Carlyle Bets on Essential Pharma in €900 Million Financing Deal

  • AlpInvest and Sixth Street are part of recapitalization deal
  • Essential Pharma is looking for further acquisitions
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Private equity firms Carlyle Group Inc.’s AlpInvest and Sixth Street are backing Essential Pharma as part of a €900 million ($945 million) recapitalization of the drugmaker.

AlpInvest is leading the refinancing of Essential Pharma, which has been owned by Swiss-based investment firm Gyrus Capital since 2019. Sixth Street is providing €300 million of structured equity and growth debt, the drugmaker said in a statement.