Private Equity
South San Francisco-based PACT Pharma, a provider of personalized cell therapy for solid tumors, has appointed Tim Moore as president and chief technical officer. Previously, Moore worked at Kite where he was executive vice president of technical operations. PACT Pharma's backers included GV, Canaan, Casdin Capital, Droia, Foresite Capital, Invus, Pontifax, Wu Capital, AbbVie Ventures and Taiho Ventures.
4 min read · 02 October 2019
Definitive Healthcare, a healthcare-focused data and analytics provider, has secured an undisclosed amount of funding. The investor was 22C Capital. Definitive Healthcare is also backed by Advent International and Spectrum Equity.
4 min read · 02 October 2019
Warburg Pincus has acquired Newton Square, Pennsylvania-based Petplan, a pet health insurance provider. No financial terms were disclosed. As part of the acquisition, John Giannuzzi will join as chairman of Petplan's board. Petplan serves over 200,000 customers in the U.S. and Canada.
4 min read · 02 October 2019
Vision Innovation Partners said Oct. 2 that it acquired Metropolitan Ophthalmology Associates. Financial terms weren’t announced. Metropolitan Ophthalmology is an ophthalmology practice with locations in Chevy Chase, Maryland and McLean, Virginia.
2 min read · 02 October 2019
Kindred Biosciences, a biopharmaceutical company focused on pets, has secured a $50 million debt facility from Solar Capital Partners LLC</strong. Cantor Fitzgerald & Co acted as sole lead arranger and financial adviser to KindredBio on this transaction.
3 min read · 02 October 2019
CORA Health Services, a portfolio company of Gryphon Investors, said Oct. 2 that it acquired Blacksburg Physical Therapy Associates Inc. Financial terms weren’t announced. Blacksburg PT provides services including general physical therapy, Parkinson’s treatment, functional movement, women's health, running analysis, back and neck pain, and sports injuries.
2 min read · 02 October 2019
New Capital Partners has sold Hospice Partners of America to Addus HomeCare Inc for $130 million. TripleTree LLC served as financial adviser to HPA on the transaction. Based in Birmingham, Alabama, HPA is a provider of hospice services.
2 min read · 01 October 2019
Audax Private Equity-backed Gastro Health added-on Puget Sound Gastroenterology, a gastro platform of 32 providers based in Seattle, Washington, with four additional locations throughout western Washington. The deal represents Gastro's sixteenth acquisition since Audax's 2016 investment.
1 min read · 01 October 2019
Welsh, Carson, Anderson & Stowe said Oct. 1 that it elevated three executives to general partner. They include David Caluori, Ryan Harper and Frances Higgins.
3 min read · 01 October 2019
Beecken Petty O’Keefe & Co has invested in Midwest Products & Engineering. Financial terms weren’t announced. Midwest Products & Engineering, of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, is a design and manufacturing partner to healthcare and technology OEMs.
2 min read · 01 October 2019
