• Proactive MD Reports Third Transaction of 2026 

    On January 16, Proactive MD announced that it acquired undisclosed allergy specialist practices in Virginia. Terms were not disclosed.  Proactive MD is a value-based care provider dedicated to transforming healthcare for patients, employers and health plan partners through integrated solutions. Its integrated model offers centralized... Read More »
  • GSK Acquires Rapt Therapeutics For $2.2 Billion 

    In its first transaction of the year, GSK Plc, announced that it acquired Rapt Therapeutics, Inc. for $58 per share.  That price equates to an aggregate equity value of $2.2 billion, according to GSK, which added that the upfront investment net of cash acquired comes to $1.9 billion. Net of cash acquired, GSK’s estimated upfront investment... Read More »
  • Worldwide Clinical Trials to Acquire Catalyst Clinical Research

    Worldwide Clinical Trials, a global contract research organization (CRO), announced on January 20 that it will be acquiring Wilmington, North Carolina-headquartered Catalyst Clinical Research, LLC. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed. Catalyst Clinical Research, LLC is a specialized CRO delivering customizable clinical research... Read More »
  • Most Active Physician Group Buyers of 2025

    The deal volume in the Physician Medical Group (PMG) sector was strong throughout 2025, totaling 521 transactions, surpassing the 506 reported in 2024. The subsectors with the most activity were dental (248 deals), eye care (34), dermatology (32) and orthopaedic (31).  The sector’s year-over-year stability is due to strong competition... Read More »
  • ACES Acquires Ally Pediatric Therapy

    ACES announced that it is bolstering its services in Arizona with the acquisition of Paradise Valley-based Ally Pediatric Therapy. Founded in 2017, Ally Pediatric Therapy is a leading provider of applied behavior analysis (ABA) therapy and speech-language therapy to children and young adults with autism and other childhood disorders. Ally... Read More »

eHealth Activity Climbs in Q3

The eHealth sector came out swinging this quarter, reporting 51 deals, according to our Deal Search Online database. That’s a modest 9% uptick over Q2:19 deals, but a 38% increase over the same quarter in 2018. Year-to-date totals tell a similar story. In 2018, the first three quarters reported 146 deals, while 2019 clocks in with 151 deals so far. Announced prices have followed suit as well. By the end of the third quarter in 2018, there were roughly $12.8 billion in disclosed prices, but in 2019 we’ve seen approximately $17.9 billion in the sector. Four deals disclosed prices north of a billion dollars in the first three quarters of 2018, including Verscend Technologies,... Read More »
Three Oaks Hospice Hits The Ground Running

Three Oaks Hospice Hits The Ground Running

Three Oaks Hospice, a portfolio company of Health Velocity Capital, was  just launched in May 2019, but the company is wasting no time to expand. This week the company bought three hospices in Texas, Total Hospice & Palliative Care in Richardson; ABS Palliative in Carrollton; and Hospice Care and Fellowship Hospice in San Antonio. The acquisitions give it a presence in Dallas, Fort Worth, and San Antonio, providing more than 84,000 days of care annually. The deal also increases its referral network to more than 200 sources. To fuel future growth, Three Oaks has received more than $21 million from Granite Growth, Health Velocity Capital and Petra Capital. It’s been a slow month in... Read More »
Autism Services Provider Goes to Golden Gate Capital

Autism Services Provider Goes to Golden Gate Capital

Another private equity firm has thrown its hat in the autism ring. Golden Gate Capital announced its acquisition of Invo Holdings, LLC from The Jordan Company. The Jordan Company and Invo’s management will retain minority ownership stakes in the business. Invo Holdings, based in Jamison, Pennsylvania, provides a range of multi-disciplinary, research-based therapy services to infants, toddlers and school-aged children with various developmental delays, including autism, in homes, at schools and in community-based centers across 27 states. It 2,500 clinicians include board-certified behavior analysts, registered behavioral technicians, speech-language pathologists, occupational and... Read More »
TPG Capital Re-enters the Southeast Asia Hospital Market

TPG Capital Re-enters the Southeast Asia Hospital Market

TPG Capital and its sponsored companies have been on a tear in 2019. Through its recently launched U.S. autism platform, Kadiant, the global private equity firm announced six deals since February. Its U.S.-based digital health company WellSky announced two deals in the past 12 months and back in February, Kindred Healthcare, now co-owned by TPG and Welsh, Carson, Anderson & Stowe, acquired a hospital in Los Angeles out of the Promise Healthcare bankruptcy. In early September, TPG announced its acquisition of another digital health company, Convey Health Solutions, from New Mountain Capital for an undisclosed price. Two weeks later, the firm was back in the news with a $1.2 billion deal... Read More »
EyeCare Partners Grows Its National Platform

EyeCare Partners Grows Its National Platform

EyeCare Partners’ acquisition marathon shows no signs of slowing down. Ever since FFL Partners formed the group with the acquisition of Clarkson Eyecare in April 2015, EyeCare Partners (ECP) has expanded rapidly, consolidating smaller firms to grow a national network. Last week, the group purchased Nationwide Vision from Refac Optical Group, a portfolio company of Acon Investments. Nationwide is a full-service vision care provider operating 89 optometry offices throughout Arizona and Florida. This acquisition brings EyeCare Partners’ network range to up to 450 locations nationwide. No financial terms were disclosed. Earlier in September, ECP acquired Associated Retinal... Read More »

Convey Health Solutions Sold By PE Firm

After a three-year partnership, New Mountain Capital is selling Convey Health Solutions, Inc. to TPG Capital for an undisclosed amount. According to sources cited by Buyouts.com, New Mountain Capital has been looking for a buyer since last April. The sources also projected Convey Health should generate roughly $50 million EBITDA in 2019, up from $10 million in 2016. The target company provides technology solutions exclusively for government-sponsored health insurance plans such as Medicare Advantage, Medicare Part D, and Employer Group Waiver Plans.  The company’s management and other select stakeholders will remain invested in the company. TPG will be getting a robust digital health... Read More »