Albaron Partners Acquires Vital Care Infusion Franchisee Platform

RF Investment Partners Makes Majority Investment in Valley Vital (Valley Infusion & Home Infusion Richmond)

January 15, 2025

Healthcare Services

RF Investment Partners has made a majority investment in Valley Infusion, LLC and Home Infusion Richmond, LLC (together “Valley Vital”), a Vital Care franchisee operating infusion therapy pharmacies across territories in Virginia and West Virginia. O2 Sponsor Finance provided senior secured credit facilities to support the recapitalization; proceeds will be used to expand services, open new locations, and pursue additional territory and franchisee acquisitions while management (CEO Preston Estep and COO Stefan Debski) remains in place.

Berkshire Partners and Leonard Green Join Linden in Strategic Investment in Vital Care

August 1, 2024

Healthcare Services

Vital Care, a Brentwood, Tennessee-based franchisor of infusion therapy pharmacies with more than 160 locations, received a strategic investment from Berkshire Partners and Leonard Green & Partners alongside existing investor Linden Capital Partners. The capital will support franchisee reinvestment, operational enhancements, and continued expansion to increase access to infusion therapy across the U.S.; financial terms were not disclosed.

Aline Acquires Vitals Software

January 18, 2024

Software

Aline, a provider of senior living software, has acquired Vitals Software to integrate Vitals' customizable platform into Aline's enterprise-scale senior living operating system. The acquisition will make Aline's broader suite of sales, marketing, operations, financial and caregiving software available to legacy Vitals customers and accelerate product delivery and customer support.

Broadtree Partners Acquires Vital Care Industries

January 5, 2021

Medical Devices

Broadtree Partners, a lower-middle market private equity firm based in Charlotte, North Carolina, has acquired Vital Care Industries, a family-run manufacturer and distributor of medical surgical supplies founded in 1984 and headquartered outside Chicago, Illinois. The transaction, supported by Live Oak Bank, positions Broadtree to accelerate Vital Care's growth while the founders (Henry and LeNita Johnson) and equity holder Paul Bistline remain involved in operations and leadership.

Linden Capital Partners Takes Majority Stake in Vital Care

October 19, 2020

Healthcare Services

Linden Capital Partners, a Chicago-based healthcare private equity firm, announced a majority investment in Vital Care, Inc., the Meridian, Mississippi franchisor of home infusion services. The transaction was completed alongside current shareholders (the Bell family) and management, with Linden positioning to support growth of the franchise system through healthcare-focused operating expertise and capital.

Waud Capital's CarePoint Partners Acquires Infusion Division of Care Partners in West Virginia

September 1, 2008

Healthcare Services

CarePoint Partners, a platform backed by Waud Capital Partners, has acquired the infusion division of Care Partners, Inc. The infusion business will operate as CarePoint Partners of West Virginia in Morgantown, expanding CarePoint's network of home infusion and specialty pharmacy services across the state and neighboring markets.