Thompson Street Capital Partners (TSCP), a private equity firm based in St. Louis, announced today that they have completed the sale of Firma Clinical Research (Firma) to Bethesda, Maryland-based Northlane Capital Partners. Firma, based in Chicago, Illinois and Hunt Valley, Maryland, specializes in remote visit services, biostatistics services, clinical operations, medical writing and clinical trial support services for pharmaceutical, biotechnology and medical device companies. Terms of the transaction were not announced.
The Company provides several unique services within the contract research organization (CRO) industry, including differentiated data services and in-home (remote) services, which enhance the ability to see patients enrolled in clinical trials who otherwise might not be able to participate.
According to Matt Scherrer, Managing Director, TSCP, “The story of Firma during TSCP’s ownership has been one of strategic investment in customer-facing activities as well as building of the Company’s back office functions. We have been pleased to work with an extremely dedicated team of CRO industry veterans and believe that Firma’s future will be bright, as it continues to grow in differentiated CRO service offerings.”
