Carmelina Capital Partners Invests in KVP International

SkyKnight Capital Makes Growth Investment in GoodVets Group

July 12, 2021

Healthcare Services

SkyKnight Capital has made a growth investment in GoodVets Group to help accelerate the company's de novo expansion and build a modern, multi-location veterinary care platform. GoodVets currently operates clinics in markets including Chicago, Kansas City, and Nashville and plans new openings in Charlotte, Miami, Tampa, and Palm Beach.

Align Capital Partners Majority Recapitalizes Custom Veterinary Services

March 31, 2021

Veterinary

Align Capital Partners (ACP) has completed a majority recapitalization of Custom Veterinary Services (CVS), a Miami-based contract manufacturer and custom formulator of nutritional, dermatological, and grooming products for companion animals. As part of the transaction, industry executive Worth Turner joined CVS as a shareholder and CEO to help scale operations, while founder Ruben Martinez and family remain involved; ACP intends to provide capital and growth expertise to expand the company's manufacturing and R&D capabilities.

Audax Private Equity Acquires Veterinary Practice Partners from Pamlico Capital

December 6, 2021

Healthcare Services

Audax Private Equity has acquired Veterinary Practice Partners (VPP) from Pamlico Capital. The transaction transfers ownership to Audax while VPP's management team, led by CEO John McDonough, remains significant owners and will continue to run the business to support continued expansion of its co-ownership veterinary platform.

Whistler Capital Partners Makes Strategic Growth Investment in Heart + Paw

January 3, 2024

Healthcare Services

Whistler Capital Partners, a Nashville-based healthcare-focused private equity firm, has made a significant strategic growth investment in Heart + Paw, a multi-service veterinary and pet care platform. The capital will support Heart + Paw’s de novo expansion, technology and operations investments, and its veterinarian joint-venture model; financial terms were not disclosed.

DC Capital Partners Acquires Control Stake in PK Companies Group

September 26, 2024

Industrial Services

DC Capital Partners has made a control investment in PK Companies Group, LLC, with PK founders Brian and Kenny Turpin reinvesting equity. The partnership will fund PK's expansion across geographies, markets and capabilities, supporting investments in equipment, new facilities and growth of its tech-enabled inspection, maintenance and specialty services.

KVP International Acquires SafePath-IVD (SafePath Laboratories & IVD Research)

December 12, 2025

Medical Devices

KVP International has acquired SafePath Laboratories and IVD Research (together SafePath-IVD), a Carlsbad, California–based diagnostics manufacturer and CDMO with FDA, ISO 13485 and USDA licenses. KVP will use SafePath-IVD as its dedicated research, development and manufacturing partner to expand veterinary point-of-care diagnostics while supporting SafePath-IVD's continued growth in human diagnostics and CDMO services.