ProRank and Goodwork Merge with $3M Investment from Caduceus Capital Partners

Merit Capital Partners and Six Pillars Partners Recapitalize Red Square and Foundry to Form Good Giant

December 7, 2022

Marketing & Advertising

Merit Capital Partners partnered with Six Pillars Partners and the company's management to merge and recapitalize Red Square Agency, Inc. (Mobile, Alabama) and Foundry, LLC (Reno, Nevada) to form Good Giant, a full-service integrated marketing agency focused on the casino and hospitality sectors. Merit provided subordinated debt and equity as part of the transaction, which represents the firm's fourth platform investment by Fund VII.

Catalyst Clinical Research Acquires Genpro Research

July 20, 2023

Healthcare Services

Catalyst Clinical Research, a Wilmington, North Carolina-based CRO and portfolio company of QHP Capital, has acquired Genpro Research, a Massachusetts-based clinical research organization with staff in the US, India, and Ireland. The deal adds more than 120 India-based team members and strengthens Catalyst's capabilities in biometrics/biostatistics, medical writing, real-world evidence (RWE)/HEOR, and AI-enabled automation.

Pro-ficiency Acquires Compass Group Partners

June 30, 2023

Healthcare Services

Pro-ficiency has acquired Compass Group Partners and affiliated assets to combine its simulation-based training platform with Compass's life-sciences medical communications capabilities. The deal expands Pro-ficiency's simulation offerings into medical affairs and commercial markets, enabling immersive simulation solutions for pharma and biotech customers and creating new revenue opportunities.

Supreme Group Acquires Nimble Works and Vital Works

May 7, 2025

Marketing & Advertising

Supreme Group, the Trinity Hunt Partners–backed healthcare and life sciences marketing platform, has acquired Nimble Works and its sister agency Vital Works. The deal expands Supreme Group’s creative, digital, and AI-informed capabilities to better serve biopharma, health tech, and digital health clients as add-on acquisitions to its integrated platform.

Ascend Capital Partners and Kain Capital Back Rendr–Excelsior Combination to Form Integrated Medical Group

November 28, 2022

Healthcare Services

Ascend Capital Partners and Kain Capital are backing the combination of Rendr and Excelsior Integrated Medical Group to create a New York City integrated multi-specialty medical group operating under the name Rendr. The combined enterprise will include roughly 200 providers across nearly 100 sites, expand value-based primary and specialty care for NYC's Asian community, and pursue investments in clinical services, facilities and technology.

Gradient AI Acquires Prognos Health Underwriting Business Unit

October 10, 2022

Data & Analytics

Gradient AI, a provider of AI-driven insurance underwriting software, has acquired the underwriting analytics business unit from Prognos Health. The deal integrates Prognos' lab and medical data into Gradient AI's SAIL medical underwriting platform to expand capabilities for group health risk assessment and underwriting accuracy.