Tripos to Sell Informatics Business to Vector Capital for $25.6M as First Step in Liquidation

Nov 20, 2006

NEW YORK (GenomeWeb News) - Tripos today said it has agreed to sell its Discovery Informatics business to San Francisco-based Vector Capital for $26.5 million in cash as an “initial step” in the liquidation of the company.

The transaction is expected to close in the first quarter of 2007.

Vector Capital is a boutique private equity firm that specializes in technology recapitalization deals, buyouts, and spin-outs.

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