PE-Backed USOP Adds 2 Physician Groups in Alabama
U.S. Orthopedic Partners (USOP) has had a busy 2021 so far. Back in March, the PE-backed physician network acquired Jackson Anesthesia Pain Center and Oxford Orthopaedics and Sports Medicine, PLLC in Jackson and Oxford, Mississippi, respectively. Both practices are well known in their regional markets for providing the most up-to-date orthopedic care, including both non-surgical and surgical options to treat a wide array of muscular-skeletal issues, including injury. And now in July, it’s added four more practices. Earlier in the month, USOP partnered with Orthopedic Institute of North Mississippi (6 physicians), which provides sports medicine and comprehensive orthopedic treatments... Read More »
Summit Health Management Expands in New York City
After its transformational merger with CityMD in 2019, Summit Health Management has been quick to expand even further. In April this year, the company purchased Active Orthopedics & Sports Medicine, a leading orthopedic practice in New Jersey with 17 providers and three locations. Now, it’s continuing its ventures with the acquisition of Gotham Gastroenterology for an undisclosed sum. The purchase will add 16 gastrointestinal specialists across four offices in New York City to Summit Health’s current portfolio. These additions act as an important step toward Summit’s mission of providing diversified healthcare services in various locations nationwide. Summit Health is a portfolio... Read More »
CORA Physical Therapy Sold to H.I.G. Capital
One of the largest networks of physical therapy networks is being traded. Gryphon Investors is selling CORA Health Holdings Corp. and its subsidiaries, doing business as CORA Physical Therapy, to H.I.G. Capital for an undisclosed sum. CORA currently operates 228 outpatient physical therapy clinics across nine U.S. states, primarily in the Southeast. The Company’s 850+ physical therapists, physical therapy assistants and other clinicians offer best-in-class outpatient physical rehabilitation services for orthopedic problems, work-related injuries, sports injuries and various neuromuscular and neurological conditions. Founded in 1993, H.I.G. Capital is a global private equity investment firm... Read More »
Unchained Labs Sold to The Carlyle Group
Private equity is branching out. Firms are usually swarming the physician group and behavioral health markets, building regional platforms, but we’re now seeing plenty of activity in new sectors, such as healthcare technology and research organizations. With fields such as diagnostics and gene therapy on the rise, it only makes sense for private equity to want a stake in the game. Last week, D.C.-based The Carlyle Group LP (NASDAQ: CG) announced it was buying Unchained Labs from Novo Holdings A/S, Canaan Partners, and TPG Biotech. The deal is valued at $435 million, or 5.80x Unchained Labs’ estimated 2021 revenue. Unchained Labs is a life science tools company focused on solving problems... Read More »