Healthcare Services Acquisitions in Oklahoma

Aquitaine Capital, a women-owned private equity firm, has made a majority investment in KidsChoice, an Oklahoma-based provider of clinic-centered autism and pediatric therapy services. The investment will fund growth — including new clinic openings and strategic M&A — while enhancing clinical quality, infrastructure, and clinician support; KidsChoice also announced an updated leadership team.

Ascend Vision Partners has expanded into the Oklahoma market by acquiring Oklahoma Retinal Consultants, Wise Eye Associates, and Sylvester Eye Care & Aesthetics (sellers represented by Pegasus Equity Advisors). The deal broadens Ascend Vision's geographic reach across the Oklahoma City metro, Norman and into Lawton, strengthening its ophthalmology and aesthetic services platform backed by Chicago Pacific Founders.

Specialty Appliances, a portfolio company of Reynolda Equity Partners, has acquired Brewer Dental Laboratory to expand product categories and broaden its geographic presence in Oklahoma. The acquisition adds Brewer’s removable and fixed prosthetics, digital manufacturing capabilities, and experienced technical team to Specialty Appliances’ nationwide orthodontic and specialty dental platform.

Agape Care Group, a portfolio company of Ridgemont Equity Partners, has acquired select Crossroads Hospice & Palliative Care locations in Oklahoma, Kansas, Missouri and Georgia. Crossroads will continue to operate independently in Tennessee, Ohio and Pennsylvania; financial terms were not disclosed.

Goldman Sachs Alternatives has acquired Xpress Wellness, a physician-led rural urgent care and multi-site healthcare services platform operating across Oklahoma, Kansas and Texas, from Latticework Capital Management. The deal positions Xpress to accelerate geographic expansion and broaden adjacent healthcare services using Goldman Sachs' global resources; financial terms were not disclosed.

Soaak Technologies, a health‑tech operator, has acquired Tulsa Natural Health Clinic in Tulsa, Oklahoma to accelerate its global digital expansion and integrate the clinic’s naturopathic and functional‑medicine expertise into Soaak’s telemedicine and digital wellness platform. The acquisition will support new clinic openings and a digital offering including virtual consultations, telemedicine services, and other digital wellness tools.

Instinct Science, a veterinary practice management software provider backed by growth equity firm Mainsail Partners, has acquired VetMedux, the owner of Clinician's Brief and Plumb's Veterinary Drugs. The deal brings VetMedux's point-of-care clinical content into Instinct's EMR and workflow platform to expand clinical capabilities and better serve veterinary practices worldwide.

Apex Physics Partners (APP), a PE-backed national provider of outsourced medical physics services, has partnered with Medical Physics Consulting, Inc. (MPC), a therapy medical physics and dosimetry consulting firm serving Missouri, Illinois and Oklahoma. APP, backed by Blue Sea Capital, will provide business and operations support to help MPC scale while MPC’s founder Russell Gerber and his team continue to lead regional clinical services.

Soaak Technologies, an AI-enabled health-tech company based in Tulsa, Oklahoma, has acquired Thermography Tulsa, a provider of thermal imaging services for over seven years. The acquisition integrates thermography into Soaak's holistic wellness offerings—including services at its RenuYou Clinics—and positions the company to expand thermography services across the United States.

American Health Staffing Group (AHSG), a Littlejohn & Co.-backed healthcare staffing platform, has acquired PediaStaff, a provider of pediatric therapy and educational staffing services. The add-on expands AHSG's specialized pediatric and K-12 staffing capabilities and broadens access to pediatric therapists and educational staff across AHSG's national footprint.

Physical Therapy Central (PTC), a member of the Confluent Health family, has acquired FirstCare Rehabilitation, an outpatient physical therapy practice in Clinton, Oklahoma. The acquisition expands PTC’s Oklahoma footprint to 37 clinics and brings FirstCare’s clinical team access to Confluent Health’s management services, advanced education and musculoskeletal care resources.

Soaak Technologies, a health-technology provider based in Tulsa, Oklahoma, has acquired RenuYou Clinics, a 15-year-old board-certified neurofeedback and therapy clinic. The acquisition brings RenuYou’s qEEG brain mapping, neurofeedback and other therapeutic services into Soaak’s portfolio to expand its clinical capabilities in mental and physical well-being.

Praesidian Capital announced an anchor/growth investment in Care+ Pediatric Urgent Care to support the chain’s launch and expansion, backing the opening of its first location in Oklahoma City in January 2023. The private equity firm said the investment will help scale the pediatric urgent care concept across Oklahoma and surrounding markets.

Healthcare Linen Services Group (HLSG), a York Private Equity-backed platform, acquired Linen King, the largest independent provider of healthcare laundry services in the South Central U.S. The deal expands HLSG's geographic footprint into Arkansas, Oklahoma, Missouri, Kansas and Tennessee, adds seven processing facilities (≈100 million pounds annually) and roughly 460 customers to HLSG's network.

Princeton Medspa Partners has acquired Skin Care Institute, a Tulsa, Oklahoma-based medical spa founded by Dr. Jeff Alexander and Judy Alexander, bringing the platform's portfolio to five locations. The founders will remain involved (Judy as Executive Director and Jeff as Medical Director); the acquisition is an add-on to Princeton Medspa Partners' national medspa roll-up strategy.

