GI Alliance Partners with Metropolitan Gastroenterology Associates

United Digestive Affiliate (AGA, LLC) Acquires Gastro MD from Vesey Street Capital Partners

October 28, 2025

Healthcare Services

AGA, LLC, an affiliate of United Digestive, has acquired Gastro MD from Vesey Street Capital Partners in a full exit by the private equity sponsor. Gastro MD, a physician-founded gastroenterology practice with five locations serving the greater Tampa and Orlando areas and in-house endoscopy centers, grew under VSCP ownership and will be integrated into United Digestive’s partner network.

GI Alliance Partners with Austin Gastroenterology

March 4, 2021

Healthcare Services

GI Alliance has partnered with Austin Gastroenterology to expand its operations in Central Texas. Waud Capital Partners provided equity capital for the transaction alongside GI Alliance's existing physician partners to support the partnership and regional growth.

GI Alliance Adds Digestive Health Associates of Texas

January 6, 2021

Healthcare Services

GI Alliance announced a partnership with Digestive Health Associates of Texas (DHAT), expanding GI Alliance’s footprint in the Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex and throughout Texas. DHAT, a large multi-location gastroenterology practice founded in 1996, will join GI Alliance to collaborate on operational support, clinical quality, and patient-centered GI care.

GI Alliance Partners with GastroArkansas

December 11, 2019

Healthcare Services

GI Alliance announced a partnership with GastroArkansas, bringing the Little Rock-based gastroenterology practice into GI Alliance's network and establishing the organization's presence in Arkansas. The deal adds 12 physicians and their staff to GI Alliance's platform as part of its targeted geographic expansion across the South-Central U.S.

GI Alliance Invests in Five Physician-Owned Ambulatory Surgery Centers

August 26, 2019

Healthcare Services

GI Alliance, a physician-led gastroenterology services organization, invested alongside partner physicians in five ambulatory surgery centers: Dallas Endoscopy Center, Cross Timbers Surgery Center, Denton Surgery Center, Digestive Health Center of Thibodaux, and Elgin Gastroenterology Endoscopy Center. The investments aim to align physician and ASC interests, enhance patient care, and support independent GI practices across Texas, Louisiana and Illinois.

GI Alliance / Waud Capital Partners Partner with Illinois Gastroenterology Group

July 26, 2019

Healthcare Services

GI Alliance, backed by Waud Capital Partners, announced a partnership with Illinois Gastroenterology Group (IGG), bringing IGG into the GI Alliance platform. Waud provided equity capital and GSO (Blackstone credit) provided financing; GI Alliance said it will support IGG's growth in the Midwest while preserving the practice's autonomy and investing in affiliated ambulatory surgery centers.