Healthcare Services Buyout Acquisitions in 2019

Acquisition Volume in Healthcare Services Buyout in 2019 by Year

Last 5 years

Acquisition volume by year Annual acquisition counts for the last 5 years for Healthcare Services Buyout Acquisitions in 2019. 510 2022 308 2023 401 2024 497 2025 ~669 est. 176 2026
Actual Full-year estimate
  • Buyer
    424 Capital, Eagle Private Capital, Plexus Capital
    Target
    Practis
    Seller
    Elizabeth Pettrone, John Pettrone Jr.
    Type
    Buyout

    424 Capital, together with Eagle Private Capital and Plexus Capital, purchased a majority share in Practis from founder Elizabeth Pettrone and CEO John Pettrone Jr., who will remain investors and active managers. Practis is a digital marketing and SaaS provider serving independent healthcare providers (over 700 customers); the investors plan to accelerate growth, expand services, and enter new markets.

  • Buyer
    Discovery Behavioral Health
    Target
    Associated Behavioral Health Care (ABHC)
    Type
    Buyout

    Discovery Behavioral Health acquired Associated Behavioral Health Care (ABHC) of Seattle, a four-center provider of outpatient addiction and mental health services in the Puget Sound region, with the deal closing on December 31, 2019. The acquisition expands Discovery’s footprint and clinical capabilities in the Pacific Northwest, adding services such as psychiatry, psychology, TMS, chemical dependency counseling and medication management across Bellevue, North Seattle, West Seattle and Kent.

  • Buyer
    American Securities
    Target
    United PF Partners
    Seller
    Eagle Merchant Partners, JLM Financial Partners
    Type
    Buyout

    American Securities, a New York-based private equity firm, has acquired United PF Partners, the largest Planet Fitness franchisee, from Eagle Merchant Partners and JLM Financial Partners. United PF is headquartered in Austin, Texas and operates more than 160 clubs across 14 states serving over 1 million members; terms were not disclosed and the deal closed in late December 2019.

  • Buyer
    Asia Pacific Village Group Limited (APVG), EQT Infrastructure IV (managed by EQT Fund Management S.à r.l.)
    Target
    Metlifecare
    Location
    Auckland, New Zealand
    Type
    Buyout

    Asia Pacific Village Group Limited (APVG), owned by EQT Infrastructure IV, has entered into a Scheme Implementation Agreement to acquire 100% of Metlifecare. The deal was announced in two versions: an initial offer of NZ$7.00 per share (approx NZ$1.5bn) and a later revised SIA at NZ$6.00 per share (approx NZ$1.3bn); NZ Super (holding ~19.86%) has committed to vote in favour and the parties agreed to discontinue related litigation.

  • Buyer
    EQT Mid Market Asia (EQT Mid Market Asia III fund)
    Target
    Health Management International Ltd (HMI)
    Location
    Singapore
    Type
    Buyout

    EQT Mid Market Asia (via its Mid Market Asia III fund) has invested in Health Management International Ltd (HMI), a Singapore-headquartered regional private healthcare provider. EQT will support HMI's regional expansion and capability build—investing in capacity, digitalisation and exploring potential future acquisitions to scale the group's platform across Singapore, Malaysia and Indonesia.

  • Buyer
    Ergon Capital Partners IV SCSP (Ergon)
    Target
    Palex
    Seller
    Corpfin Capital, Knuth family, Palex management team
    Location
    Catalonia, Spain
    Type
    Buyout

    Ergon Capital Partners has agreed to acquire a majority stake in Palex, the leading distributor of hospital equipment, technology and solutions in Spain and Portugal, from Corpfin Capital, the Knuth family and the management team. Corpfin will retain a minority stake alongside Ergon and Palex’s management as Ergon supports the company’s national and international growth plans.

  • Buyer
    Mentha Capital
    Target
    paraDIGMA Group, BlijWerkt
    Seller
    Gilde Healthcare, Current shareholders of paraDIGMA Group
    Location
    Netherlands
    Type
    Buyout

    Mentha Capital will take a majority stake in the combination of Dutch occupational health providers paraDIGMA Group and BlijWerkt, creating a larger, integrated group focused on sustainable employability. The transaction (subject to approval by the Dutch Healthcare Authority) brings together complementary services and more than 400 employees and is expected to support further organic growth and acquisitions.

