Derek Lee, Senior Advisor

Derek Lee

Senior Advisor

Derek Lee is a Managing Director at BlackPoint Capital, a Shrewsbury, New Jersey-based merchant bank and consultancy that provides creative, bespoke solutions that span capital formation, corporate strategy and operational support to maximize value to companies and investors.

Derek is also the Founder and Managing Director of DHL Ventures LLC, a financial and strategic advisory firm based in Boston, Massachusetts. Derek has been providing consulting services to Athyrium funds since 2012. Derek has more than 26 years of experience in life sciences investments across therapeutics, devices, diagnostics and services / HCIT as an investment banker, venture capitalist, entrepreneur and hedge fund analyst. Derek specializes in structuring and implementing creative and complex deal structures and working closely with management teams on financing and exit strategies.

Prior to founding DHL Ventures, Derek was a Senior Analyst with Burrage Capital, a life sciences focused long-short equity fund. Previously, Derek was the Chief Financial and Corporate Development Officer at Talaris Advisors, a biotech accelerator that leverages a strategic drug development discipline to minimize risk and cost while optimizing the odds of success in drug development portfolios.

Before founding Talaris Advisors, Derek was a Principal with SV Life Sciences (SVLS), a leading healthcare focused venture capital advisor with approximately $2B under management. For close to a decade at SVLS, Derek was actively involved with more than 55 portfolio companies across biotechnology, medical devices and healthcare services investments. He worked closely with management teams across a range of issues including equity and debt financings, M&A, IPOs, partnerships and exits.

As an investment banker, Derek was with the Global Healthcare Group at UBS Warburg where he engaged in a variety of equity and M&A transactions in the life sciences sector. Prior to joining UBS Warburg, Derek was in the Healthcare Investment Banking Group at Salomon Smith Barney. Derek received his BS in Finance from Bentley College.