Linden Capital Partners Takes Majority Stake in Vital Care

Albaron Partners Acquires Vital Care Infusion Franchisee Platform

January 12, 2026

Healthcare Services

Albaron Partners, a New York-based lower middle market healthcare private equity firm, has acquired an infusion franchisee platform within the Vital Care Infusion Services franchise system. The acquisition includes Vital Care of Dixie/Etown, Vital Care of Moorestown, and Vital Care of Northfield and creates a platform that now operates four infusion pharmacies and eight total sites of care across Tennessee, Kentucky, New Jersey, and Ohio.

Berkshire Partners and Leonard Green Join Linden in Strategic Investment in Vital Care

August 1, 2024

Healthcare Services

Vital Care, a Brentwood, Tennessee-based franchisor of infusion therapy pharmacies with more than 160 locations, received a strategic investment from Berkshire Partners and Leonard Green & Partners alongside existing investor Linden Capital Partners. The capital will support franchisee reinvestment, operational enhancements, and continued expansion to increase access to infusion therapy across the U.S.; financial terms were not disclosed.

Linden Capital Partners Acquires LifeStyles Healthcare

December 1, 2022

Consumer Products

Linden Capital Partners has acquired LifeStyles Healthcare, a global sexual health and wellness platform, from a consortium of investors including Trustar Capital and Humanwell Healthcare. The deal excludes LifeStyles' Chinese operations (including the Jissbon brand), which will be retained by the selling shareholders; Linden has named Laurent Faracci as incoming CEO and Ron Fugate as Chairman to drive commercial, brand, and innovation-led growth.

Linden Capital Partners Makes Majority Investment in Aptitude Health

April 26, 2021

Healthcare Services

Linden Capital Partners will make a majority investment in Aptitude Health alongside the company's founder and management team. Aptitude Health, an Atlanta-based provider of market insights and strategic solutions for oncology and hematology, will partner with Linden to accelerate growth and expand its service offerings; the transaction was expected to close in May 2021.

Broadtree Partners Acquires Vital Care Industries

January 5, 2021

Medical Devices

Broadtree Partners, a lower-middle market private equity firm based in Charlotte, North Carolina, has acquired Vital Care Industries, a family-run manufacturer and distributor of medical surgical supplies founded in 1984 and headquartered outside Chicago, Illinois. The transaction, supported by Live Oak Bank, positions Broadtree to accelerate Vital Care's growth while the founders (Henry and LeNita Johnson) and equity holder Paul Bistline remain involved in operations and leadership.

Linden Capital Partners Acquires Majority Stake in Specialty Networks

December 15, 2020

Healthcare Services

Linden Capital Partners, a Chicago-based healthcare private equity firm, made a majority investment in Specialty Networks, LLC alongside current shareholders including Nautic Partners and management. The investment will provide Specialty Networks — a Rocky River, Ohio-based provider of a urology-focused GPO, analytics, and consulting services — with capital and resources to expand its services and capabilities for community-based urology practices and industry partners.