Marlin Portfolio Company Virgin Pulse Acquires Welltok

Virgin Pulse Acquires SimplyWell from Frontier Capital

January 10, 2019

Healthcare Services

Virgin Pulse, a Marlin Equity Partners portfolio company, has acquired SimplyWell (formerly Viverae), an employer health and wellness platform, from Frontier Capital. The deal brings SimplyWell's analytics, claims reporting and condition-management capabilities into the Virgin Pulse platform to expand its live services and population-health analytics.

Virgin Pulse (Marlin portfolio) Acquires Blue Mesa Health

January 9, 2020

Healthcare Services

Marlin Equity Partners’ portfolio company Virgin Pulse has acquired Blue Mesa Health, a CDC-recognized mobile-first Diabetes Prevention Program (DPP) technology platform. Blue Mesa will be merged into Virgin Pulse to launch "Virgin Pulse Transform," expanding Virgin Pulse's digital therapeutics and chronic-condition management capabilities for employers and health plans.

Virgin Pulse (Marlin portfolio) Acquires Advanced Plan for Health

March 15, 2021

Healthcare Services

Virgin Pulse, a Marlin Equity Partners portfolio company, has acquired population health analytics provider Advanced Plan for Health (APH) and will merge APH into its platform to launch VP Health Analytics. The deal integrates APH's predictive analytics and Poindexter capabilities into Virgin Pulse's Homebase for Health to deliver deeper risk prediction, gap-in-care identification and targeted interventions for employers, health plans and TPAs.

Marlin Portfolio Company Virgin Pulse Acquires Yaro

January 8, 2020

Healthcare Services

Marlin Equity Partners has acquired Yaro, LLC and will merge it into its portfolio company Virgin Pulse. The deal adds benefits navigation and care guidance capabilities to Virgin Pulse's digital health and wellbeing platform and supports the launch of Virgin Pulse Navigate.

Marlin Equity Partners Completes Majority Investment in Whitlock

October 15, 2019

IT Services

Marlin Equity Partners completed a majority investment in Whitlock, a Richmond, Virginia–based systems integrator specializing in audiovisual (AV) and video collaboration (VC) solutions. The investment positions Whitlock to scale its national footprint and expand its AV/VC strategy, implementation, managed services and support for enterprise customers.

New Mountain Capital Backs Merger of Virgin Pulse and HealthComp to Create Health Platform-as-a-Service

September 27, 2023

Healthcare Services

Virgin Pulse and HealthComp announced an intent to merge to form a technology- and data-powered Health Platform-as-a-Service focused on employer-sponsored health. New Mountain Capital will be the majority owner of the combined entity, with backing from Marlin Equity Partners, Blackstone Credit, and Morgan Health; the combined company will serve over 20 million members and more than 1,000 self-insured employers.