Health Care

Audax Private Equity has announced it will sell United Urology Group (UUG) to OneOncology.

UUG, founded in 2016 and based in Owings Mills, Maryland, is a management services organization for a network of urology affiliate practices with locations in Arizona, Colorado, Delaware, Maryland and Tennessee.

Audax, with private equity offices in Boston, New York

Audax Private Equity has announced it will acquire the clinical services business of Avantor (NYSE: AVTR).

Avantor, founded in 1904 and based in Radnor, Pennsylvania, is a life science tools company. Its clinical services division provides clinical trial and laboratory supply chain services to pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies, contract research organizations (CROs) and diagnostic

M&A activity in the healthcare space has slowed since 2022, but with stable interest rates and creative deal structuring, activity should increase going forward.

Host Geoff Cockrell is joined by Jamie Heidbreder, managing director in Fifth Third’s Healthcare Investment Banking group, to discuss challenges in healthcare M&A since 2022, the factors leading to

Blackstone will acquire Chartis from Audax Private Equity, according to a news release. Audax will remain invested in the company.

Chartis, founded in 2001 and based in Chicago, is a healthcare advisory firm with brands including Chartis, Jarrard, Greeley and HealthScape Advisors.

Blackstone (NYSE: BX), founded in 1985 and based in New York,

Water Street Healthcare Partners has announced it has invested in MedSpeed.

MedSpeed, founded in 2000 and based in Elmhurst, Illinois, is a provider of same-day logistics services to the healthcare industry, transporting specimens, pharmaceuticals, supplies and more. The company reports operating hubs across more than 30 states.

Water Street, founded in 2005 and

Michael Pennington used his background in middle-market investment banking to establish Platinum Dermatology Partners eight years ago. Now with 400 providers across five states, the physician-owned practice is thriving in a marketplace beset by challenges such as wage inflation and declining reimbursement models.

In this episode of The Corner Series, Michael describes the