Healthcare Services Acquisitions in Massachusetts

Harmony Healthcare IT, a Novacap portfolio company based in South Bend, Indiana, has acquired Blue Elm, a MEDITECH data solutions provider headquartered in Natick, Massachusetts. The add-on expands Harmony's MEDITECH EHR data extraction, migration, optimization and archiving capabilities, consolidating a single partner for hospitals' MEDITECH data lifecycle.

BGB Group has acquired Hayden Consulting Group to expand its market access and patient services capabilities within its Strategic Advisory practice. Hayden will continue to be led by co-founders Jamie Sidore and David MacDougall, and financial terms were not disclosed.

HBox, a virtual care platform for specialty practices, received a growth investment from Charlesbank’s Technology Opportunities Fund II to accelerate expansion of its virtual care capabilities and scale its remote monitoring and patient-engagement offerings. The transaction closed on December 17, 2025 and will support HBox’s efforts to broaden specialty coverage (cardiology, pulmonology, nephrology) and strengthen its position as a virtual clinic partner for independent specialty practices.

InTandem Capital Partners completed an equity investment in The Phia Group, a Canton, Massachusetts-based leader in healthcare cost containment. HarbourVest Partners and Partners Capital joined as co-investors, while WestView Capital Partners remains a significant existing investor; advisors to the transaction included Houlihan Lokey and TripleTree.

Innovative Lab Services (ILS) has acquired Overbrook Scientific, a provider of laboratory relocations, asset management, and multi-vendor instrument maintenance, to expand ILS's national footprint and specialized lifecycle capabilities. Overbrook's founder Ted Palashis and the full Overbrook team will join ILS and continue to lead laboratory lifecycle and technical services within the combined organization.

Activated Insights, a Cressey & Company–backed workforce enablement platform, has acquired CareAcademy to create an expanded workforce development and compliance training offering for long-term and post-acute care providers. The combined organization will integrate CareAcademy's training and compliance automation with Activated Insights' analytics, benchmarking, recruiting tools and interoperability to deliver a unified platform for home care, home health, hospice, assisted living and skilled nursing providers.

Cogir Real Estate has acquired the management platform of Epoch Senior Living, adding 16 senior living communities across Massachusetts, Connecticut, New York and New Hampshire. The Epoch team will remain in place, bringing over 1,300 employees and creating a new U.S. platform for Cogir to expand its presence in the Northeastern United States.

MD Esthetics, a New Harbor Capital portfolio company, has completed the acquisition of Joli Medical Spa, a Marshfield, Massachusetts-based medical spa founded by Kristen MacNeil. The transaction is an add-on that expands MD Esthetics' geographic footprint across the Boston and Cape Cod markets and brings Joli's seven licensed injectors and aestheticians onto the MD Esthetics platform.

Arlington Capital Partners has completed a majority growth investment in Concord Biomedical Sciences and Emerging Technologies (CBSET), a Boston-area provider of preclinical translational research and product development services for medical device, pharmaceutical, diagnostic and biomedical research customers. The partnership will fund CBSET's capacity expansion, development of a new facility, capability build-out and pursuit of complementary add-on acquisitions to broaden its service offerings.

Ascend Learning has acquired Laudio, an AI-enhanced frontline leader operations platform, to expand its healthcare workforce management and leadership capabilities. The acquisition integrates Laudio’s leader operations tools into Ascend’s learning and workforce solutions to better support frontline managers and improve employee engagement and patient experience.

PurpleLab has acquired KAID Health to combine PurpleLab’s large-scale structured claims data with KAID Health’s AI and natural language processing capabilities, creating an integrated view of patient journeys across structured and unstructured data. The acquisition is intended to expand PurpleLab’s AI-powered healthcare intelligence offerings and accelerate capabilities for coding accuracy, care management, clinical research, and value-based care initiatives.

SCH Capital Holdings, Inc. has acquired Boston-based Statera, a healthcare compensation management technology and consulting firm. Statera will be integrated into SCH's Clinician Nexus platform to expand physician compensation automation and analytics capabilities across health systems, academic medical centers, and clinician groups.

VaLogic Bio has acquired Air Systems Technologies (AST), a cleanroom certification and biosafety-testing specialist headquartered in Avon, Massachusetts. The acquisition expands VaLogic's service offerings for life sciences customers and strengthens its presence across the Mid-Atlantic and New England; AST will continue operating in Avon as VaLogic Bio.

