Carisk Partners Acquires HeadsUp Healthcare

Carisk Partners Acquires FirstCare Onsite

September 24, 2026

Healthcare Services

Carisk Partners announced its acquisition of FirstCare Onsite, combining FirstCare’s onsite occupational healthcare services with Carisk’s specialty and complex-care capabilities. The combination is intended to connect injured workers to care from the worksite through recovery and expand access to onsite programs for employers.

Carisk Partners Recapitalizes with Lee Equity Partners and Elements Health Investors

December 4, 2023

Healthcare Services

Carisk Partners, a Miami-based specialty risk transfer and care coordination company focused on the workers' compensation market, completed a recapitalization led by Lee Equity Partners and Elements Health Investors. The transaction (previous sponsor MBF Healthcare Partners) will fund Carisk's expansion and investments in products and services to strengthen its care coordination and value-based clinical offerings.

Hightouch Acquires HeadsUp

November 16, 2023

AI & Machine Learning

Hightouch has acquired HeadsUp, an AI-driven conversion engine, and will integrate HeadsUp’s ML models into its Composable Customer Data Platform to build warehouse-native Customer 360 profiles and predictive conversion signals. HeadsUp co-founder and CEO Earl Lee will join Hightouch to lead AI/ML-driven Customer 360 development, expanding Hightouch’s capabilities for marketing, advertising, and operations use cases.

Cross Country Healthcare Acquires Hireup Leadership Inc.

December 13, 2022

Healthcare Services

Cross Country Healthcare, Inc. (Nasdaq: CCRN) has acquired Hireup Leadership Inc., an interim healthcare leadership and executive recruitment firm based in Santa Barbara, California. The acquisition strengthens Cross Country's talent management and leadership staffing capabilities and expands its network of healthcare leadership clients; Hireup founders Brad and Lucy Pantoskey will join the organization.

Heritage Group Leads Growth Equity Investment in Upward Health

March 2, 2021

Healthcare Services

Upward Health, a Providence-based in-home medical group focused on high-risk, high-need populations, raised a growth equity financing led by Heritage Group with participation from existing investors Noro-Moseley Partners, the Blue Venture Fund and Windham Ventures. The capital will support Upward Health’s continued growth and national expansion of its risk-bearing, in-home care model integrating physical, behavioral and social services.

Point Health Acquires The Karis Group

November 16, 2020

Healthcare Services

Point Health, an Austin-based digital health startup, has acquired The Karis Group, a 25-year-old healthcare navigation and bill negotiation firm, to combine pricing data and patient advocacy with Point Health’s product and UX capabilities. The companies will merge under the Point Health brand and build a digital-first healthcare navigation platform and marketplace targeting insurers, employers, third-party administrators, and health cost-sharing communities.