Pinnacle GI Partners (H.I.G.) Adds Michigan Gastroenterology Institute and Capitol Colorectal Surgery

H.I.G. Growth Partners Recapitalizes Pinnacle GI Partners (The Center for Digestive Health)

December 1, 2020

Healthcare Services

H.I.G. Growth Partners (via an affiliate) completed a strategic growth investment and recapitalization in Pinnacle GI Partners, the management services organization affiliated with The Center for Digestive Health (CDH). The investment is intended to support expansion of gastrointestinal services across Michigan, preserve independent physician practices, and leverage CDH's existing infrastructure and ancillary services.

GI Alliance Partners with Metropolitan Gastroenterology Associates

December 17, 2020

Healthcare Services

GI Alliance announced a partnership with Metropolitan Gastroenterology Associates (MGA), the largest gastroenterology physician group in Louisiana, expanding GI Alliance's footprint in the state. The deal brings MGA's 26 gastroenterologists, 21 advanced practice providers and three New Orleans-area locations into GI Alliance's national physician-led network to strengthen local GI service delivery and care coordination.

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.

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.

One GI Partners with The Colon, Stomach & Liver Center and Loudoun Endoscopy Group in Virginia

November 30, 2022

Healthcare Services

One GI, a Nashville-based gastroenterology management services organization backed by Webster Equity Partners, has partnered with The Colon, Stomach & Liver Center (CSL) and Loudoun Endoscopy Group in Lansdowne, Virginia, including the Loudoun Endoscopy Center. The agreement expands One GI’s Eastern U.S. footprint and brings capital and management resources to support growth and high-quality community-based GI care.

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.