Pyx Health has acquired FarmboxRx after receiving a $47.5 million investment from S2G Investments in strategic partnership with TT Capital Partners. The deal integrates FarmboxRx's customized food-box solutions into Pyx Health's mentor-driven care navigation platform to address food insecurity and strengthen member engagement for health plans, particularly in Medicare and Medicaid populations.

Packaging Compliance Labs (PCL), a PE-backed provider of sterile packaging and testing services, has acquired Quest Engineering Solutions, an ISO 17025-accredited test lab based in Billerica, Massachusetts. The add-on expands PCL's East Coast footprint and broadens its testing capabilities for medical device and life sciences customers; PCL is backed by SV Health Investors.

GHR Healthcare has acquired Barton Healthcare Staffing, the nurse and allied health staffing affiliate of Barton Associates, Inc., with the transaction closing on May 3, 2025. The deal transfers Barton Healthcare Staffing’s nurse and allied clients and clinicians to GHR as Barton Associates refocuses on physician and advanced-practice locum tenens staffing.

Smile Doctors has acquired myOrthos, an orthodontic support organization with over 70 affiliated locations across 13 states, expanding Smile Doctors' network to more than 550 affiliated locations in 36 states and entering four new states. The acquisition is an add-on to Smile Doctors’ platform to increase provider density in key markets while ensuring continuity of care for myOrthos’ affiliated practices and patients.

Azara Healthcare and i2i Population Health have joined forces to create an expanded population health and value-based care company serving safety-net providers. Global software investor Insight Partners led the merger and made a growth investment in the combined business, joining existing investor Hughes & Company; the new company will be headquartered in Burlington, Massachusetts with an office in Nashville, Tennessee.

Avel eCare has acquired Amwell Psychiatric Care (APC) from Amwell in an all-cash transaction worth approximately $21 million at closing plus an additional earn-out. The sale transfers APC technology, personnel and the affiliated Asana psychiatric clinical network to Avel as Amwell sharpens focus on its core digital care platform and strengthens its balance sheet. The acquisition expands Avel eCare's behavioral health capabilities and broadens its national telemedicine footprint.

MDaudit, a Waltham, Massachusetts–based provider of billing, coding compliance and revenue integrity SaaS for healthcare providers, received a strategic growth investment from growth equity firm Bregal Sagemount, with existing investor Primus Capital also committing additional capital. Terms were not disclosed; the capital will be used to accelerate growth, new product development and expand MDaudit's market leadership in revenue cycle management.

HouseWorks Holdings, a PE-backed home care platform, has acquired two Massachusetts-based, founder-owned home care providers: O'Connell Care at Home (Holyoke/Springfield region) and Best Home Care (Wakefield). These add-on transactions expand HouseWorks' presence across Western Massachusetts and Greater Boston and represent the company's second and third acquisitions in the state since partnering with InTandem Capital in December 2022.

SightMD acquired Papale Eye Center in 2025, marking SightMD’s first expansion into Massachusetts and adding a Springfield-based ophthalmology and laser eye surgery practice to its network. The Papale Eye Center will continue offering cataract, LASIK and other vision-correction services as part of the SightMD platform, expanding SightMD’s regional footprint and access to surgical capabilities.

Tarrytown Expocare Pharmacy, a national long-term care pharmacy focused on IDD and behavioral health, has acquired Greater Boston Long Term Care Pharmacy to establish a Massachusetts presence. The deal, supported by Sheridan Capital Partners and advised on the sell-side by M&A Healthcare Advisors, adds a regional location to Tarrytown's platform and aims to expand services to group homes and assisted living communities across the Commonwealth.

Zelis, a Boston-based healthcare technology company, sold a minority stake to a group of investors led by Mubadala Investment Company and including Norwest and HarbourVest, with Parthenon and Bain Capital remaining the majority owners. The transaction closed November 26, 2024 and brings strategic capital and investor support to fuel Zelis's continued growth in healthcare payments and financial technology.

IEH Laboratories & Consulting Group has acquired Founders Science Group (FSG), an analytical testing and formulation services lab based in Taunton, Massachusetts. The deal enabled one founder to retire while preserving the business operations and expands IEH's pharmaceutical and beauty-product testing capabilities within its global lab network.

