John R Fischer

Archimed, Cinven, Gemspring target orthopedics; Lower development risk draws PE to medical devices

Value-based care trends and sector resiliency are making orthopedics – especially in medical device production – a hot commodity for private equity; a $1.25 billion minority investment by Apollo in a McKesson Corporation surgical product business.

Orthopedic care draws in PE: 6 deals

Archimed, Cinven, Gemspring and InTandem are among the PE firms that have invested in the orthopedics market.

Goldman Sachs, General Atlantic, Aquitaine back autism care; Supply-and-demand gap drives scaling opportunities in mental health assets

The austism sector’s supply-and-demand care imbalance has been a key driver behind deals by firms such as Goldman Sachs Alternatives, General Atlantic and Aquitaine, which have spotted scaling opportunities in the segment; a look at MKH Capital Partner’s investment in a network of mental health and substance use treatment centers.

PE eyes platform scaling opportunities in autism care: 5 deals

Aquitaine Capital, Goldman Sachs, Renovus and Verdane are among the PE firms investing in the autism care sector.

Advent, Avista, Main Post bet on personal care; Underinvested women’s health draws in private equity

Blackstone and TPG announced the closing of their take-private of Hologic, a women’s medtech developer based in Marlborough, Massachusetts, earlier this week.

Advent Partners-backed efex acquires Priority 1 IT

The deal expands efex's technical and healthcare capabilities, local delivery model and ability to support complex technological need.

GHO Capital sells specialty pharmaceutical provider VISUfarma to Lupin Limited

The deal expands Lupin's presence in Europe, accelerate the buildout of its specialty franchise and is immediately accretive.

Permira’s Silvia Oteri and MiddleGround’s Christen Paras named PE Hub and Buyouts’ Women in PE; Carlyle, HIG, LLR, Main Capital target caregiver services

High fragmentation and recession resilience are among the attributes attracting PE firms such as Carlyle, HIG, LLR and Main Capital to invest across the caregiver services market.

5CP-backed Radon acquires Majestic Medical Solutions

The deal allows Majestic to scale its geographic footprint and broaden its capabilities.

New Mountain- and Francisco Partners-backed Office Ally acquires Jopari Solutions from WestView Capital

Office Ally will integrate automation, interoperability and straight-through electronic processing to modernize healthcare administrative and financial workflows.