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Welsh, Carson & Stowe

New York, New York, United States

WCAS is a leading U.S. private equity firm focused on two target industries: technology and healthcare. The firm partners with management teams and builds value for investors through operational improvements, growth initiatives, and strategic acquisitions.

Focus Areas
Healthcare, Technology, Healthcare services
Website
wcas.com

Tracked deals

22

22 tracked deals across 2019-2026.

Recent pace

1

1 tracked deal announced in the last 12 months.

Deal mix

Buyout

12 buyout · 5 addon · 5 growth capital

Welsh, Carson & Stowe Acquisition Volume by Year

Last 8 years

Acquisition volume by year Annual acquisition counts for the last 8 years for Welsh, Carson & Stowe. 2 2019 3 2020 8 2021 3 2022 1 2023 2 2024 2 2025 ~1 est. 1 2026
Actual Full-year estimate

Supporting Data

Recent Transactions

Showing the 12 most recent of 22 tracked deals for Welsh, Carson & Stowe.

  • Buyer
    Welsh, Carson, Anderson & Stowe (WCAS), Robert A. Ortenzio, Martin F. Jackson
    Target
    Select Medical Holdings Corporation, Select Medical (NovaCare Rehabilitation operating platform)
    Type
    Buyout

    Select Medical Holdings Corporation will be taken private in a $3.9 billion transaction, with a consortium led by Executive Chairman Robert A. Ortenzio and Senior Executive VP Martin F. Jackson alongside Welsh, Carson, Anderson & Stowe (WCAS). The deal closed effective July 1, 2026, at $16.50 per share in cash, ending Select Medical’s NYSE listing.

  • Buyer
    Welsh, Carson, Anderson & Stowe (WCAS), The American Institute of Architects (AIA), True Wind Capital
    Target
    AIA Contract Documents
    Seller
    True Wind Capital
    Industry
    Cloud & SaaS
    Location
    District of Columbia, United States
    Type
    Buyout

    Welsh, Carson, Anderson & Stowe (WCAS) has made a majority investment in AIA Contract Documents (ACD), the leading risk-management and contract workflow platform for the architecture, engineering, and construction (AEC) industry. WCAS is partnering with The American Institute of Architects (AIA) and existing investor True Wind Capital, which will remain investors and strategic partners; terms were not disclosed.

  • Buyer
    Welsh, Carson, Anderson & Stowe
    Target
    Constitution Surgery Alliance

    Welsh, Carson, Anderson & Stowe (WCAS) has made a strategic growth investment in Constitution Surgery Alliance (CSA), an independent developer and operator of ambulatory surgery centers. The investment will provide capital and healthcare scaling expertise to help CSA expand nationally; CSA currently manages 16 facilities across five states and performs over 100,000 procedures annually.

  • Buyer
    EnableComp, Welsh, Carson, Anderson & Stowe (WCAS)
    Target
    ANI Healthcare Solutions, LLC
    Type
    Addon

    EnableComp has acquired ANI Healthcare Solutions, a San Francisco–based denial management and zero-balance review specialist, adding ANI's denial management expertise to EnableComp's E360 RCM intelligent automation platform. Welsh, Carson, Anderson & Stowe (WCAS) is affiliated with EnableComp and Greenberg Advisors served as exclusive M&A advisor on the deal.

  • Buyer
    Welsh, Carson, Anderson & Stowe (WCAS), Bank of America, BlackRock, Goldman Sachs, Morgan Stanley, National Bank of Canada, State Street, UBS
    Target
    EquiLend
    Type
    Buyout

    Welsh, Carson, Anderson & Stowe (WCAS) has completed its majority acquisition of EquiLend, a global financial technology, data and analytics provider for the securities finance industry, following regulatory approvals in the U.S., UK and Ireland. Founding shareholders and customers — including Bank of America, BlackRock, Goldman Sachs, Morgan Stanley, National Bank of Canada, State Street and UBS — joined WCAS as owners; WCAS previously committed $200 million to support EquiLend's organic growth and acquisitions.

