Kelso & Company Acquires Vālenz Health from Great Point Partners

Great Point Partners Acquires Majority Stake in Lenis Group

December 16, 2025

Healthcare Services

Great Point Partners has acquired a majority stake in Lenis Group, a Ljubljana-based full-service commercialization and distribution partner for niche and specialty prescription medicines across Central and Eastern Europe. The investment will support Lenis's regional expansion, strengthen senior leadership (including appointment of former Biogen CEO Michel Vounatsos as board chairman), and deepen its capabilities in market access, regulatory, medical and distribution services.

Vālenz Health Acquires Healthcare Bluebook

July 11, 2024

Healthcare Services

Vālenz Health has completed its acquisition of Healthcare Bluebook, combining Valenz’s cost containment, payment integrity and care management capabilities with Healthcare Bluebook’s price-and-quality navigation platform. The deal (announced July 2024 and now closed) integrates Healthcare Bluebook into Valenz’s platform to expand member engagement, data-driven value navigation and payment integrity offerings; Kelso & Company is the capital partner for Valenz and Primus Capital was Healthcare Bluebook’s capital partner.

Vālenz Health Acquires KISx Card, LLC

September 18, 2023

Healthcare Services

Vālenz Health, a Phoenix-based healthcare optimization company, has acquired KISx Card, LLC, a provider of direct-provider non-network solutions and care navigation for high-cost surgical and imaging procedures. The acquisition integrates KISx Card's bundled pricing and navigation capabilities into Vālenz's Care Value Optimizer platform to expand member access, reduce procedure costs, and strengthen the company's end-to-end solutions for self-funded employers.

Vālenz Acquires Health Cost Control Inc.

September 9, 2022

Healthcare Services

Vālenz has acquired Health Cost Control Inc., a Texas City–based provider of medical cost containment and claim review services. The deal strengthens Vālenz’s Healthcare Ecosystem Optimization Platform by adding specialized high-dollar claim review, repricing and cost-containment capabilities for payers, TPAs and employers.

Vālenz Acquires Kozani Health

April 5, 2021

Healthcare Services

Vālenz, a Great Point Partners-backed healthcare platform, has acquired Kozani Health and integrated its bill review and claim management services as Valenz ProteKHt. The add-on expands Vālenz's payment integrity and claim management capabilities for self-funded and self-insured employers.

Kelso & Company and Blue Wolf Capital Partners Acquire Jordan Health Services from Palladium Equity Partners

May 15, 2018

Healthcare Services

Affiliates of Palladium Equity Partners completed the sale of the parent of Jordan Health Services to Kelso & Company and Blue Wolf Capital Partners. The buyers combined Jordan with Great Lakes Caring and National Home Health Care to create a large national home-based care platform serving tens of thousands of patients and employing thousands of caregivers across multiple states.