  • Buyer
    Physical Rehabilitation Network (PRN)
    Target
    Team Rehab
    Seller
    Stan Gorman (founder of Team Rehab)
    Type
    Buyout

    Physical Rehabilitation Network (PRN), a Carlsbad, California–based operator of outpatient rehabilitation clinics, has acquired Team Rehab, a Portland-based integrative outpatient rehab group operating three clinics in Portland, Clackamas and Tualatin, Oregon. The deal expands PRN’s Pacific Northwest footprint (bringing its clinic count in the region to 26) and represents PRN’s first entry into Oregon.

  • Buyer
    Partners Group
    Target
    EyeCare Partners
    Seller
    FFL Partners
    Type
    Buyout

    Partners Group agreed to acquire a majority stake in EyeCare Partners from FFL Partners, marking a PE-to-PE buyout of the U.S. ophthalmology and optometry services platform. EyeCare Partners is a vertically integrated network of optometry and ophthalmology practices headquartered in St. Louis that grew rapidly under FFL (reported 65% CAGR and several hundred sites) — financial terms were reported by market sources at roughly $2.2 billion.

  • Buyer
    Discovery Behavioral Health
    Target
    Casa Palmera
    Type
    Buyout

    Discovery Behavioral Health, a nationwide provider of behavioral health services, has acquired Casa Palmera, a nationally recognized residential treatment facility for adults with drug and alcohol addiction located in Del Mar/San Diego, California. The acquisition expands Discovery's continuum of residential and outpatient treatment capabilities and adds experienced clinical staff to support substance use and co-occurring mental health disorder treatment.

  • Buyer
    MREHAB Holdings, Inc.
    Target
    Medical Rehabilitation Consultants
    Type
    Buyout

    MREHAB Holdings, Inc. has acquired Medical Rehabilitation Consultants, a Spokane, Washington–based provider of medical case management and utilization management services. ACT Capital Advisors acted as advisor to Medical Rehabilitation Consultants in the transaction. The target provides cost-containment and utilization management services to insurance companies, self-insured employers, third-party administrators, public programs and other clients across the United States.

  • Buyer
    Corrona, LLC
    Target
    HealthiVibe, LLC
    Type
    Buyout

    Corrona, LLC has acquired HealthiVibe, LLC, a patient experience and patient-insights firm based in Arlington, Virginia. The acquisition adds HealthiVibe's global patient engagement expertise and online analytic platforms to Corrona's real-world evidence and disease-registry capabilities to better support pharmaceutical clients across the product lifecycle.

  • Buyer
    The Chartis Group
    Target
    The Greeley Company
    Seller
    Keystone Capital, Inc.
    Type
    Buyout

    The Chartis Group has acquired The Greeley Company, a leading provider of clinical effectiveness, regulatory compliance, and physician and medical staff services. The Greeley business was owned by Keystone Capital, which completed the sale to Chartis to expand Chartis's clinical quality and physician services capabilities.

  • Buyer
    Acorn Health
    Target
    Behavior Therapy Specialists
    Seller
    Jenna Kokoski, Jessica Dow
    Type
    Buyout

    Acorn Health, a national provider of Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) services, has acquired Behavior Therapy Specialists (BTS) in O'Fallon, Illinois. The acquisition expands Acorn Health's footprint into Southern Illinois and Northern Missouri and makes BTS a wholly-owned subsidiary to support center- and home-based ABA services for children and adults with autism.

  • Buyer
    Kadiant
    Target
    Personal Assistance Services of Colorado (PASCO) - Behavior Therapy business
    Seller
    Personal Assistance Services of Colorado (PASCO)
    Type
    Buyout

    Kadiant has acquired the Behavior Therapy business of Personal Assistance Services of Colorado (PASCO); PASCO will continue to operate its other home health and long-term support services under the PASCO brand. Terms were not disclosed. The deal expands Kadiant's ABA therapy footprint and brings PASCO's team of BCBAs into Kadiant's network.

