Tag: Private Equity

NEW YORK – WindRose Health Investors, a New York-based private equity firm, has completed the recapitalization of StateServ Medical, a provider of DME benefit management solutions to the post-acute care market. WindRose partnered with StateServ’s executive team to recapitalize the business and to provide additional capital to support future growth, accelerating the next phase of the company’s expansion. "We are excited to partner with WindRose as StateServ enters its next phase...

PLYMOUTH MEETING, Pa. – AdaptHealth has appointed Greg Belinfanti to the company’s board of directors. Belinfanti is a senior managing director of One Equity Partners and will serve as the private equity firm’s designee on the board. “We appreciate OEP’s continued support and welcome Greg to the board of directors,” said Richard Barasch, chairman of the board. Belinfanti currently serves on the boards of Restorix Health and Ernest Health, and formerly served on...

LOUISVILLE, Ky. – Humana has signed a definitive agreement to acquire onehome, a provider of a variety of home-based services, from WayPoint Capital Partners.  onehome has been operating a value-based model in Florida and Texas, and has served Humana members since 2015.  “At Humana, we are implementing a strategy to build a new value-based home health model that will improve patient outcomes, increase satisfaction for patients and providers, and provide greater value for...

NORTHFIELD, Ill. – Medline Industries has entered into an agreement to receive a majority investment from a group of private equity firms, including Blackstone, Carlyle Group and Hellman & Friedman, worth a reported $30-plus billion.  Medline, which generated revenues of $17.5 billion in 2020, will use the new resources from the partnership to expand its product offerings, accelerate international expansion and continue to make new infrastructure investments to strengthen its global...

WINTER HAVEN, Fla. – 3B Medical’s new CEO Justin Smith wants to grow the company to hit $100 million in revenues in the next few years.  Hear what Smith, whose background includes roles at Bear Stearns and ComVest Partners, had to say about how 3B Medical’s product pipeline and acquisition plans make it a company “with legs.”  HME News: What drew you to the health care industry and 3B Medical?  Justin Smith: I...

OVERLAND PARK, Kan. - WellSky and TPG Capital have entered into a definitive agreement to add Leonard Green & Partners, a private equity firm, as a new capital partner.As part of the agreement, TPG will also make a new equity investment in WellSky.The agreement will allow WellSky to expand the depth and breadth of its solutions, strengthen its relationships with its 15,000 payer and provider clients, and further invest in its capabilities, says Bill Miller, CEO of WellSky.“TPG and LGP are strongly...

MURFREESBORO, Tenn. - Virtue Technologies, a provider of post-acute healthcare technology solutions, has received an investment from Claritas Capital, a Nashville, Tenn.-based private equity firm. Virtue Technologies, created out of a joint venture between TwelveStone Health Partners and VirtueRN, says it addresses the fragmented market for communicating orders for medical equipment and medications to service providers and patients. “The delivery of post-acute care can often be quite challenging,”...

PORT WASHINGTON, N.Y. - Drive DeVilbiss Healthcare has agreed in principle to receive $35 million in new capital, together with a reduction in cash debt service obligations from its current lenders.The transaction has broad support from the substantial majority of Drive's first and second lien lenders, and includes new capital from its primary equity holders, according to a press release.“We are pleased with the strong demonstration of support that our stakeholders have shown to our business...

LOS ANGELES - Mini Pharmacy, a pharmacy specializing in providing diabetic supplies primarily to the California market, is now owned by Angeles Equity Partners. Mini was founded in 1980 and has been led by the Fox family. In conjunction with the transaction, Angeles will be installing a new executive team with pharmacy industry expertise “to drive a robust program of systems investment and operational modernization.” Richard Fox, however, will continue to lead Mini's commercial activities...

LOS ANGELES - St. Cloud Capital, a private equity firm based here, has announced a growth capital investment in AleraCare Holdings, a provider of home and community based healthcare and pharmacy services. AleraCare now comprises three companies: MedicoRx Specialty Pharmacy, a specialty and home infusion pharmacy serving the California market; Vasco Infusion, a physician healthcare practice with several ambulatory infusion centers serving the Arizona and northern California markets; and VascoRx Specialty...