Lincoln Road Advisors Acquires Refac Holdings (U.S. Vision)

New Look Vision Group Acquires Luxury Optical Holdings

December 1, 2021

Retail

Montreal-based New Look Vision Group, backed by FFL Partners and Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec, has agreed to acquire New York–based Luxury Optical Holdings (LOH), the largest luxury optical retailer in the United States. The deal (terms not disclosed) expands New Look’s premium retail footprint in the U.S. and adds LOH’s wholesale and small-batch eyewear manufacturing capabilities to its platform.

ReFocus Eye Health Acquires New View Eye Center

July 15, 2025

Healthcare Services

ReFocus Eye Health, a Stamford-based managed service organization for ophthalmology practices, has acquired New View Eye Center, a Reston-based provider of laser and specialty eye care founded in 1999. The acquisition will integrate New View into ReFocus's network to improve administrative and financial operations while expanding access to advanced ophthalmic and aesthetic eye care services across the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area.

Unifeye Vision Partners Acquires Insight Vision Group

September 18, 2023

Healthcare Services

Unifeye Vision Partners, a portfolio company of Waud Capital, has acquired Insight Vision Group, a California-based ophthalmology platform that combines DLV Vision and ADV Vision. The deal adds 10 clinics and 2 ambulatory surgery centers to Unifeye's network and expands the buyer's West Coast footprint; financial terms were not disclosed.

ReFocus Eye Health Acquires OptiCare Eye Health & Vision Centers

July 31, 2020

Healthcare Services

ReFocus Eye Health, a physician-led ophthalmology platform backed by permanent capital, has acquired OptiCare Eye Health & Vision Centers. The deal adds OptiCare’s three offices (Waterbury, Westport and Torrington) and its ambulatory surgery and laser center in Waterbury, expanding ReFocus’s footprint in the Northeast and strengthening its clinical and surgical capabilities.

Visibly Acquires Lensabl

May 23, 2024

Healthcare Services

Chicago-based digital vision care provider Visibly has acquired Lensabl, a Los Angeles-based tech-enabled optical e-commerce and vision benefits platform. The deal will integrate Lensabl’s direct-to-consumer retail capabilities, white-label shop-in-shop technology and Lensabl+ vision plan offering into Visibly’s telehealth platform to expand its retail and B2B offerings and broaden access to vision care.

FFL Partners, CDPQ and Dr. H. Doug Barnes Family Acquire New Look Vision Group

May 26, 2021

Healthcare Services

FFL Partners, Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec (CDPQ) and the Dr. H. Doug Barnes Family completed the acquisition of all outstanding Class A common shares of New Look Vision Group Inc. for C$50.00 per share, taking the company private and initiating delisting from the Toronto Stock Exchange. The investors said they will support New Look Vision's management to grow and expand its retail store network across North America and pursue additional opportunities in the eye care market.