  • Buyer
    Waystar
    Target
    Recondo Technology
    Type
    Buyout

    Waystar, a leading provider of cloud-based revenue cycle technology, has acquired Recondo Technology, a provider of AI- and RPA-powered patient access and business office automation for healthcare providers. The acquisition expands Waystar's AI and patient-access capabilities and will integrate Recondo's transaction and prior-authorization processing into Waystar's end-to-end revenue cycle platform.

  • Buyer
    Mitchell | Genex
    Target
    CompAlliance
    Seller
    Cobalt Ventures, Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas City (Blue KC)
    Type
    Buyout

    Mitchell | Genex has acquired CompAlliance, a provider of managed care services for the workers' compensation industry, to expand its medical cost containment and clinical solutions. The deal, which was announced December 2, 2019, will broaden Mitchell | Genex's service offering (including PPO networks, medical bill review, case management and utilization review) and strengthen its position in workers' compensation, disability and group health markets; financial terms were not disclosed.

  • Buyer
    NextGen Growth Partners
    Target
    Record Connect, Inc.
    Type
    Buyout

    NextGen Growth Partners announced an investment in Record Connect, Inc. on November 12, 2019 and named Entrepreneur-in-Residence Drew Daum as CEO. The investment will support Record Connect’s growth and technology investment while founder Ty Humpert remains active on the company's board to help expand its release-of-information services for hospitals, clinics, and physician offices in the Midwest.

  • November 21, 2019
    Buyer
    Astorg, Cinven
    Target
    LGC
    Location
    England, United Kingdom
    Type
    Buyout

    A consortium led by private equity firms Astorg and Cinven has signed an agreement to acquire LGC, a UK-headquartered global leader in life sciences tools. The buyout will back LGC’s continued organic growth and M&A-led expansion across its standards, genomics and laboratory services businesses; financial terms were not disclosed and the transaction remains subject to regulatory approvals.

  • Buyer
    APDerm
    Target
    Dermatology Professionals, Inc.
    Type
    Buyout

    APDerm, a physician-led dermatology group based in Acton, Massachusetts, has acquired Dermatology Professionals, Inc., adding DPI's headquarters in East Greenwich, Rhode Island and a second location in North Attleboro, Massachusetts. The deal expands APDerm's footprint across New Hampshire, Massachusetts and Rhode Island and increases its network to 24 locations and 69 providers.

  • Buyer
    Schweiger Dermatology Group
    Target
    Dermatology Associates at Crystal Run
    Type
    Buyout

    Schweiger Dermatology Group (SDG) has completed the acquisition of Dermatology Associates at Crystal Run (DACR), adding DACR’s two locations in Middletown and Port Jervis, New York to SDG’s network. The deal brings DACR’s team of providers into SDG as the group expands its footprint in upstate New York and centralizes practice management to allow clinicians to focus on patient care.

  • Buyer
    UST Global
    Target
    Contineo Health
    Type
    Buyout

    UST Global has acquired Contineo Health, a healthcare technology consulting firm that specializes in EHR optimization and value-based care solutions. The acquisition expands UST Global's capabilities across payer and provider domains and strengthens its EHR services for hospital systems and health networks across the United States.

  • Buyer
    InFuse Holdings Inc., BroadOak Capital Partners
    Target
    Horizon Infusions, LLC
    Type
    Buyout

    InFuse Holdings Inc., backed by a Series A investment led by BroadOak Capital Partners, has acquired Cincinnati-based Horizon Infusions, founded in 1997. The financing and acquisition position Horizon as a platform for InFuse to expand a network of ambulatory infusion centers across Ohio and the Midwest.

  • Buyer
    Olympus Partners
    Target
    Soliant Health
    Seller
    The Adecco Group
    Type
    Buyout

    Stamford-based private equity firm Olympus Partners has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Soliant Health, an education and healthcare staffing provider, from The Adecco Group. Soliant supplies therapists to K-12 schools and places travel nurses and allied health clinicians for the life sciences and healthcare markets; Olympus said the acquisition will support continued growth given strong market dynamics in special education and clinician staffing.

