Cato Research Merges With SMS-oncology to Form CATO SMS

CATO SMS Acquires Nuventra to Add Clinical Pharmacology Capabilities

May 26, 2021

Healthcare Services

CATO SMS has acquired Nuventra, a Durham, North Carolina–based clinical pharmacology science and services provider, to expand its drug development offering into clinical pharmacology, pharmacometrics and model‑informed drug development. The deal brings Nuventra's PK/PD, population PK/PD and biosimulation expertise into CATO SMS's existing regulatory, biostatistics and clinical trial services to reduce development risk, cost and timelines for biopharmaceutical clients.

CATO SMS Acquires Array Biostatistics

September 15, 2020

Healthcare Services

CATO SMS has acquired Wilmington, North Carolina–based Array Biostatistics to expand its biostatistical consulting, analysis and statistical programming capabilities. The acquisition is an add-on to the PE-backed CATO SMS platform and aims to broaden CATO SMS’ biometrics offering for small and emerging biopharmaceutical clients, particularly in oncology, rare/orphan indications and cell & gene therapy.

Senior Market Sales (SMS) Acquires Medicare Solutions Network

September 6, 2022

Insurance

Senior Market Sales (SMS), an insurance marketing organization and part of the Alliant family, has acquired Medicare Solutions Network, a Lisle, Illinois-based Medicare insurance agency known for its popular educational Medicare workshops. The deal brings Medicare Solutions Network onto SMS’s platform to leverage SMS’s technology, back-office support and carrier relationships to expand reach in the Chicago-area senior market.

OneOncology Acquires GenesisCare USA (Florida) — Relaunches as SunState Medical Specialists

October 8, 2025

Healthcare Services

OneOncology has closed its acquisition of GenesisCare USA of Florida and will relaunch the acquired practice as SunState Medical Specialists (SMS). The deal brings more than 100 physicians and 104 clinics into OneOncology’s physician-led platform, expanding its Florida footprint and enabling investments in technology, clinical research, and advanced specialty services.

Senior Market Sales (SMS) Acquires Centurion Senior Services

December 10, 2024

Insurance

Senior Market Sales (SMS), an Omaha-based insurance marketing organization and part of the Alliant Insurance Services family, has acquired Centurion Senior Services, a Pennsylvania-based Medicare insurance agency. The deal expands SMS' eastern U.S. distribution footprint and gives Centurion access to SMS' technology, back-office support and broader health and wealth product portfolio; Centurion will continue to be managed by its current leaders.

Buffalo Groupe Acquires Sports Marketing Surveys USA (SMS)

October 12, 2022

Marketing & Advertising

Buffalo Groupe, LLC has acquired Sports Marketing Surveys USA (SMS), expanding Buffalo Groupe's research and insights capabilities across golf, outdoor recreation and related active-sport categories. SMS and its ActionWatch subsidiary will be integrated with Buffalo Groupe’s Longitudes Group to provide a broader suite of syndicated and custom sports market research and consumer insights.