In an end-of-the-year round-up, Forbes lists the 10 biggest private equity deals in healthcare in 2018. The article notes that 2018 was a banner year for healthcare PE, with 715 deals closed as of mid-December for a combined value of nearly $104, citing PitchBook data. That’s up from the 709 deals worth about $89 billion in 2017. The three biggest deals of 2018 were 1) KKR’s acquisition of Envision Healthcare; 2) Veritas Capital’s acquisition of…

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 profiling women leaders in private equity throughout 2018. 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. This month,…

GI Partners and TA Associates have announced that they will acquire the stake held in Netsmart Technologies by healthcare IT company Allscripts Healthcare Solutions. Netsmart, based in Overland, Kan., is a provider of software and technology solutions designed for the health and human services and post-acute sectors. GI Partners, based in San Francisco, is a middle-market private equity firm active in several sectors, including healthcare. TA Associates, based in Boston, invests in…

The Blackstone Group has announced the closing of its acquisition of Clarus. The business will now operate as Blackstone Life Sciences. Blackstone indicated that its new private investment platform will invest across the lifecycle of companies and products within life sciences sectors. Historical funds will retain the Clarus name. Blackstone had previously announced its acquisition of Clarus, a global life sciences investment firm based in Cambridge, Mass., and South San Francisco, in October. Founded…

Key members of our McGuireWoods Healthcare Private Equity team — Holly Buckley, Thomas Zahn, Timothy Fry and Amanda Roenius — recently published an in-depth look at the recent growth of private equity interest in the ophthalmology space with Law360. The sector has been heating up over the last several years, and our colleagues examined the reasons why, key issues and ongoing opportunities for investors. Read this Law360 column by clicking here.…

Audax Private Equity and LLR Partners have completed the sale of Numotion to AEA Investors and Numotion management, according to a news release. Numotion, based in Brentwood, Tenn., is a provider of configured, medically necessary mobility products and services. Numotion serves more than 250,000 customers across 140 locations with more than 2,500 employees. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Audax, with private equity offices in Boston and San Francisco, was founded…

athenahealth, Veritas Capital and Evergreen Coast Capital have announced that an affiliate of Veritas and Evergreen will acquire athenahealth for approximately $5.7 billion in cash. Following completion of the acquisition, Veritas and Evergreen are expected to combine athenahealth with Virence Health, the GE Healthcare value-based care assets that Veritas acquired earlier this year. The combined company is expected to operate under the athenahealth brand and be headquartered in Watertown, Mass. The transaction is expected to…