  • Buyer
    Welsh, Carson, Anderson & Stowe (WCAS)
    Target
    ImageTrend, Inc.
    Industry
    Software

    Welsh, Carson, Anderson & Stowe (WCAS) made an equity growth investment in ImageTrend, Inc., a market-leading provider of public safety and healthcare software, to accelerate growth and product innovation. WCAS partners with ImageTrend’s management and will add investment team members to the board to support continued expansion of the company’s software, analytics, and services across EMS, hospitals, fire, and public safety end markets.

  • Buyer
    United Musculoskeletal Partners (UMP), Welsh, Carson, Anderson & Stowe (WCAS), A&M Capital Partners (AMCP)
    Target
    Novum Orthopedic Partners, Panorama Orthopedics
    Location
    United States
    Type
    Addon

    United Musculoskeletal Partners (UMP), a physician-owned orthopedic platform backed by Welsh, Carson, Anderson & Stowe (WCAS), announced a merger with Dallas-based Novum Orthopedic Partners and the addition of Denver-based Panorama Orthopedics as a co-founding practice. The combined platform, with go-forward sponsorship from WCAS and A&M Capital Partners (AMCP), expands UMP to roughly 190 physician partners and 320 total providers across Colorado, Georgia and Texas as part of a national musculoskeletal care consolidation strategy.

  • Buyer
    Welsh, Carson, Anderson & Stowe (WCAS), Anthem, Inc.
    Target
    LIBERTY Dental Plan Corporation (LIBERTY)
    Type
    Buyout

    LIBERTY Dental Plan Corporation entered into a definitive agreement under which Welsh, Carson, Anderson & Stowe (WCAS) will make an equity investment and become the majority investor in LIBERTY. Anthem will also invest as a minority investor, and the transaction is expected to close later this year following customary regulatory reviews.

  • Buyer
    Welsh, Carson, Anderson & Stowe, Banneker Partners
    Target
    LINQ
    Industry
    Education

    LINQ, a Wilmington, North Carolina–based K-12 operations technology provider, received a strategic growth investment from Welsh, Carson, Anderson & Stowe (WCAS). WCAS joins existing backer Banneker Partners to accelerate LINQ’s growth and further develop its K-12 software platform covering cafeteria/nutrition, ERP, grant management, HR, payments, registration and parent communications.

  • Buyer
    Argos Health, Welsh, Carson, Anderson & Stowe (WCAS)
    Target
    EnableComp
    Type
    Addon

    Argos Health, a WCAS-backed revenue cycle platform, has merged with EnableComp, a Franklin, Tennessee-based provider of workers' compensation, Veterans Affairs and other complex claims processing solutions powered by its Enforcer360 software. The deal expands Argos' geographic footprint and technology capabilities to strengthen its position as a market leader in complex claims recovery for hospitals and health systems.

  • Buyer
    Welsh, Carson, Anderson & Stowe, Intermountain Ventures, Novant Health, Rex Health Ventures, Spectrum Health Ventures, UNC Health, Kaiser Permanente Ventures, Mayo Clinic, Frazier Healthcare Partners, SV Health Investors, H.I.G. BioHealth Partners
    Target
    Leiters
    Seller
    Kaiser Permanente Ventures, Mayo Clinic, Frazier Healthcare Partners, SV Health Investors, H.I.G. BioHealth Partners
    Industry
    Pharmaceuticals
    Type
    Buyout

    Welsh, Carson, Anderson & Stowe (WCAS) acquired a majority ownership stake in Leiters, an FDA-registered 503B outsourced pharmaceutical compounding provider. WCAS invested alongside health system investors including Intermountain Ventures, Novant Health, Rex Health Ventures, Spectrum Health Ventures and UNC Health, while existing investors — including Kaiser Permanente Ventures, Mayo Clinic, Frazier Healthcare Partners, SV Health Investors and H.I.G. BioHealth Partners — made reinvestments to support Leiters' growth, facility expansion and new product development.

  • Buyer
    Welsh, Carson, Anderson & Stowe
    Target
    Argos Health
    Type
    Buyout

    Welsh, Carson, Anderson & Stowe (WCAS) completed the acquisition of Argos Health, a provider of complex claims revenue cycle services for hospitals, health systems and physician groups. WCAS said it will scale Argos organically and via acquisitions to build a specialized revenue integrity platform and drive greater automation and growth.

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