Frontline Healthcare Partners Recapitalizes JoyBridge Kids
May 9, 2022
Frontline Healthcare Partners, a private equity firm focused on distributed healthcare businesses, completed a recapitalization and growth investment in JoyBridge Kids to support expansion of ABA, speech and occupational therapy services. The investment, made in partnership with founder Rogers Clayton, will fund new clinic openings across multiple states and strengthen JoyBridge's clinical operations and culture.
- Buyers
- Frontline Healthcare Partners
- Targets
- JoyBridge Kids
- Industry
- Healthcare Services
- Location
- Tennessee, United States
- Transaction Type
- Recapitalization
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