  • Buyer
    DAS Health
    Target
    Automated Medical Systems
    Type
    Buyout

    DAS Health, a Tampa-based health IT and management firm, has acquired Automated Medical Systems, a healthcare IT company headquartered in Valdosta, Georgia that serves clients across several Southern and Northeastern states. The acquisition expands DAS Health's EHR and service offerings (including Henry Schein's MicroMD) and strengthens its footprint and capabilities in practice management, RCM, managed IT and other value-based care solutions.

  • Buyer
    EVERSANA
    Target
    Cornerstone Research Group
    Location
    Ontario, Canada
    Type
    Buyout

    EVERSANA has agreed to acquire Canada-based Cornerstone Research Group, a health economics and outcomes research (HEOR) firm headquartered in Burlington, Ontario. The acquisition adds HEOR, economic modeling, evidence synthesis and market access capabilities to EVERSANA’s integrated commercial services platform to better support pharmaceutical and medical device clients globally.

  • Buyer
    Cato Research, LLC
    Target
    Specialized Medical Services-oncology BV (SMS-oncology)
    Location
    North Holland, Netherlands
    Type
    Buyout

    Cato Research, LLC has merged with Specialized Medical Services-oncology BV (SMS-oncology); the combined company will transition to the name CATO SMS. The deal expands Cato's oncology and regulatory capabilities and broadens the combined company's presence across Europe and North America; financial terms were not disclosed.

  • Buyer
    Revint Solutions LLC
    Target
    Washington & West LLC
    Seller
    Washington & West LLC (founders/owners Linda Fotheringill and Tracy Wade)
    Type
    Buyout

    Revint Solutions LLC has acquired Washington & West LLC, a Baltimore-based healthcare denials and appeals management firm known for its Quantum Appeals platform. The acquisition expands Revint’s revenue integrity and denials recovery capabilities and enables broader deployment of Washington & West’s services across Revint’s health system customers.

  • Buyer
    Wendel
    Target
    Crisis Prevention Institute
    Seller
    FFL Partners
    Type
    Buyout

    Wendel, the European listed investment firm, has agreed to acquire Crisis Prevention Institute (CPI) from private equity owner FFL Partners. Headquartered in Milwaukee, CPI is a provider of behavior management and nonviolent crisis intervention training; the transaction positions CPI for continued global expansion and is expected to close in Q4 2019 subject to customary approvals.

  • October 10, 2019
    Buyer
    Relatient, Inc.
    Target
    Everseat, Inc.
    Type
    Buyout

    Relatient, a patient-engagement SaaS provider, acquired Everseat, a Baltimore-based patient self-scheduling and waitlist software company, in October 2019. The deal integrates Everseat’s scheduling and waitlist capabilities into Relatient’s platform to expand self-service scheduling, deepen provider integrations, and accelerate product development for healthcare customers.

  • Buyer
    Kemberton
    Target
    Advanced Patient Advocacy
    Type
    Buyout

    Kemberton, a specialized revenue cycle management provider, has acquired Advanced Patient Advocacy (APA), a Columbia, Maryland–based patient advocacy and enrollment services firm. The acquisition expands Kemberton's SRCM capabilities—adding Medicaid eligibility/enrollment and out-of-state Medicaid services—and broadens its offerings for hospitals and health systems across the U.S.

  • Buyer
    Cinven
    Target
    National Seating & Mobility
    Type
    Buyout

    Cinven, the international private equity firm, has agreed to make an investment in National Seating & Mobility (NSM), a leading North American provider of complex rehabilitation mobility and accessibility solutions. The partnership will support NSM’s next phase of growth — both organically and via strategic acquisitions — with Cinven providing significant investment and working with management to expand the business.

  • Buyer
    Parthenon Capital, Bain Capital Private Equity, Bain Capital Ventures
    Target
    Zelis Healthcare, RedCard Systems
    Location
    United States
    Type
    Buyout

    Zelis Healthcare and RedCard Systems announced the completion of their merger to form a combined healthcare payments technology company serving payers and providers at enterprise scale. The transaction was supported by existing investor Parthenon Capital alongside Bain Capital Private Equity and Bain Capital Ventures; financial terms were not disclosed.

