Private Equity Firm Healthcare

Hughes & Company

Chicago, Illinois, United States

Hughes & Company is an operating-driven private equity firm focused on software and technology-enabled services in healthcare, building long-term relationships with lower middle market healthcare technology companies.

Focus Areas
Healthcare software, Healthcare technology-enabled services
Website
hughes-co.com

Tracked deals

36

36 tracked deals across 2008-2025.

Recent pace

1

1 tracked deal announced in the last 12 months.

Deal mix

Addon

24 addon · 7 growth capital · 5 buyout

Hughes & Company Acquisition Volume by Year

Last 7 years

Acquisition volume by year Annual acquisition counts for the last 7 years for Hughes & Company. 5 2019 4 2020 5 2021 3 2022 7 2023 4 2024 4 2025

Supporting Data

Recent Transactions

Showing the 12 most recent of 36 tracked deals for Hughes & Company.

  • Buyer
    Hughes & Company
    Target
    Curvo, BroadJump
    Location
    United States

    Healthcare supply chain technology companies Curvo and BroadJump have merged to create a unified platform serving non-labor spend across hospitals and health systems, and the combined organization has received a new investment from healthcare-focused private equity firm Hughes & Company. Andy Perry will continue as CEO and Dan DeTorrice will serve as President of the combined company, which aims to scale capabilities across sourcing, analytics, and collaboration for providers and MedTech partners.

  • Buyer
    Altocare, Waud Capital Partners
    Target
    MedTec Healthcare
    Type
    Addon

    Waud Capital Partners, through its newly formed home care holding company Altocare, has acquired MedTec Healthcare, an Illinois-based provider of in‑home care and adult day services. MedTec will join Altocare's Senior Helpers platform and continue to operate under its existing brand and leadership as Waud builds a scaled home-based care platform serving private‑pay and Medicaid clients.

  • Buyer
    Insight Partners, Hughes & Company
    Target
    Azara Healthcare, i2i Population Health

    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.

  • Buyer
    Waud Capital Partners
    Target
    Mopec Group
    Seller
    Blackford Capital
    Industry
    Medical Devices
    Type
    Buyout

    Waud Capital Partners has acquired Mopec Group, a Madison Heights, Michigan-based manufacturer and supplier of anatomic and forensic pathology equipment, consumables, and services, from Blackford Capital. The transaction will position Mopec to pursue accelerated growth and capability expansion as part of Waud’s Medical Device & Supply Services campaign; financial terms were not disclosed.

  • Buyer
    Waud Capital Partners
    Target
    Science Exchange
    Industry
    Cloud & SaaS
    Type
    Buyout

    Waud Capital Partners, a Chicago-based growth-oriented private equity firm, has acquired Science Exchange, a Palo Alto-based provider of life sciences procurement and supplier orchestration SaaS. Under Waud's ownership, Science Exchange's existing leadership will remain in place as the company accelerates product innovation, expands its market presence, and scales its cloud supplier orchestration platform for pharmaceutical, biotech and research customers.

  • Buyer
    PharmAlliance, Waud Capital Partners
    Target
    Complete Health Economics Outcomes Research Solutions (CHEORS)
    Type
    Addon

    PharmAlliance, a pharmaceutical and life sciences services platform and portfolio company of Waud Capital Partners, has acquired Complete Health Economics Outcomes Research Solutions (CHEORS). The deal expands PharmAlliance's HEOR, RWE, and market access capabilities and marks the platform's third strategic acquisition as it broadens its global launch and commercialization services.

  • Buyer
    Waud Capital Partners
    Target
    Senior Helpers
    Seller
    Advocate Health
    Type
    Buyout

    Waud Capital Partners has acquired Senior Helpers, a Maryland-based provider of in-home senior care, from Advocate Health. The transaction was supported by debt financing led by Comvest Credit Partners (administrative agent) and private credit from Bow River Capital to fund the acquisition and future growth; terms were not disclosed. Senior Helpers operates more than 380 franchised and corporate locations across 44 states, Canada, and Australia and will be led in part by Waud Executive Partner Steve Jakubcanin as Executive Chairman.

  • Buyer
    PharmAlliance, Waud Capital Partners
    Target
    Monitorforhire (Monitor for Hire)
    Type
    Addon

    PharmAlliance, a life sciences services platform and portfolio company of Waud Capital Partners, has acquired Monitorforhire (Monitor for Hire), an online marketplace that matches clinical research monitors with sponsors. Monitorforhire will operate as a division of BioBridges to expand PharmAlliance's clinical monitoring and resourcing capabilities; Janney Montgomery Scott served as financial advisor to Monitorforhire.

  • Buyer
    Hughes & Company
    Target
    Health Data Innovations, LLC
    Industry
    Data & Analytics

    Health Data Innovations (HDI), a Beachwood, Ohio-based healthcare data integration platform, received a strategic growth investment from Hughes & Company, a Chicago-based private equity firm focused on healthcare software and tech-enabled services. The funding will support HDI's expansion of its claims data management and data integration offerings to value-based care providers, payers, and population health partners; Bowen served as exclusive financial advisor.

  • Buyer
    Bow River Capital, Waud Capital Partners, Unifeye Vision Partners
    Target
    Unifeye Vision Partners
    Type
    Addon

    Bow River Capital's Private Credit Team provided a senior acquisition credit facility to support Unifeye Vision Partners (UVP), a portfolio company of Waud Capital Partners. The financing will support UVP's add-on acquisition growth—helping expand its network of ophthalmology and optometry practices and ambulatory surgery centers, including entry into the Texas market and further West Coast expansion.

  • Buyer
    Unifeye Vision Partners, Waud Capital Partners
    Target
    Sweeney Eye Associates
    Type
    Addon

    Unifeye Vision Partners has completed a strategic partnership to add Sweeney Eye Associates, a two-clinic ophthalmology practice with an ambulatory surgery center in Sunnyvale and Richardson, Texas. The deal marks Unifeye's first entry into the Texas market and expands its network of eye care providers; Unifeye is backed by Waud Capital Partners.

  • Buyer
    Unifeye Vision Partners, Waud Capital Partners
    Target
    Insight Vision Group
    Seller
    Insight Vision Group
    Type
    Addon

    Unifeye Vision Partners, a portfolio company of Waud Capital, has acquired Insight Vision Group, a California-based ophthalmology platform that combines DLV Vision and ADV Vision. The deal adds 10 clinics and 2 ambulatory surgery centers to Unifeye's network and expands the buyer's West Coast footprint; financial terms were not disclosed.

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