Mr. Seth Yakatan as Managing Director

NEW YORK, NY–APIRx Pharmaceuticals B.V., is pleased to announce that Mr. Seth Yakatan, MBA will be serving as a Managing Director.

With a contract in place, Mr. Yakatan will assume his duties immediately.

Seth Yakatan brings more than 20 years of experience as a corporate finance professional, actively supporting small cap and major companies in achieving corporate, financing and asset monetization objectives through the successful structuring and management of strategic transactions and investments totaling more than several billion dollars in value.

Over the past sixteen years as a co-founder of Katan Associates (KAI), Seth has successfully structured and managed strategic alliances and deals, based on his insight and expertise in the US and Global Life Science sector, including numerous buy- and sell-side M&A transactions.

Mr. Yakatan and is a Founder of Katan Associates, a consulting firm. He began his career as a Venture Capital Analyst with Ventana Growth Funds and Sureste Venture Management, where he gained significant experience in creating successful venture-backed life science and biotechnology companies. He co-founded Katan Associates in April 2001 and has successfully structured and managed strategic alliances and deals, based on his insight and expertise in the US and Global Life Science sector, including numerous buy- and sell-side M&A transactions.

Prior to Katan Associates in 2001, he worked in merchant banking at the Union Bank of California, N.A., in the Specialized Lending Media and Telecommunications Group from June 1996 to April 2001. During his six years there, he completed the placement of subordinated debt and private equity investments, exceeding $3 billion in transaction value. He served as Consultant of Grant Life Sciences, Inc. since November 1, 2004. 

He is recognized as an expert in the valuation of life sciences companies, stemming from industry experience and academia. He has authored several publications and lectured and guest lectured at corporate workshops and universities on valuation theory and real-world practice and case studies and consulted to several state and provincial governments worldwide on commercialization and capital access initiatives.

Mr. Yakatan holds an MBA in Finance from the University of California, Irvine in the year 1994 to 1996 and a BA in History and Public Affairs from the University of Denver in the year 1988 to 1992.