Smile Doctors Announces 8 Dental Acquisitions 

Smile Doctors Announces 8 Dental Acquisitions 

Smile Doctors announced on February 9 that it ended 2025 with the addition of eight more practices to its network: Phamily Orthodontics in Pennsylvania, Embrace Orthodontics in Minnesota, VanLaecken Orthodontics in South Dakota, GKG Orthodontics in Pennsylvania, Hoch Orthodontics in New Jersey, Seder Orthodontics in Illinois, Adams Orthodontics in Georgia and Caples & Robinson Orthodontics in Louisiana.   Smile Doctors, an orthodontic dental support organization, is a portfolio company of Linden Capital Partners and Thomas H. Lee Partners. It is based in Dallas, Texas.   With these additions, Smile Doctors now supports more than 580 locations across 36 states. The... Read More »
ZCG-Backed Universal Maritime Solutions Buys Regenboog Shipping Pharmacy

ZCG-Backed Universal Maritime Solutions Buys Regenboog Shipping Pharmacy

Universal Maritime Solutions, also called Unimed, announced on February 9 the acquisition of Regenboog Shipping Pharmacy. Unimed is backed by ZCG Private Equity, the private equity arm of ZCG, a privately held global firm. Based in Rotterdam, Netherlands, Regenboog Shipping Pharmacy has been a distributor of pharmaceutical products and medical devices to the maritime industry since 1989. The business serves more than 300 customers, including ship managers, ship chandlers and individual vessels operating globally. Universal Maritime Solutions is a global provider of medical and compliance solutions to the maritime industry. The company specializes in the delivery of integrated medical... Read More »
Cencora Completes OneOncology Acquisition, Raises Full-Year Guidance

Cencora Completes OneOncology Acquisition, Raises Full-Year Guidance

Cencora Inc., a leading pharmaceutical distributor with a growing footprint in physician practice management through its Management Services Organization (MSO) platforms, reported its fiscal first-quarter 2026 results on February 4, 2026. The company announced the simultaneous closure of its acquisition of a 92% stake in OneOncology, creating a large-scale platform supporting community oncology and retina practices nationwide. The earnings demonstrate Cencora’s progress in building a physician-centric services business alongside its core distribution operations. Specialty volumes remained strong, and the combined MSO footprint offers enhanced capabilities in clinical research,... Read More »
Inpatient Rehab Leader Encompass Health Reports Double-Digit Full-Year Growth in 2025

Inpatient Rehab Leader Encompass Health Reports Double-Digit Full-Year Growth in 2025

Encompass Health Corporation, the nation’s largest owner and operator of inpatient rehabilitation hospitals, reported its fourth quarter and full-year 2025 results on February 5, 2026. The company delivered solid results in the rehabilitation services space with revenue growth in the mid-to-high single digits for the quarter and double-digit growth for the full year alongside adjusted EBITDA expansion and ongoing capacity additions. The 2026 guidance reflects expectations for continued growth but also accounts for industry challenges, including labor costs, regulatory adjustments and reimbursement dynamics.  The earnings reflect Encompass Health’s ability to manage... Read More »
Cross Keys Capital Advises on Eye Care Acquisition 

Cross Keys Capital Advises on Eye Care Acquisition 

Cross Keys Capital, LLC announced on February 5 that it advised Montana Retina Consultants on its acquisition by Retina Consultants of America (RCA). The financial terms of the acquisition were not disclosed.   Montana Retina Consultants is an eye care practice with one location in Bozeman, Montana. According to its website, there are two doctors on staff: Dr. David Redick and Dr. Marc Comaratta.   RCA is a physician management services organization formed by Webster Equity Partners in 2020. Headquartered in Southlake, Texas, RCA has more than 215 physicians across more than 300 locations in 20 states. It was bought by Cencora in 2024.   According to data captured in... Read More »
Traumasoft Acquires Huly 

Traumasoft Acquires Huly 

Traumasoft, a portfolio company of Serent Capital, announced that it has acquired Huly.  Huly is an artificial intelligence platform designed to enhance emergency medical services (EMS) agency workflows by automating time-intensive administrative processes. It has a focus on revenue cycle management, quality assurance/quality improvement and workforce operations.  Traumasoft is a leading provider of cloud-based software for private EMS agencies and healthcare organizations. Traumasoft offers a fully cloud-based suite of products to its customers, including dispatching, electronic patient care reporting, billing and scheduling, all delivered in a fully end-to-end single integrated... Read More »
Montecito Medical acquires 5 MOBs in Michigan

Montecito Medical acquires 5 MOBs in Michigan

Montecito Medical Real Estate announced in a February 4 press release that it has acquired five medical outpatient buildings (MOBs) in western Michigan for an undisclosed price. The five MOBs, which offer more than 152,000 square feet, are situated in Grand Rapids, Big Rapids, Norton Shores and Holland, Michigan, respectively. Four of the properties are tenanted by OneOncology; the fifth is shared between OneOncology and the START Midwest Center for Cancer Research. All of the MOBs are fully occupied. Montecito Medical specializes in healthcare-related real estate acquisitions and funding. Since 2006, it has completed transactions totaling more than $6.5 billion in medical and veterinary... Read More »
Elite365 Buys Healthcare Staffing Firm Focus Staff

Elite365 Buys Healthcare Staffing Firm Focus Staff

Elite365 Family of Brands, which operates several healthcare staffing firms, has acquired healthcare staffing firm Focus Staff in a deal that closed January 1. Financial terms were not disclosed. Founded in 2009 and based in Dallas, Texas, Focus Staff Services is a leading provider of temporary workforce solutions in the healthcare marketplace. Focus provides both nurse and allied staffing services, across all 50 states, to many of the country’s leading integrated delivery networks, acute care hospitals and other healthcare facilities. Focus Staff’s business is approximately 52% nurse staffing and 48% allied staffing. Focus Staff was previously acquired by private equity firm... Read More »
Tampa General Hospital partners with Gastro Florida 

Tampa General Hospital partners with Gastro Florida 

Tampa General Hospital announced on February 4 that it entered into a partnership with Gastro Florida. Terms were not disclosed.  Gastro Florida is a gastroenterology practice with 42 locations in the Tampa Bay, Florida MSA. In addition to its gastro facilities, it operates surgical centers with a focus on digestive conditions. According to its website, there are more than 40 physicians on staff with a support team of more than 20 members.  Tampa General Hospital, a 1,040-bed, not-for-profit, academic health system, is one of the largest hospitals in America and is the region’s only center for Level l trauma and comprehensive burn care.  “Expanding access to... Read More »
CBRE Facilitates Sale of HCA Surgery Center Portfolio 

CBRE Facilitates Sale of HCA Surgery Center Portfolio 

CBRE announced on February 4 that it facilitated the sale of a HCA Surgery Center medical outpatient building (MOB) portfolio to Montecito Medical Real Estate. NexCore Group was the seller.   The portfolio is in Orem, Utah and Katy, Texas and comprises 65,054 square feet. The facilities also operate as outpatient surgery centers. Both assets are fully leased with an average weighted lease term of 13.8 years.   Montecito Medical Real Estate specializes in healthcare-related real estate acquisitions and funding. Since 2006, it has completed transactions totaling more than $6.5 billion in medical and veterinary real estate.  “This stabilized portfolio offers 14 years of WALT... Read More »