global partners with LLCP for future growth

For release from Monday 26 April, 1800 UK time/1000 West Coast time/1300 East Coast time

Prime Global, a recognised global leader in medical communications and market access, is continuing its sector-leading growth trajectory by securing investment from Levine Leichtman Capital Partners (LLCP), a leading global private equity firm.

Prime Global has experienced exceptional growth in recent years, including the recent launches of new consultancies Prime Access, IRIS, and Prime Omics, as well as the acquisition of Cambridge Medical Communication in May 2020. The company has also featured in both the Sunday Times Fast Track 100 and the top ten of the Alantra Fast Pharma 50 for three years running.

Graeme Peterson, CEO of Prime Global, says, “Prime Global is committed to helping our clients transform global health and patient outcomes, now and for future generations. We were looking for a partner to share this vision and match our people-first culture, and we’ve found that in LLCP. Their expertise and investment will allow us to develop additional capabilities, platforms, and tools to deliver more value for our people, clients, and ultimately, patients.”

LLCP is a leading global private equity firm with nearly four decades of experience partnering with ambitious management teams to provide further investment and support in accelerating growth. “We are thrilled to partner with Prime Global and look forward to supporting their continued success,” says John O’Neill, Head of Europe at LLCP, “With Prime Global’s strong leadership, ambitious strategic growth plans, and great market position, the future looks exciting!”

Jamie Austin, BDO M&A Partner, added, “This is a brilliant deal for both parties, powering Prime Global’s wonderful team and platform with funding and the international strength of LLCP. We are delighted to be part of the success, it is what BDO was set up to do.”

Prime Global and its shareholders were advised by BDO LLP (M&A Corporate Finance and Due Diligence), led by Jamie Austin and Rob McCann, and Addleshaw Goddard LLP (Legal), led by Paul Medlicott and George Danczak.

Media Contact

Susie Marriott, Marketing & Comms Manager, Prime Global

Susie.marriott@primeglobalpeople.com

+44 1565 752441

About Prime Global

Prime Global is a recognised leader in medical communications and market access that provides the world’s leading biotech, pharma and healthcare businesses with full-service professional communications including healthcare strategy and consultancy, scientific and medical communications, consumer health, patient integrated science, and market access.

Founded in 1997 by the CEO and Managing Director, Graeme Peterson PhD, it comprises seven agencies (Cambridge, Core, Onyx, Paragon, Prime, Scion, Spark), four consultancies (IRIS, Prime Access, Only Oncology, and Prime Omics), as well as group-level teams for Creative, Strategy, Digital, and more. Prime Global is rapidly growing and employs over 250 people, with offices in the UK (London, Knutsford, Macclesfield, Brighton, Oxford and Cambridge), the US (New York and San Francisco), and satellite locations in San Diego, Germany, and New Zealand.

Our highly qualified scientific teams deliver expertise across a wide range of therapy areas such as oncology, cardiovascular, diabetes and metabolic disorders, central nervous system and neuropsychiatry, respiratory, infectious diseases, vaccines, HIV and virology, devices and diagnostics, sexual health and urology, nephrology, haematology, dermatology, gastrointestinal, rare and genetic disorders, and immuno-inflammation and allergy.

We believe passionately in the value of innovative and creative science communication to further our understanding of the world, and to benefit patients everywhere. Our philosophy is ‘people first’. People are at the heart of everything we do, from the colleagues we work with to the clients we support every day, and ultimately the patients helped by their products and services.

www.primeglobalpeople.com

About Levine Leichtman Capital Partners

Levine Leichtman Capital Partners, LLC is a middle-market private equity firm with a 37-year track record of investing across various targeted sectors, including franchising, professional services, education and engineered products. Since inception, LLCP has managed approximately $11.7 billion of institutional capital across 14 investment funds and has invested in over 90 portfolio companies. LLCP utilizes a differentiated Structured Private Equity investment strategy, combining debt and equity capital investments in portfolio companies.

LLCP's global team of dedicated investment professionals is led by seven partners who have worked at LLCP for an average of 21 years. The firm currently manages approximately $7.8 billion of assets – including its most recent flagship fund, Levine Leichtman Capital Partners VI, L.P., which closed in 2018 with $2.5 billion of committed capital, and its most recent European fund, Levine Leichtman Capital Partners Europe II SCSp, which closed in 2020 with €463 million of committed capital. LLCP has offices in Los Angeles, London, The Hague, Stockholm, New York, Chicago, Charlotte and Miami.

About BDO LLP

Accountancy and business advisory firm BDO LLP provides integrated advice and solutions to help businesses navigate a changing world. Our clients are Britain’s economic engine – ambitious, entrepreneurially-spirited and high-growth businesses that fuel the economy. We share our clients’ ambitions and their entrepreneurial mind-set. We have the right combination of global reach, integrity and expertise to help them succeed.

BDO LLP operates in 18 offices across the UK, employing 6,000 people offering tax, audit and assurance, and a range of advisory services. BDO LLP is the UK member firm of the BDO international network.

The BDO global network provides business advisory services in 167 countries, with 91,000 people working out of 1,658 offices worldwide. It has revenues of $10.3bn.