Ascend Capital Partners announced the closing of its second fund.
The fund, Ascend Capital Partners Fund II, closed with $791 million in total commitments, exceeding its initial $700 million target.
Ascend Fund II will invest across physician and provider services, value-based care enablement companies and healthcare IT.
Ascend, founded in 2019 and based in…
In a recent episode of the Becker Private Equity & Business Podcast, Amber Walsh, partner at McGuireWoods, discusses current trends in healthcare private equity and outlines how this year’s Healthcare Private Equity Conference (April 29–30, 2026) is structured. The event will focus on four core areas: life sciences, traditional provider services, innovation, and operational…
Kinderhook Industries will acquire Enhabit in a deal value at approximately $1.1 billion, according to a news release.
Enhabit (NYSE: EHAB), founded in 2022 when it was spun off from Encompass Health Corp. and based in Dallas, is a national home health and hospice provider.
Kinderhook, founded in 2003 and based in New…
WestView Capital Partners has made a minority investment in Benefits All In (BAI), according to a news release.
BAI, founded in 2014 and based in Cincinnati, Ohio, is a provider of employee healthcare benefit navigation and risk management solutions to employer groups.
WestView, founded in 2004 and based in Boston, is a…
Fifty years ago, the United States had 75 car companies. Today, there are fewer than five. The same consolidation dynamics are reshaping physician practice management, says Ezra Simons, a co-founder and partner at Physician Growth Partners, which has been on the leading edge of consolidation in provider practices nationwide. “I think what we’ll…
Arsenal Capital has sold MaxHealth to CenterWell, according to a news release.
MaxHealth, founded in 2015 and based in Tampa, Florida, is a network of primary care facilities for adults and seniors with over 50 locations throughout Florida.
Arsenal, founded in 2000 and based in New York, is a private equity firm…
Patient Square Capital will acquire Paradigm from OMERS Private Equity, according to a news release.
Paradigm, founded in 1991 and based in Walnut Creek, California, is a specialty care management organization focused people with complex injuries and diagnoses.
Patient Square, founded in 2020 and based in Menlo Park, California, is a dedicated…
Ares’ Private Equity Group (Ares) and DaVita will make a strategic investment in Elara Caring, according to a news release.
Elara, founded in 1975 and based in Dallas, is a provider of home care, offering skilled home health, hospice, personal care services, behavioral health and palliative care in 18 states.
Ares (NYSE: ARES)…
Aquitaine Capital has made a majority investment in KidsChoice, according to a news release.
KidsChoice, founded in 2020 and based in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, is a provider of autism and pediatric therapy services.
Aquitaine, founded in 2024 and based in New York, is a private equity firm that targets majority investments of…
From his perspective as CEO and managing partner at Physician Growth Partners, Michael Kroin sees an “interesting time” where different types of buyers are getting into the provider services sector at the same time that payers are aggressively pursuing independent practices.
“You see payers start to have interest in these private equity-backed groups as…
