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Covington Associates

Covington Associates Announces Advisory Role in the Sale of Foster Delivery Science to Sever Pharma Solutions


December 6, 2021 (Boston, MA) – Covington Associates, a leading middle market investment bank announced its role as exclusive financial advisor to Foster Delivery Science (FDS) in the sale of its assets to Sever Pharma Solutions (SPS).

The acquisition of FDS, will significantly expand SPS’s ability to leverage its expertise in the development of high-potent pharmaceutical products by incorporating the Long-Acting Implantable delivery system capabilities of FDS.

The capabilities of the FDS facility and staff will complement those of SPS’s operations in Sweden and the Netherlands. Further development of the FDS facilities is expected to result in a commercially licensed operation within the next few years.

“At Sever Pharma Solutions, we are very pleased to welcome FDS into our group and recognize the expertise in extrusion based implantable drug delivery that will complement our capabilities very well. This will provide clients the opportunity to take advantage of end-to-end services in extrusion” says Kenneth Stokholm, CEO of Sever Pharma Solutions.

“SPS has turned out to be the perfect acquirer for FDS. We share the same vision and philosophies regarding technological leadership, customer service excellence, quality, safety, and putting people first. SPS plans to make significant investments in FDS operations and its Putnam, Connecticut facilities. I am excited about the future prospect for this business” says Larry Acquarulo CEO of Foster.

ABOUT COVINGTON ASSOCIATES

Covington Associates is an investment banking firm offering advisory services in the areas of mergers and acquisitions (“M&A”), capital raising and strategic advisory to middle-market companies across the Healthcare, Business Services, Consumer & Industrial, and Technology verticals.  Founded in 1991 and based in Boston, the vision for Covington has been to provide clients with the highest caliber of senior-level attention and to remain an advice driven and results focused organization.  Since its inception, Covington Associates has completed over 350 transactions globally for both private and publicly traded companies totaling over $20 billion. Further information can be found at http://www.covingtonassociates.com/overview/.

ABOUT FOSTER DELIVERY SCIENCE

Foster Delivery Science focuses on hot melt extrusion and complex extrusion, applying its expertise using twin screw extruders not only for traditional solubility enhancement techniques, but to also create long-acting implant and film-based drug delivery solutions. FDS’s range of services include GMP / clinical trial / commercial manufacturing supported by formulation development, scale up and optimization of the process. As extrusion is a highly tailorable, continuous process by nature, melt granulation programs are also an obvious interest for lifecycle management and new drug development. www.fosterdeliveryscience.com

ABOUT SEVER PHARMA SOLUTIONS

Sever Pharma Solutions brings pharmaceutical ideas to life by offering expertise in high potent drug development, a drive to enhance performance, a passion for perfection, and a commitment to be your partner through the whole journey. www.severpharmasolutions.com As a committed long-term partner with a strong focus on creating a commercial product, Sever Pharma Solutions will put all its resources to work for its customers. The company also provides global cGMP compliance, regulatory services, and market access strategies to ensure that its customers’ products will benefit patients all over the world.

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