Seaport Capital has acquired Linen King, a Tulsa-based provider of outsourced healthcare laundry services, from Cimarron Healthcare Capital. The transaction transfers ownership of the 20-year-old company to Seaport as part of its investment to expand Linen King's service footprint and continue growth in the Mid-South healthcare market.

Dynamic Infusion Therapy (DIT), a PE-backed provider of outsourced vascular access services, acquired Lifeline PICC of Tulsa, Oklahoma. The founder-owner Kathy Wagner will join DIT’s leadership to integrate Lifeline PICC as DIT expands its national vascular access platform and geographic footprint into the Tulsa market.

Littlejohn & Co., a Greenwich-based private investment firm, acquired American Health Staffing Group (AHSG) from BelHealth Investment Partners. AHSG, headquartered in Edmond, Oklahoma, is a national healthcare staffing and technology platform led by CEO and founder Mark Smith; terms were not disclosed and management will remain in place.

River Cities Capital has partnered with FlexCare Infusion Centers, a patient-first ambulatory infusion platform headquartered in Oklahoma City, to provide growth equity to accelerate regional expansion across Oklahoma and Alabama. In conjunction with the investment, FlexCare announced three new center openings (two in Tulsa and one in Birmingham) and plans further expansion into additional markets.

Tyler, Texas-based Choice Health at Home acquired Oklahoma-based Alpha Home Health and Hospice, adding five service locations in Ada, Ardmore, Oklahoma City, Norman and Pauls Valley and expanding Choice’s home health and hospice footprint in Oklahoma. The deal strengthens Choice’s local operations and leadership bench, with Alpha’s CEO Carl Ganter joining Choice as Vice President of Business Operations.

ACES 2020, LLC (ACES), a provider of applied behavioral analysis (ABA) services backed by growth equity firm General Atlantic, has acquired the Center for Language and Autism Support Services (CLASS), a Tulsa-based ABA provider. The acquisition will integrate CLASS's two clinics and in-home services into ACES's network to expand ABA access in Oklahoma and continue the platform's nationwide scale-up of evidence-based clinical care.

Xpress Wellness Urgent Care, a Latticework Capital-backed platform, has acquired MedNOW Urgent Care, an operator of four urgent care clinics in northeast Oklahoma. The deal brings MedNOW founders Drs. David Miller and Tony Hill into Xpress leadership and expands Xpress’s rural urgent care and employer health program footprint.

Traditions Health, a Dorilton Capital-backed national hospice and home health provider, acquired Centennial Hospice, a provider of hospice services in Oklahoma. The transaction expands Traditions' presence in the Oklahoma City market and will place Centennial's CEO Kevin Offel into a regional leadership role at Traditions.

U.S. Oral Surgery Management (USOSM), a specialty management services organization headquartered in Irving, Texas, has entered into a partnership with Oral and Maxillofacial Associates LLC (OMA), a four-location oral and maxillofacial surgery practice serving the Oklahoma City area. The agreement — USOSM's first partnership in Oklahoma — will provide OMA with operational, marketing and administrative support to help improve clinical and financial performance and support growth.

Genesis Health Clubs has acquired both Sky Fitness and Wellbeing locations in Tulsa, Oklahoma, rebranding them as Genesis Health Clubs – South Tulsa and Genesis Health Clubs – Midtown Tulsa. The move expands Genesis's footprint in Tulsa (bringing the company to four clubs in the market) and gives Sky members access to additional amenities while keeping existing staff and membership terms in place.

Healthcare-focused private equity firm Council Capital has invested in Physician Housecalls, a home-based primary care provider headquartered in Chickasha, Oklahoma. Terms were not disclosed; Council Capital said it will partner with management to support growth, expand capabilities, and leverage its healthcare operating resources.

LLR Partners completed a growth recapitalization of CareATC, a Tulsa-based provider of employer-sponsored primary care clinics and population health management technology. The investment will support expansion of CareATC's clinic network and further development of its proprietary population health technology platform.

Latticework Capital Management, a Dallas-based healthcare-focused private equity firm, has completed a recapitalization of Xpress Wellness Urgent Care, the largest urgent care provider to secondary markets in Oklahoma and Kansas. Financial terms were not disclosed; Xpress operates ten locations, employs roughly 130 professionals, and offers urgent care, primary care, occupational medicine and related services.

Deaconess Associations, Inc. has made a growth capital investment in LifeSpring In-Home Care Network to support the company's regional expansion and pursue additional acquisitions. LifeSpring, headquartered in Norman, Oklahoma, provides home health, hospice and private duty services across 27 Oklahoma counties and employs more than 250 people.

Epiphany Dermatology, a Texas-based dermatology group, has expanded into Oklahoma by acquiring Dermatology Associates of Oklahoma (DAO), adding DAO's three centers in Oklahoma City, Tulsa, and Muskogee to Epiphany's existing network. The deal brings DAO's providers and staff into Epiphany's platform to improve patient access and provide operational support across managed care, marketing, HR, compliance, and recruiting.