Genetics & IVF Institute acquired by Amulet Capital Partners

Overview

Deal Type Mergers & Acquisitions
Client & Transactional Partners Amulet Capital
Genetics & IVF Institute
Our Role Buy-Side Advisor

Summary

Cain Brothers, a division of KeyBanc Capital Markets (KBCM), served as exclusive Buy-Side Advisor to Amulet Capital Partners on its acquisition of Genetics & IVF Institute (GIVF), Inc. KBCM arranged financing for the acquisition, led by the KeyBank Beach Point Direct Lending Program.

On September 6, 2024, Amulet announced it had acquired GIVF, a leading provider of reproductive tissue banking and related reproductive technology services. The transaction includes significant co-investment from a consortium of Amulet Limited Partners. Financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed. 

Amulet is a middle market private equity investment firm based in Greenwich, Connecticut, and Walnut Creek, California, focused exclusively on the healthcare sector. Amulet seeks to achieve long-term capital appreciation through privately negotiated investments in healthcare companies. Amulet focuses on segments it believes have the most attractive long-term fundamentals, with a target investment size between $50 million and $150 million.

Founded in 1984, GIVF has grown into one of the world’s largest providers of frozen donor sperm and frozen donor eggs and a leading provider of cryostorage for embryos, sperm, and eggs in the United States. The Company currently operates leading multinational brands including Fairfax Cryobank and Fairfax Eggbank. GIVF will continue to be led by Co-CEOs Nadeem Malik and Sean Swindell.

Cain Brothers

Carl McCarden

Bob Scelza

Ryan Stilphen

KeyBanc Capital Markets Inc., Member FINRA/SIPC, and KeyBank National Association ("KeyBank N.A.") are separate, but affiliated companies. Securities products and services are offered by KeyBanc Capital Markets Inc. and its licensed securities representatives.

Securities products and services: Not FDIC Insured • No Bank Guarantee • May Lose Value

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