NationsBenefits has acquired Good Measures, a Food-as-Medicine platform that combines clinical coaching, patented nutrition technology, and personalized food prescriptions. The acquisition integrates Good Measures' capabilities into NationsBenefits' supplemental benefits and fintech platform to expand medically-tailored nutrition offerings for health plans and their members across the United States.

Rural Healthcare Group (owned by private equity firm Kinderhook Industries) has acquired Steward Medical Group and Steward Health Care Network, consolidating the primary care clinics formerly part of Steward's hospital system into RHG’s platform. RHG will rebrand as Revere Medical, invest in clinic infrastructure and operations, and aim to preserve local primary care access across Massachusetts and nine other states.

Ascend Learning has acquired StaffGarden, a cloud-based clinical talent development and compliance platform trusted by over 800 hospitals, to expand its healthcare workforce development capabilities. The acquisition will integrate StaffGarden's digital clinical ladder and competency-management tools into Ascend Learning's portfolio to help health systems address retention and professional development challenges.

ProductLife Group (PLG), a global life‑sciences consulting and outsourcing firm, has acquired Halloran Consulting Group, a U.S.-based life sciences consulting firm with offices in Boston and San Diego. The acquisition expands PLG’s regulatory, quality, clinical, and organizational capabilities while strengthening its presence in the North American market to better support pharmaceutical, biotech, and medical device clients.

Lawrence General Hospital, together with a newly formed not-for-profit, acquired the assets and operations of Holy Family Hospital's Methuen and Haverhill campuses from Steward Health Care System. The Bankruptcy Court‑approved transaction closed on October 1, 2024 for $28 million and transferred more than 1,300 employees to the new ownership as part of creating a regional health care system in the Merrimack Valley.

Foundation Partners Group has launched Afterall, a digital platform consolidating its network of funeral homes, cemeteries and cremation services, and announced the acquisition of Cake, a digital end-of-life planning platform. The deal brings Cake's consumer-facing planning tools and content into Foundation Partners Group's broader strategy to modernize and simplify end-of-life services.

BelHealth Investment Partners has completed the sale of VFP Pharmacy Group, one of the largest independent fertility pharmacies in the United States; terms and the buyer were not disclosed. BelHealth acquired VFP in August 2015, executed three add-on acquisitions and grew revenues more than five-fold through organic growth and institutional contracts; Truist Securities acted as exclusive advisor to VFP on the transaction.

Sellers Dorsey has acquired HealthDataViz, a Boston-based health data analytics and visualization consultancy, to expand Sellers Dorsey’s capabilities in healthcare and public health data analytics, visualization, and training (including the Kaleido suite). The acquisition integrates HealthDataViz’s team and products into Sellers Dorsey to better serve federal and state agencies, payors, providers, and public health organizations.

InTandem Capital Partners, a healthcare-focused private equity firm, has partnered with the founders and management team of Adams Clinical, a Watertown, Massachusetts–based clinical trial site network focused on psychiatric and neurologic indications. The investment will support Adams Clinical’s growth and development of its site network and patient recruitment capabilities to better serve pharmaceutical sponsors and CROs.

Veranex has acquired HORUS Scientific, a pathology and histology provider, to deepen its preclinical pathology and histology capabilities and expand its North American service footprint. The acquisition adds specialized GLP-capable histopathology services to Veranex’s integrated medtech service platform and complements its existing Paris pathology capabilities.

Rippl, a Seattle-based dementia-focused specialty care provider, acquired Kinto, a Boston/Cambridge-based AI-enabled dementia caregiver support platform. The acquisition (closed April 15, 2024) brings Kinto's generative AI tools and team into Rippl — with Kinto founder Joe Chung joining as CTO and Head of AI — to accelerate technology capabilities and scale virtual dementia caregiver support.

Italian aesthetic-medicine company WiQo (through its newly formed WiQo US, Inc.), backed by healthcare private equity firm ARCHIMED, has acquired Boston-based Love Beauty Pro & Medical, the long-time U.S. distributor and training partner for WiQo's PRX Derm Perfexion. The deal brings distribution, sales and clinical training capabilities in-house to accelerate WiQo's U.S. expansion and deepen local provider relationships.

