Symphony Technology Group acquires ImpactRx

ImpactRx, the pioneer in measuring the impact of promotion on physician prescribing behavior, announced today that Symphony Technology Group (STG), has acquired a majority ownership interest in the Company. STG is a leading private equity firm with a strategic focus on data, analytics and technology-enabled services companies. Merck Capital Ventures (MCV), the venture capital arm of Merck and one of ImpactRx's existing investors, will maintain its investment in ImpactRx. Under the terms of the acquisition, ImpactRx will operate as an independent STG portfolio company.  Current President and CEO, Richard Altus, will continue to lead ImpactRx.  Financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed.

"Symphony Technology Group's mission is to invest in companies with a compelling set of assets and capabilities, and solid client relationships, and work closely with management to deliver innovative solutions to customers and increase company growth," said J.T. Treadwell, Managing Director with STG. "We have nearly a decade of experience partnering with our companies to leverage data, technology, and analytics to deliver breakthrough insight for customers and to expand operations in a cost-effective, timely and thoughtful fashion." ImpactRx is a strong company, and a terrific starting point for STG to bring its operations-focused approach to investing in the life sciences industry. We are pleased that Merck Capital Ventures shares our vision as a shareholder committed to ImpactRx's future."

"We are delighted to be joining forces with Symphony Technology Group," declared Richard Altus, ImpactRx's President and CEO.  "STG has a very strong track record of working with companies to improve execution through leveraging technologies and best-in-class data analytics in other industries. STG will help ImpactRx to improve as a leader in evaluating and interpreting the drivers of physician behavior, as well as help us expand our reach and scope as a partner to our customers," Altus stated.

"Brand teams are facing increasingly complex challenges; understanding what drives brand performance, through all stages of the life cycle, is more critical today than it ever was," continued Altus. "The acquisition and investment by STG will allow us to further develop our unique capabilities to better respond to our clients' emerging information and analytical needs. In addition, integrating our proprietary syndicated data set with external secondary and custom data resources, leveraging STG's vast data modeling and analytics expertise, will enable us to deliver the comprehensive, multi-channel solutions our clients need to grow their businesses in today's complicated and competitive biopharmaceutical marketplace," said Altus.

STG companies are known for providing high value, high-impact solutions that help customers dramatically improve their performance, productivity and profitability through best-in-class processes and management.