  • Buyer
    Addus HomeCare Corporation
    Target
    Hospice Partners of America, LLC
    Seller
    New Capital Partners
    Type
    Buyout

    Addus HomeCare Corporation completed the acquisition of Hospice Partners of America, LLC for a cash purchase price of $130.0 million. The deal, which New Capital Partners sold, expands Addus’ hospice capabilities and provides strategic entry into new geographic markets including Texas; Hospice Partners serves ~1,000 patients daily across 21 locations with approximately $55 million of annualized revenue.

  • Buyer
    Quake Global, Inc.
    Target
    Skynet Healthcare Technologies Inc.
    Location
    United States
    Type
    Buyout

    Quake Global, Inc. acquired Skynet Healthcare Technologies Inc. to expand its IoT and RTLS capabilities into the senior living market. The deal combines Quake's RFID solutions with Skynet's multi-directional BLE RTLS technology to extend location-based services and analytics across hospitals and senior care facilities.

  • Buyer
    PharmScript
    Target
    UVANTA Kansas City
    Type
    Buyout

    PharmScript, a provider of long-term care and post-acute care pharmacy services, has acquired UVANTA Kansas City (Lenexa, KS) to expand its Midwest footprint. The acquisition adds PharmScript's seventeenth pharmacy and strengthens its ability to serve long-term care and post-acute facilities across Kansas and Missouri.

  • Buyer
    New Mountain Capital
    Target
    emids
    Seller
    Baird Capital, Council Capital
    Type
    Buyout

    New Mountain Capital has acquired a controlling interest in emids, a Nashville-based provider of digital engineering and healthcare technology services, with prior investors Baird Capital and Council Capital exiting. emids management and select stakeholders remain invested; the investment will support continued organic and inorganic growth, including capability expansion in digital transformation, data engineering and analytics for healthcare payers, providers and life sciences clients.

  • Buyer
    Greenbrook TMS Inc.
    Target
    Achieve TMS Centers, LLC, Achieve TMS Alaska, LLC
    Type
    Buyout

    Greenbrook TMS Inc. (TSX: GTMS) has closed its acquisition of Achieve TMS Centers, LLC and Achieve TMS Alaska, LLC for an initial purchase price of US$10.5 million (net of cash and debt), with approximately US$2.6 million paid via issuance of common shares and an additional earn-out tied to post-closing EBITDA. The deal expands Greenbrook's national footprint to more than 100 TMS treatment centers and strengthens its position as a leading provider of Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation therapy in the United States.

  • Buyer
    Golden Gate Capital
    Target
    Invo Holdings (Invo Healthcare)
    Seller
    The Wicks Group
    Type
    Buyout

    Golden Gate Capital has acquired Invo Holdings (Invo Healthcare), a national provider of autism and childhood behavioral health services. Invo will remain led by CEO Anthony Manley while The Wicks Group sold its stake and The Jordan Company and management retain minority ownership; financial terms were not disclosed.

  • Buyer
    Undisclosed mid-market private equity firm
    Target
    RxStrategies
    Type
    Buyout

    Berkery Noyes announced it represented RxStrategies in its acquisition by a mid‑market private equity firm. RxStrategies is a provider of technology and cloud‑based analytics for 340B program administration, serving hospitals, health systems, clinics and contract pharmacies.

  • Buyer
    Praesidian Capital
    Target
    Undisclosed integrated clinical and laboratory genetics company
    Location
    United States
    Type
    Buyout

    Praesidian Capital announced the acquisition of an integrated clinical and laboratory services company operating in genetic medicine, focused on prenatal and preconception testing and hereditary cancer risk assessments. The deal is Praesidian’s first as an independent sponsor and will serve as a platform for national expansion and future add-on acquisitions.

  • Buyer
    Clearway Pain Solutions, NexPhase Capital
    Target
    KureSmart Pain Management
    Seller
    New Harbor Capital
    Type
    Buyout

    Clearway Pain Solutions, in partnership with private equity firm NexPhase Capital, has acquired KureSmart Pain Management from New Harbor Capital. KureSmart, headquartered in Annapolis, Maryland, provides administrative and operations support to pain management physicians and expanded significantly under New Harbor through add-ons and de novo site openings; the deal creates additional scale for Clearway's interventional pain platform.

