Flourish Research Acquires ENCORE Research Group

Flourish Research Acquires Suncoast Research Group

December 22, 2022

Healthcare Services

Flourish Research, an NMS Capital portfolio company, has acquired Suncoast Research Group, a multi-therapeutic clinical research site based in the Little Havana neighborhood of Miami, Florida. The founders and current management will remain in place; terms were not disclosed. The deal expands Flourish's integrated clinical site network and increases access to diverse patient populations in the Florida market.

Flourish Research (NMS Capital) Recapitalizes AMC Research and Central Research Associates

May 18, 2023

Healthcare Services

NMS Capital portfolio company Flourish Research partnered with company management to recapitalize AMC Research, LLC (Charlotte, NC) and Central Research Associates (Birmingham, AL). The transactions expand Flourish’s clinical research site network—augmenting its Alzheimer’s capabilities and adding scale in cardiology/metabolic/renal, vaccine and other therapeutic areas; terms were not disclosed.

NMS-backed Flourish Research Recapitalizes Great Lakes Clinical Trials and Clinical Site Partners

January 12, 2022

Healthcare Services

NMS Capital portfolio company Flourish Research completed recapitalizations of Great Lakes Clinical Trials and Clinical Site Partners, expanding its multi-site clinical trial network across Illinois, Florida and Texas. The deals (terms undisclosed) add site capacity and management teams to Flourish Research as the platform pursues network consolidation, improved operational efficiencies and accelerated growth.

Genstar Capital Acquires Majority Stake in Flourish Research

September 18, 2024

Healthcare Services

Genstar Capital has made a strategic majority investment in Flourish Research, a multi-site clinical trial organization headquartered in Apex, North Carolina. The transaction represents an exit for NMS Capital, which built Flourish into a 24-site network with ~150 investigators and scaled the business through infrastructure investments and acquisitions.

Flourish Research (NMS Capital) Recapitalizes Keystone Clinical Studies

October 6, 2022

Healthcare Services

Flourish Research, a portfolio company of NMS Capital, partnered with Keystone Clinical Studies' management in a recapitalization transaction. Keystone, a Plymouth Meeting, Pennsylvania-based clinical research site focused on Alzheimer’s disease and CNS conditions, will continue to be led by founder Dr. Cherian Verghese as part of the Flourish platform to expand CNS capabilities and enter the Philadelphia market.

Flourish Research / NMS Capital Recapitalize Excel Medical Clinical Trials

October 14, 2021

Healthcare Services

NMS Capital portfolio company Flourish Research partnered with Excel Medical Clinical Trials in a recapitalization. The Boca Raton, Florida-based clinical research site, founded by Dr. Seth Baum and focused on cardiology indications, will join Flourish's site network to expand the platform's geographic footprint and therapeutic capabilities; terms were not disclosed and management will remain in place.