Agora Invests $47 Million in Vheda Health

Capitala Group Invests in Veridian Healthcare

August 2, 2023

Medical Devices

Capitala Group, a Charlotte-based private markets firm, made a debt and equity co-investment in Veridian Healthcare, a Gurnee, Illinois-based specialty distributor of diagnostic and durable medical equipment. The investment provides growth capital to support Veridian’s operations and expansion within the healthcare provider market.

Sandton Capital Partners Acquires Vindara from Kalera

June 26, 2023

Agriculture

Private equity firm Sandton Capital Partners has acquired Vindara from vertical farming operator Kalera for an undisclosed sum. Vindara, an Orlando-based developer of seed varieties and genomics-driven breeding technology for vertical and controlled-environment agriculture, will continue to be led by Co‑Founder and CEO Dr. Jade Stinson as Sandton provides capital to accelerate R&D and commercial growth.

Beringer Capital Makes Growth Investment in VeraData

November 21, 2022

Data & Analytics

Beringer Capital made a significant growth investment in VeraData, a Fort Myers–based decision science and fundraising acceleration platform serving not-for-profit organizations. The capital will be used to invest in talent, capabilities, and technology to scale VeraData’s predictive modelling, machine learning platform, and fundraising analytics offerings.

Maverix Leads $83.5M Growth Investment in Agora Brands

May 10, 2022

E-Commerce

Agora Brands, a Shopify-focused ecommerce aggregator that acquires D2C brands, received an $83.5 million growth-capital investment led by Toronto-based Maverix Private Equity with participation from Foundation Capital and Victory Park Capital. The capital will fund aggressive brand acquisitions, development of technology and centralized shared services, and expansion of Agora’s operational infrastructure under founders Jesse Horwitz, Ben Cogan and Ray Cao.

Veritas Capital and Evergreen Coast Capital Acquire athenahealth

February 11, 2019

Healthcare Services

An affiliate of Veritas Capital and Evergreen Coast Capital (Elliott affiliate) completed the acquisition of athenahealth, Inc. for approximately $5.7 billion in cash. The deal combines athenahealth with Veritas-owned Virence Health under the athenahealth brand, creating a larger healthcare IT provider headquartered in Watertown, Massachusetts, led by Bob Segert.

Vista Equity Partners Acquires Alegeus

August 7, 2018

Cloud & SaaS

Vista Equity Partners signed a definitive agreement to acquire Alegeus, a market-leading consumer-directed healthcare (CDH) SaaS platform, from investment funds affiliated with Lightyear Capital. The acquisition will support Alegeus’ next phase of growth—leveraging Vista’s software and operational expertise to scale the platform that serves 300+ clients and about 30 million consumers.