Welsh, Carson, Anderson & Stowe Makes Strategic Growth Investment in ImageTrend, Inc.

Welsh, Carson, Anderson & Stowe Acquires Majority Stake in GovernmentCIO

November 2, 2020

IT Services

Welsh, Carson, Anderson & Stowe (WCAS) completed a strategic majority investment in GovernmentCIO, a provider of technology and digital solutions to the federal health IT market. The investment will fund organic growth and support a buy-and-build strategy to expand GovernmentCIO’s capabilities and customer footprint across federal health and adjacent federal IT markets.

Welsh, Carson, Anderson & Stowe Acquires Majority Stake in EquiLend

January 18, 2024

Financial Services

Welsh, Carson, Anderson & Stowe (WCAS) has completed its majority acquisition of EquiLend, a global financial technology, data and analytics provider for the securities finance industry, following regulatory approvals in the U.S., UK and Ireland. Founding shareholders and customers — including Bank of America, BlackRock, Goldman Sachs, Morgan Stanley, National Bank of Canada, State Street and UBS — joined WCAS as owners; WCAS previously committed $200 million to support EquiLend's organic growth and acquisitions.

Welsh, Carson, Anderson & Stowe Leads Growth Investment in LINQ

January 12, 2022

Education

LINQ, a Wilmington, North Carolina–based K-12 operations technology provider, received a strategic growth investment from Welsh, Carson, Anderson & Stowe (WCAS). WCAS joins existing backer Banneker Partners to accelerate LINQ’s growth and further develop its K-12 software platform covering cafeteria/nutrition, ERP, grant management, HR, payments, registration and parent communications.

Welsh, Carson, Anderson & Stowe Invests in Constitution Surgery Alliance

June 16, 2025

Healthcare Services

Welsh, Carson, Anderson & Stowe (WCAS) has made a strategic growth investment in Constitution Surgery Alliance (CSA), an independent developer and operator of ambulatory surgery centers. The investment will provide capital and healthcare scaling expertise to help CSA expand nationally; CSA currently manages 16 facilities across five states and performs over 100,000 procedures annually.

Welsh, Carson, Anderson & Stowe and Walgreen Co. Invest in Shields Health Solutions

July 31, 2019

Healthcare Services

Welsh, Carson, Anderson & Stowe (WCAS) and Walgreen Co. (Walgreens) made undisclosed equity investments in Shields Health Solutions to support the company’s national expansion and growth of its integrated specialty pharmacy model. The capital will help Shields expand into new disease states and enhance integrated service and technology offerings while accelerating partnerships with health systems nationwide.

Welsh, Carson, Anderson & Stowe Acquires TrueCommerce from Accel-KKR

November 11, 2020

Cloud & SaaS

Welsh, Carson, Anderson & Stowe (WCAS) has agreed to acquire a majority stake in TrueCommerce, a global provider of trading partner connectivity and integration solutions, from Accel-KKR. WCAS will partner with TrueCommerce management to drive organic growth and pursue a focused acquisition strategy to expand capabilities and enter new customer segments and geographies; Accel-KKR will retain a minority stake post-close.