  • Buyer
    Hong Leong Group, TPG
    Target
    Columbia Asia Hospitals
    Seller
    International Columbia US, LLC (Columbia Pacific Management)
    Location
    Selangor, Malaysia
    Type
    Buyout

    Malaysia-based Hong Leong Group and global alternative asset firm TPG agreed to acquire 17 Columbia Asia hospitals and one clinic across Malaysia, Indonesia and Vietnam (India operations excluded) in a transaction valued at about USD 1.2 billion. Columbia Pacific Management (International Columbia US, LLC) will retain a minority stake while Hong Leong and TPG will scale the Columbia Asia platform across Southeast Asia.

  • Buyer
    Windjammer Capital Investors, Hilco management
    Target
    Hilco Vision (The Hilsinger Company)
    Seller
    Blue Point Capital Partners
    Type
    Buyout

    Windjammer Capital Investors has acquired Hilco Vision (The Hilsinger Company) in partnership with Hilco management; terms were not disclosed. Windjammer positions Hilco as a platform investment to accelerate growth through organic initiatives and strategic acquisitions in the eyecare/optical distribution market.

  • Buyer
    TPG Capital
    Target
    Convey Health Solutions
    Seller
    New Mountain Capital
    Type
    Buyout

    TPG Capital has acquired Convey Health Solutions, a provider of technology-enabled administrative and advisory services for health plans, from New Mountain Capital. Convey's management and select stakeholders remain invested; financial terms were not disclosed. TPG said the acquisition will support Convey's growth and help TPG build out its healthcare platform.

  • Buyer
    EyeCare Partners LLC
    Target
    Associated Retinal Consultants, P.C.
    Type
    Buyout

    EyeCare Partners LLC completed the acquisition of Associated Retinal Consultants, P.C., a leading retina subspecialty ophthalmology practice headquartered in Royal Oak, Michigan. The transaction adds ARC's team of retina specialists — roughly 21 physicians across 16 locations — to ECP's network and strengthens ECP's retina clinical capabilities and market position in Michigan; financial terms were not disclosed.

  • Buyer
    Centers Laboratory LLC
    Target
    Medical Laboratory Diagnostics, LLC (MedLabs)
    Seller
    Caymus Equity Partners LLC
    Type
    Buyout

    Centers Laboratory LLC acquired Medical Laboratory Diagnostics, LLC (MedLabs) from Caymus Equity Partners; the transaction closed on September 16, 2019. MedLabs, headquartered in Cedar Knolls, New Jersey, operates 26 patient service centers and provides clinical diagnostic testing to thousands of physician customers.

  • Buyer
    HealthEquity, Inc.
    Target
    WageWorks, Inc.
    Type
    Buyout

    HealthEquity, Inc. (NASDAQ: HQY) completed its acquisition of WageWorks, Inc. (NYSE: WAGE), combining the businesses to create a leading administrator of Health Savings Accounts (HSAs) and complementary consumer-directed benefits. HealthEquity also announced an $80–100 million investment to repatriate WageWorks customer care to the United States, expand digital and live member engagement, and unify administration on a single platform.

  • Buyer
    West Street Capital Partners VII (Goldman Sachs Merchant Banking Division)
    Target
    Capital Vision Services, LP
    Seller
    Altas Partners, Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec (CDPQ)
    Type
    Buyout

    West Street Capital Partners VII, a fund managed by Goldman Sachs Merchant Banking Division, agreed to acquire Capital Vision Services, LP (the manager of MyEyeDr. optometry practices) from Altas Partners and Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec (CDPQ). The transaction (announced June 2019 and expected to close Q3 2019) expands Goldman Sachs' healthcare-services portfolio and aims to scale CVS' network of affiliated MyEyeDr. practices nationwide.

  • Buyer
    CareDx, Inc.
    Target
    XynManagement
    Type
    Buyout

    CareDx, Inc. completed the acquisition of XynManagement, a provider of transplant quality-tracking software (XynQAPI) and waitlist management services. The deal adds pre-transplant patient outreach and analytics capabilities to CareDx's Digital Solutions portfolio and will integrate XynManagement products with CareDx offerings to expand patient reach and transplant analytics.

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