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Healthcare & Life Sciences Private Equity Deal Tracker: Abry Partners Acquires HealthEZ

By Holly Buckley

July 7, 2020

Abry Partners has acquired HealthEZ, according to a news release. HealthEZ, founded in 1982 and based in Minneapolis, is an independent, third-party administrator of employer-sponsored, self-funded medical plans. Founded in 1989, Abry focuses on lower middle market companies in healthcare and other industries. Based in Boston, the firm pursues a wide range of investments in companies with revenue between $10 million and $50 million and prefers to make more substantial investments from a…

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Healthcare & Life Sciences Private Equity Deal Tracker: GTCR Partnership Acquires Citra Health

By Amber Walsh

July 1, 2020

GTCR has announced its Cedar Gate Technologies management partnership with CEO David Snow has acquired Citra Health Solutions. Citra Health, based in Morrisville, N.C., is a provider of capitation management software solutions. GTCR, based in Chicago, pursues a wide range of investments in several industries, including healthcare. Founded in 1980, the firm prefers to make more substantial investments from a dollars perspective. Cedar Gate Technologies, based in Greenwich, Conn., is a value-based care performance management…

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A View From the Top: David Young of Physicians Endoscopy

By Holly Buckley, Geoff Cockrell & Amber Walsh

June 29, 2020

Please see below for the latest installment of our interview series, A View From the Top. This series features interviews with C-suite leadership of private equity-backed portfolio companies. This installment features David Young of Physicians Endoscopy. To recommend a leader for a future interview, email Holly Buckley at hbuckley@mcguirewoods.com. Q: What was the best advice you received about running a business successfully? David Young: The best advice I have received is to make sure…

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Healthcare & Life Sciences Private Equity Deal Tracker: Lightyear Makes Majority Investment in HPOne

By Geoff Cockrell

June 24, 2020

Lightyear Capital has announced that affiliated investment funds will acquire an indirect controlling stake in Health Plan One (HPOne). HPOne, based in Trumbull, Conn., is a digital insurance broker focused on the Medicare market. Lightyear, based in New York, is private equity firm focused on financial services in healthcare and other sectors. Founded in 2000, Lightyear prefers to make control investments in North America-based middle-market companies. The transaction is expected to close in…

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Lee Equity Forms Independent Urological Services Provider

By Holly Buckley

June 18, 2020

Lee Equity Partners announced that it has partnered with Integrated Medical Professionals and The Urology Group to form Solaris Health, a urology management services organization. The announcement states that Solaris becomes one of the nation’s largest independent urological services providers. Lee Equity is a New York-based private equity firm that targets equity investments of $50 million to $100 million in middle market control buyouts and growth capital financings in companies with enterprise values of $100…

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Women in PE to Know: Priya Parrish

By Amber Walsh

June 16, 2020

McGuireWoods has long been an avid supporter of the advancement of professional women. As part of our initiative seeking to expand the leadership of women in private equity, we are continuing our series of profiling women leaders in private equity. We are hopeful that this series will serve to inspire other women to pursue their careers in private equity in a way that best challenges and motivates them, which these impressive women have all done.…

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Physician Perspectives on Finding the Right Investment Partner — 6 Key Points

By Amber Walsh

June 12, 2020

The next in our series of posts sharing key takeaways from panels at the Healthcare & Life Sciences Private Equity and Lending Conference is authored by myself and my colleagues Tim Fry and Amanda Roenius. * * * Physician Perspectives on Finding the Right Investment Partner — 6 Key Points by Amber Walsh, Tim Fry, and Amanda Roenius Physician leaders continue to seek the right investor to partner with in a transaction, according to…

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Petra Capital Closes Fourth Fund With $208 Million

By Amber Walsh

June 9, 2020

Petra Capital Partners has announced it completed fundraising on its fourth fund — Petra Growth Fund IV — with $208 million of capital available. Founded in 1996, Petra Capital Partners provides growth capital for middle market companies. Based in Nashville, the firm targets companies with at least $10 million in revenue and positive EBITDA at the time of investment and a growth rate in excess of 20% in healthcare services and a few other sectors.…

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Healthcare & Life Sciences Private Equity Deal Tracker: Physicians Acquire Steward Health Care From Cerberus

By Geoff Cockrell

June 4, 2020

Steward Health Care has announced it has structured a recapitalization transaction with Cerberus Capital Management. The transaction transfers controlling interest of Steward Health Care to a management group of its physicians led by Steward Health Care CEO and Founder Dr. Ralph de la Torre. The company announced that the transaction makes Steward Health Care the largest physician-owned and operated U.S. healthcare system. Steward Health Care is comprised of 35 community hospitals across nine states and…

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Orthopedics & Podiatry Investments

By Holly Buckley

June 1, 2020

The next in our series of posts sharing key takeaways from panels at the Healthcare & Life Sciences Private Equity and Lending Conference is authored by myself and my colleague Susan Barrett. * * * Orthopedics & Podiatry Investments By Susan Barrett and Holly Buckley A transaction between a private equity fund and an orthopedic or podiatry practice can offer both parties significant value, according to experts who spoke on a panel titled “Orthopedics…

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Insights on Issues & Trends that Impact Investments in Healthcare & Life Science Businesses

Blog Authors

Healthcare & Life Sciences Private Equity Deal Tracker: Abry Partners Acquires HealthEZ

Healthcare & Life Sciences Private Equity Deal Tracker: GTCR Partnership Acquires Citra Health

A View From the Top: David Young of Physicians Endoscopy

Healthcare & Life Sciences Private Equity Deal Tracker: Lightyear Makes Majority Investment in HPOne

Lee Equity Forms Independent Urological Services Provider

Women in PE to Know: Priya Parrish

Physician Perspectives on Finding the Right Investment Partner — 6 Key Points

Petra Capital Closes Fourth Fund With $208 Million

Healthcare & Life Sciences Private Equity Deal Tracker: Physicians Acquire Steward Health Care From Cerberus

Orthopedics & Podiatry Investments

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