Virgin Pulse (Marlin portfolio) Acquires Blue Mesa Health

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.

Marlin Portfolio Company Virgin Pulse Acquires Welltok

November 12, 2021

Healthcare Services

Marlin Equity Partners has acquired Welltok and will merge the company into Virgin Pulse, a Marlin portfolio company, expanding Virgin Pulse’s digital health platform with Welltok’s analytics-driven consumer database and multi-channel outreach capabilities. The deal adds predictive analytics and new communication channels (text/SMS, mail, social, IVR) to Virgin Pulse’s Homebase for Health, broadening its reach across employers, health plans and health systems.

MERGE Acquires Blue Moon Digital

August 12, 2021

Marketing & Advertising

MERGE, a Keystone Capital portfolio company, has acquired Blue Moon Digital, a Denver-based performance marketing, data science, and digital agency. The deal expands MERGE's performance marketing and data science capabilities and deepens its retail, e‑commerce and pharma vertical expertise; terms were not disclosed.

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.

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.