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Accel-KKR Acquires Majority Stake In IntrinsiQ.


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, Calif. & BOSTON -- Accel-KKR, a technology-focused private equity investment firm, today announced its acquisition of a majority equity stake in IntrinsiQ, the national leader in medical oncology oncology /on·col·o·gy/ (ong-kol´ah-je) the sum of knowledge regarding tumors; the study of tumors.

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 care software and the only source for automated au·to·mate  
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 data on trends in cancer drug usage. Financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed.

Through its IntrinsiQ Research and IntrinsiQ Financial businesses, IntrinsiQ, originally founded in 1996 and headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts “Boston” redirects here. For other uses, see Boston (disambiguation).
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, is the leading provider of oncology market data and business analytics to the pharmaceutical/biotechnology industries, as well as financial institutions. The company's major clients include, among others, BMS BMS
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, Genentech, Pfizer, and Sanofi-Aventis.

The company also provides proprietary medical oncology care software, sold under its market-leading IntelliDose(TM) brand, which manages the clinical care practice of oncology from the assignment of therapy, to the calculation of chemotherapy chemotherapy (kē'mōthĕr`əpē), treatment of disease with chemicals or drugs. One chemotherapeutic approach is the development of selectively toxic substances, i.e.  doses, to the documentation of care. The company currently has physician clients across 36 states - including in some of the most prestigious cancer centers in the country - and maintains records for more than 13,000 patients and 115,000 oncology-related drug administrations per month.

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, CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board.  of IntrinsiQ, said, "Accel-KKR's investment in our enterprise is a reflection of our tremendous progress, as well as the significant growth prospects of all of our company's business lines. Accel-KKR's track record as the preferred partner of management teams of closely-held businesses in the technology sector made the firm the logical choice for us when we determined that we had reached an appropriate point in our development to seek a financial and strategic partner."

Tom Barnds, Managing Director of Accel-KKR, said, "We are delighted with this transaction, which represents our first investment in the healthcare technology arena, and bears all of the hallmarks of an outstanding platform on which to build an even larger and more profitable business. The high natural barriers to entry in this industry further reinforce the company's leadership position in what is a highly fragmented market. Equally important, the company has a talented management team and employee base, as well as a robust pipeline of additional offerings and product enhancements, the roll out of which we intend to accelerate in the coming months and years."

Rob Palumbo, Managing Director of Accel-KKR, added, "We are also delighted to undertake, once more, a recapitalization Recapitalization

Restructuring a company's debt and equity mixture often with the aim of making a company's capital structure more stable.

Notes:
Companies often want to diversify their debt-to-equity ratio to improve liquidity.
 of a founder-owned business. This acquisition marks our fourth such transaction, and our third in the past eleven months alone. We take great pride in the leadership position we have achieved in this space, and we will continue to aggressively pursue other such transactions going forward."

Under the terms of the transaction, Tom Barnds, Ben Bisconti, Rob Palumbo, and Jason Michael Klein Michael Klein can refer to:
  • Michael Klein (Romanian footballer) (1959-1993), Romanian football player - played in Romania and at Bayer Uerdingen
  • Michael Klein (born 1965) (1965-), German football player - played with Eintracht Frankfurt and FSV Frankfurt
  • Michael D.
 from Accel-KKR, and Brent Clough and Dr. Howard Silverman, M.D., the company's founder, Chief Technology Officer and former controlling equity holder, will join the Board of Directors of IntrinsiQ, effective immediately.

About Accel-KKR

Accel-KKR is a technology-focused private equity firm that invests primarily in technology businesses with $15 million to $150 million in revenue that are well positioned for top-line and bottom-line growth. At the core of Accel-KKR's investment strategy is a commitment to developing strong partnerships with the management teams of its portfolio companies and a focus on building value through the contribution of unique financial, strategic, technical, and operational resources. Accel-KKR has a particular focus on the following transactions: Recapitalizations of family-owned or closely-held private companies, divisional buyouts A divisional buyout is a leveraged buyout of a corporate division or unit. Divisional reverse leveraged buyout (D-RLBO)
A D-RLBO is simply a leveraged buyout of a division or subsidiary that subsequently comes to trade on the public markets.
 of larger companies, and going-private transactions. For more information, please visit www.accel-kkr.com.

About IntrinsiQ

IntrinsiQ is the premier source for US oncology data and analysis. IntrinsiQ's market leading software application, IntelliDose(TM), captures the treatment decisions and details of over 13,000 patients a month, creating an unrivaled database of accurate, detailed and timely information about the medical oncology care process. This database is the foundation of products and services that are designed to uniquely address the business issues and decisions to the pharmaceutical product manager, market researcher and financial analyst. For more information, please visit www.intrinsiq.com.
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