NorthStar Capital Advisors
Fueling Growth and Liquidity for Life Science Companies

 World-Class Team:  NorthStar Capital Advisors benefit from a team of experienced life science industry and investment banking professionals (based in New York and London) consisting of:
  • Senior Investment Banking professionals
  • Successful CEO's recruited from leading life science companies, with real world experience of building companies, successfully completing mergers, acquisitions, licensing and financing transactions
  • M.D.'s and Ph.D. advisers with deep expertise of the science of medicine
  • Professionals on staff with extensive clinical trial and regulatory expertise

 
Proprietary Deal Flow:  The Principals typically access 40 to 80 acquisition and licensing opportunities a month (drawn from Europe, the United States, and India), including:
  • Corporate acquisition opportunities
  • Product licensing opportunities
  • Opportunities to acquire business units (or products) with existing revenues to be spun-out from larger companies, many of which are not officially available for acquisition
Board Level Access:  The Principals typically serve as advisers to clients (based in Europe, the United States and India) at the Board of Director and CEO level; clients include:
  • Institutional Investors
  • Multi-National Companies
  • Mid-Size, High-Growth Companies
  • Discovery and Development Stage Companies
  • Universities, Academic Medical Centers and Research Organizations
 		 
Advisors to Economic Development Growth Engine ('EDGE') of Wayne County, Michigan:  In 2009 NorthStar Capital Advisors was appointed as to EDGE.  The mission of EDGE is to become a driving force in jobs growth and retention for the region through the provision of compelling economic and infrastructure incentives.  NorthStar Capital Advisors is assisting EDGE in this capacity within the Life Science industry, helping to identify eligible companies in the United States and Internationally that could benefit from access to the world-class infrastructure, commercial resources and financial incentives provided by Wayne County and accesible through EDGE.

Wayne County’s Life Sciences and health care businesses are growing quickly, employing over 100,000 people with a payroll of $5.64 billion.  Over the last 10 years nearly 120 new life sciences companies have been created in Michigan, making the State one of the fastest growing Life Sciences and Health Care regions in the United States.