Private Equity Deal Spotlight | Weekly Update

Health care continues to drive private equity (“PE”) activity, creating opportunities for investors and traditional health care providers. Transactions in the health care space are especially complicated, layering health care regulatory and reimbursement considerations on top of a complex securities, antitrust, privacy and security framework.

Hall Render’s PE team of attorneys and advisors leverage the strength and depth of our bench to navigate and efficiently execute PE transactions. The summary below includes highlights of recent PE deals and legislative updates.

• The Supreme Group announced the acquisition of Amendola Communications. Amendola Communications is a recognized leader in health care public relations, marketing and social media, with an established track record of growing health care and life sciences companies from the ground up. Following the acquisition, Amendola Communications will continue to conduct business under its current brand name. The Supreme Group is backed by Trinity Hunt Partners, a growth-oriented PE group based in Dallas, Texas with over $2 billion in assets under management.
• Argosy Healthcare Partners announced a recapitalization and partnership with Nicklas Medical Staffing. Nicklas Medical Staffing is a provider of staffing solutions for pathology and histology labs throughout the United States that specializes in connecting pathologists’ assistants, cytotechnologists and histotechnologists with labs across the country. Following the partnership, Argosy Healthcare Partners intends to build upon Nicklas Medical Staffing’s expertise and expand service offerings nationwide. Argosy Healthcare Partners is a PE firm headquartered in Wayne, Pennsylvania that partners with founder-owned health care businesses.
• Amulet Capital Partners announced a new platform investment in Theoria Management, LLC. Theoria Management is a technology-enabled management services organization that supports value-based primary care services to senior living communities throughout the United States. Justin Di Rezze, MD—the founder of Theoria Management—will continue to lead the organization following the transaction. Amulet Capital Partners is a PE investment firm based in Greenwich, Connecticut that focuses exclusively on the health care sector.

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