Deal of the Week: UnitedHealth’s SCA Health Acquires U.S. Digestive Health
SCA Health announced on August 18 that it was entering an agreement to acquire U.S. Digestive Health, which serves Pennsylvania and Delaware. The seller was Amulet Capital Partners, LP, a middle-market private equity firm focused exclusively on healthcare. U.S. Digestive Health was formed in 2019 by Amulet Capital Partners, LP in partnership with member practice partner physicians. According to its website, as of August 19, 2025, there are 149 physicians on staff. Additionally, the company runs more than 20 ambulatory surgery centers. It is based in Exton, Pennsylvania. While still under Amulet Capital Partners’ ownership, U.S. Digestive Health completed seven transactions,... Read More »
Custom Health Acquires PatchRx to Expand Patient Connected Care Platform
Custom Health, Inc. has announced the acquisition of Tulsa, Oklahoma-based PatchRx, Inc. PatchRx is a medication adherence and remote monitoring technology company. PatchRx’s patented PatchCap smart pill bottle cap technology is utilized in clinics and pharmacies across the United States to monitor and enhance patient adherence remotely. Custom Health connects people with community pharmacists to manage drug complexity and maximize health benefits through personalized med delivery, virtual monitoring and proactive care. The company’s automated hubs, proprietary health platform and medication adherence network power a scalable solution to chronic condition management that leads... Read More »
Sonic Healthcare USA Announces Acquisition of Cairo Diagnostics
Sonic Healthcare USA, Inc. has acquired substantially all of the assets of Cairo Diagnostics, LLC, Cairo Diagnostics NJ, LLC and Rye Management and Logistics Corp., collectively referred to as Cairo Diagnostics. The deal was announced on August 22, 2025. Cairo Diagnostics is a provider of comprehensive hematology oncology diagnostics based in White Plains, New York and with a second laboratory in Woodcliff Lake, New Jersey. Sonic Healthcare USA, Inc. is the U.S. operating division of Sonic Healthcare Ltd., one of the world’s largest medical diagnostics companies. Sonic Healthcare USA provides clinical and anatomic pathology services through a nationwide network. With the closing of... Read More »
Imagen Dental Partners Enters New State with Acquisition
Imagen Dental Partners announced that it acquired Toothologie. Toothologie is a dental practice with one location in Union, Kentucky. There are two physicians on staff: Dr. Jason Ford DMD and Dr. Kyle Reynolds DMD. Founded in 2020, Imagen Dental Partners is a dental partnership organization that joins with dental practices, invests in them and supports their growth. Imagen Dental Partners supports practices in California, Arizona, Texas, Minnesota, Florida, Georgia, South Carolina, Tennessee, Kentucky, Illinois, Indiana, Ohio, Michigan, Oregon and Wisconsin. This marks Imagen Dental Partners’s 11th acquisition of the year as well as its first acquisition in... Read More »
H.I.G. Capital Announces Strategic Investment in Avanta Salud Integral
On August 21, H.I.G. Capital announced that one of its affiliates has entered into a definitive agreement to take a majority stake in Avanta Salud Integral. Avanta Salud Integral, headquartered in Valencia, Spain, is an occupational health and safety services provider. The company offers both highly regulated mandatory and elective services to more than 100,000 clients, covering more than 1 million employees through a network of more than 250 medical centers and mobile units. H.I.G. Capital is a global private equity and alternative assets investment firm with $70 billion of capital under management. Since its founding in 1993, H.I.G. has invested in and managed more than 400 companies... Read More »
Kite Acquires Interius BioTherapeutics to Advance In Vivo Platform
Kite Pharma, a wholly owned subsidiary of Gilead Sciences, announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Interius BioTherapeutics for a total of $350 million in cash consideration. Interius BioTherapeutics is a clinical-stage biotechnology company engineering targeted, programmable vectors for the precision delivery of genetic medicines to treat an array of challenging diseases in oncology, autoimmunity and beyond. Leveraging a proprietary platform, Interius has created a differentiated off-the-shelf therapeutic modality designed for broad patient access. The company’s lead programs aim to overcome the current limitations of ex vivo chimeric antigen receptor (CAR)... Read More »
CentralReach Acquires SpectrumAI and AI Measures
CentralReach, based in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, announced on August 19 that it acquired two companies; SpectrumAI and AI Measures. SpectrumAI is a predictive analytics and video capture platform for registered behavior technicians. Its main platforms are Twyll, a next-generation electronic health record (EHR) for data collection, and Patterns ABA, a platform that measures network performance analytics, specifically for payors. Based in Cleveland, Ohio, AI Measures is a multi-modal assessment tool for care plan analysis. CentralReach provides EHR, electronic medical record and practice management solutions that enable ABA clinicians and educators to produce superior... Read More »
RethinkFirst Acquires Joshin
RethinkFirst announced on August 18 that it entered into an agreement to acquire Joshin. The financial terms of the deal were not disclosed. Joshin, an employee assistance programs (EAP) provider, is a Minnesota-based provider of disability and neurodivergent support services. RethinkFirst is a global health technology company providing cloud-based treatment tools, training and clinical support to employers, educators, payors and behavioral health professionals. Rethink serves more than 11 million employees worldwide, public-school districts and more than 96,000 individual behavioral healthcare providers. The deal positions RethinkCare, RethinkFirst’s app, as an... Read More »
