Overview
McDermott Will & Schulte advised Lyocontract, a portfolio company of Great Point Partners, on its refinancing by Partners Group, one of the largest firms in the global private markets industry. Partners Group is also providing additional capital for the expansion of Lyocontract’s existing production facilities.
Founded in 2007 and headquartered in Ilsenburg, Germany, Lyocontract GmbH is an independent contract development and manufacturing organization (CDMO) for pharmaceuticals. Since 2024, the company has been part of the portfolio of private equity investor Great Point Partners (GPP).
McDermott Will & Schulte previously advised on the financing of the acquisition of the Lyocontract Group by GPP, an investment firm based in London, U.K. and Greenwich, Connecticut.
The McDermott team was led by partner Ludwig Zesch and comprised associate Tim Becker and transaction lawyer Konstantin Strobel.
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