Fertility Centers of New England, a First Fertility Center of Excellence, has acquired Massachusetts‑based Fertility Solutions, adding six clinic locations and four physicians to its network. The deal expands First Fertility’s regional footprint across New England and increases access to IVF and reproductive care services.

MD Esthetics, a multi-location medical aesthetics brand led by Michael Pedro, MD, has acquired InjectZen (The Zen Spa), a medical spa serving the North Shore of Massachusetts. The acquisition expands MD Esthetics' regional footprint (allowing coverage from southern New Hampshire to Worcester and Cape Cod) and creates an opportunity to extend MD Esthetics Academy into a new market.

Falfurrias Growth Partners has made a growth investment in O2X Human Performance to support the company's expansion across federal, military, public safety and corporate end markets. The capital will be used to invest in technology, product offerings, and sales & marketing while the existing management team remains in place and a Falfurrias partner (Marybeth Wootton) will join the board.

West Monroe, a global business and technology consulting firm, has acquired Inspired Health, a Boston-based market insights and commercial strategy consultancy serving life sciences clients. The deal expands West Monroe’s life sciences capabilities, adds a Boston office at 2 Liberty Square, and brings experienced industry leaders from Inspired Health into West Monroe’s team.

Prime Global Medical Communications, a portfolio company of Levine Leichtman Capital Partners, has acquired Aventine Consulting, a U.S.-based market access and payer communications consultancy. The add-on purchase (terms undisclosed) expands Prime's U.S. evidence and access capabilities and establishes a local market access presence to better serve U.S.-based and global clients.

imaware has acquired binx health's at-home consumer testing business in a deal that expands imaware's test menu and strengthens its position in the home-health testing market. binx health will retain its point-of-care molecular diagnostics business, which was excluded from the transaction.

Wellcove by CHCS Services, an existing portfolio company of TELEO Capital Management, has acquired AssuriCare, a Waltham, Massachusetts–based provider of electronic visit verification and nurse assessment software for the long-term care market. The add-on acquisition is intended to integrate AssuriCare’s EVV and assessment capabilities into Wellcove’s senior market administration platform to streamline claims processing and expand capabilities for payers, providers, and home care agencies.

JPA Health, a Great Point Partners-backed full-service healthcare agency, has acquired True North Solutions, a Cambridge, Massachusetts-based life sciences consulting firm that specializes in predictive analytics, AI-driven solutions and medical affairs. The deal (an add-on to JPA Health) brings True North's analytics, visualization and AI capabilities into JPA's life sciences offerings and transitions True North founder Colin Baughman and his team into JPA Health.

Veramed, a specialist biometrics CRO, has acquired Clinical Trial Data Services (CTDS), a data management, biostatistics and medical writing firm founded by Terri Sampo. The acquisition expands Veramed's global footprint and data management capabilities, growing the combined biometrics team to over 350 professionals and enhancing end-to-end biometrics support for biotech and pharma sponsors.

GeBBS Healthcare Solutions, a ChrysCapital portfolio company, has acquired MRA (Medical Record Associates, LLC), a Boston-based provider of HIM, auditing and cancer registry services. The deal expands GeBBS' end-to-end onshore revenue cycle management (RCM) capabilities, US-based delivery footprint and service offering for hospitals, health systems and payers.

Sharp has acquired Berkshire Sterile Manufacturing (BSM), a Lee, Massachusetts-based fill-finish CDMO specializing in sterile injectable products. The deal adds small-to-medium scale sterile injectable manufacturing (including isolator-based filling and lyophilization) to Sharp’s clinical supply, packaging and distribution capabilities and brings BSM’s ~228 employees into the Sharp organization.

InformedDNA has acquired gWell Health, a digital health and genomics-driven wellness platform, and appointed gWell founder Surya Singh, MD as InformedDNA's CEO. The deal will combine InformedDNA's clinical genomics expertise with gWell's technology to expand precision-health offerings across prevention, musculoskeletal care, oncology, drug metabolism and maternity care; financial terms were not disclosed.

Philip Borden and investor Pacific Lake Partners acquired a majority stake in LabShares, a provider of shared laboratory facilities and services for early-stage biotech companies, with Borden assuming the role of CEO. The investment will support continued growth in Greater Boston, geographic expansion, and the addition of new services for LabShares' life science customers; founder Jeff Behrens remains on the board and as a shareholder.