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GHO Capital, CBC Create $15B Healthcare Investment Firm
GHO Capital and CBC Group agreed to combine their healthcare investment platforms to create what the firms said will be the world’s largest dedicated healthcare investment firm. The combined organization is expected to manage approximately $15 billion in assets focused exclusively on healthcare investments across Europe, North America and Asia. Financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed. London-based GHO Capital is a healthcare-focused private equity firm investing across pharma services, medtech, healthcare services and specialty pharmaceuticals, while Singapore-headquartered CBC Group is an investment platform focused on healthcare, biotech and life sciences. The firms said... Read More »
Lilly Picks Up Engage Bio to Bolster Non-Viral Genetic Medicines Platform
Lilly (formerly known as Eli Lilly and Company) has acquired Engage Biologics Inc., a San Carlos, California-based preclinical biotechnology company developing the Tethosome™ platform for non-viral DNA delivery. The deal is valued at up to $202 million in cash, including an upfront payment and development milestone payments. An upfront purchase price was not disclosed. Engage Bio’s Tethosome platform combines engineered DNA payloads with lipid nanoparticle delivery and an mRNA-encoded proprietary protein to improve nuclear localization, expression, potency, tolerability, and redosability of non-viral DNA therapies. The technology targets limitations in current non-viral approaches while... Read More »
Everis Medical Buys Hood Laboratories
Everis Medical has acquired Hood Laboratories, a Pembroke, Massachusetts-based manufacturer of ear, nose and throat, airway and thoracic devices. The deal expands Everis’ portfolio in otolaryngology/head and neck surgery and strengthens its position in airway management. Hood Laboratories, founded in 1962, will continue operations with seamless product availability for customers. Financial terms were not disclosed. Hood Laboratories is a supplier of specialized devices including tracheal T-Tubes, bronchial and tracheal stents, nasal splints and products for rhinology, laryngology, interventional pulmonology and speech therapy. Everis Medical, headquartered in Kalamazoo, Michigan and backed... Read More »
MB2 Dental Announces New Partnership with Mendota Dental Associates
MB2 Dental Solutions announced a new partnership with Mendota Dental Associates, further expanding the dental partnership organization’s presence in the Midwest. Financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Mendota Dental Associates provides general dentistry services and will continue operating under its established local brand following the partnership. It is based in Mendota Heights, Minnesota. MB2 Dental Solutions, a portfolio company of middle-market private equity firm Charlesbank Capital Partners since February 2021, partners with dentists and specialists. It supports more than 1,900 physicians. Founded in 2007, MB2 offers general dentistry services, orthodontics, cosmetic... Read More »
Epiphany Dermatology Adds Virginia Practice Through New Acquisition
Epiphany Dermatology announced that Midlothian Dermatology has joined the organization, expanding Epiphany’s presence in the Virginia market. Financial terms of the partnership were not disclosed. Midlothian Dermatology provides medical, surgical and cosmetic dermatology services in the Richmond, Virginia. The practice will now operate as part of Epiphany Dermatology’s broader platform, which supports affiliated dermatologists with operational, administrative and growth resources while maintaining physician-led clinical care models. Austin, Texas-based Epiphany Dermatology operates more than 120 locations across 18 states and offers services including general dermatology, Mohs surgery,... Read More »
Qualtrics Buys Press Ganey Forsta for $6.75 Billion
Qualtrics has completed its acquisition of Press Ganey Forsta, a leading healthcare experience measurement and improvement platform, for $6.75 billion. The deal significantly expands Qualtrics’ Experience Management (XM) platform with the world’s largest proprietary healthcare experience dataset. Press Ganey Forsta serves more than 41,000 healthcare facilities, including the majority of U.S. hospitals. Press Ganey Forsta provides patient, caregiver and workforce experience measurement, benchmarking and improvement solutions built on decades of proprietary healthcare data and regulatory expertise. Qualtrics contributes its leading XM AI and data platform that turns experiential signals into... Read More »
Lexitas Pharma Services Acquires Erie Retina Research, CASExERIE and Element Erie
Lexitas Pharma Services, an ophthalmology-focused contract research organization (CRO) and portfolio company of QHP Capital, has acquired Erie Retina Research, CASExERIE, LLC and the assets of Element Erie: Imaging & Reading Center PLLC. Erie Retina Research will operate as a wholly owned subsidiary of Lexitas. As part of the transaction, Dr. David Almeida, MD, MBA, PhD, will join Lexitas as Chief Retina Strategy Officer. Financial terms were not disclosed. Erie Retina Research is a premier vitreoretinal clinical research center in Erie, Pennsylvania, with more than 40 active trials and more than 1,000 patients enrolled since 2019. CASExERIE serves as an ophthalmic innovation hub for... Read More »
Behind the Deal: CDO Kevin Rogus Explores Playground Pediatric’s Acquisition Strategy
A new investor has entered the pediatrics landscape. With the acquisition of five pediatric practices over the last few months, Playground Pediatrics has expanded its presence in four states and strengthened its position as a leading pediatrics provider. Since October 2025, it has acquired Cobb Pediatrics in Georgia, Purcell Pediatrics in North Carolina, Kids Kare Pediatrics and Smyrna Pediatrics in Tennessee and PAK Pediatrics in Pennsylvania. The LevinPro HC team spoke with Kevin Rogus, Chief Development Officer of Playground, about the transactions and Playground’s acquisition strategy. A portfolio company of Norwest Venture Partners since 2024, Playground operates as a... Read More »
Coastal Medical Transportation Systems Acquires Alert Ambulance
Coastal Medical Transportation Systems (CMTS) has completed the acquisition of Alert Ambulance Service, expanding its emergency and non-emergency medical transportation network across New England. The deal adds Alert’s established routes and operations in Massachusetts, New Hampshire and Rhode Island to CMTS’s existing footprint. Financial terms were not disclosed. Alert Ambulance joins CMTS’s portfolio following the company’s 2022 integration of Fallon Ambulance Service and Lifeline Ambulance Service. The combined organization now operates more than 325 vehicles and employs nearly 1,500 clinicians and support staff. CMTS provides Basic Life Support, Advanced Life Support, 911 emergency... Read More »Schedule a demo
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