5th Century Partners Makes Strategic Growth Investment in My Favorite Therapists

5th Century Partners Acquires Perspecta

February 23, 2023

Healthcare Services

5th Century Partners, a Chicago-based private investment firm, has acquired Perspecta, a Philadelphia-area provider of physician directories and provider data management solutions for workers' compensation, health plans and third-party administrators. The investment will support Perspecta's growth plans — including national sales expansion, product development and enhanced go-to-market capabilities — while management (including CEO Howard Koenig and COO April Stiles) remains in leadership and retains equity.

GIFTED Healthcare Acquires Therapia Staffing

April 23, 2021

Healthcare Services

GIFTED Healthcare, a nurse-owned staffing firm headquartered in New Orleans, has acquired Therapia Staffing, a Coral Springs-based provider of nursing, allied and school-based staffing. The transaction expands GIFTED's geographic footprint and service lines—adding school-based therapy and allied specialties—and strengthens its contingent workforce capabilities amid rising demand for clinicians.

New Capital Partners and OSF Ventures Invest in DotCom Therapy

November 12, 2020

Healthcare Services

New Capital Partners (NCP) and OSF Ventures have made a growth investment in DotCom Therapy, a Madison, Wisconsin–based virtual behavioral health and teletherapy provider. The funding will help DotCom Therapy scale its teletherapy platform and expand delivery of speech, occupational, and mental health services to schools and homes across the United States.

ACES Acquires Ally Pediatric Therapy

January 15, 2026

Healthcare Services

ACES, a San Diego-based provider of autism therapy services, has acquired Ally Pediatric Therapy, a Phoenix-based provider of ABA, speech-language, and occupational therapy, from SBJ Capital. The acquisition expands ACES's presence in the Greater Phoenix area and aims to increase access to evidence-based autism services while integrating Ally into ACES's center network.

Lee Equity Partners Invests in Therapy Partner Solutions

January 14, 2022

Healthcare Services

Funds managed by Lee Equity Partners have invested in Therapy Partner Solutions (TPS), a Jacksonville-area physical therapy platform that operates approximately 60 owned and managed care sites across eight states and provides management, staffing, revenue cycle and compliance services. The TPS senior management team and existing investor Walnut Grove Capital Partners retained meaningful equity; financial terms were not disclosed.

KKR Acquires Majority Interest in Therapy Brands

April 7, 2021

Software

KKR has agreed to acquire a majority interest in Therapy Brands, a Birmingham-based practice management and EHR software platform for mental, behavioral and rehabilitation healthcare providers. Existing investor PSG will remain a minority shareholder, and sellers include investment funds affiliated with Lightyear Capital, Oak HC/FT and Greater Sum Ventures; financial terms were not disclosed.