Top Managed Health Care Private Equity Funds

VSS Capital Partners

66 Total Closed Deals Actively Sourcing Deals

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VSS is a leading private equity investment firm that invests in the healthcare, business services and education industries.• 30+ years of experience and have managed over $4B in aggregate capital commitments across 8 funds• Investments in 102 portfolio companies, with over 600 add-on acquisitions• VSS invests in businesses that are well-positioned for sustainable growth• Flexible capital solutions, from debt to equity, for a wide range of corporate and shareholder uses• Assists company management teams, boards and financial sponsors in effective strategic initiatives• Leverages…

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• Oct 2025 Acquired Granite Trade Services
• Dec 2024 Acquired Lumenci
• Oct 2024 Invested in Lane Four
• Oct 2024 Acquired Treya

Nautic Partners

46 Total Closed Deals Actively Sourcing Deals

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Founded in 1986, Nautic Partners is a middle-market focused private equity firm and has managed over $2.5 billion of assets over its 28-year history. Nautic primarily targets equity investments of $25 million to $75 million for majority ownership, with a focus on companies with $5 million to $40 million in EBITDA in the business services, manufacturing, and healthcare sectors. Examples of focus sub-sectors for business services and manufacturing include specialty chemicals, specialty coatings, energy services, building products, petrochemical services, petrochemical infrastructure, aerospace…

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• Dec 2016 Acquired Magnolia Creek Treatment Center For Women
• Sep 2016 Acquired Vantage Mobility International
• Jun 2016 Acquired Warmelin Precision Products
• Apr 2016 Acquired Integra Adhesives

Hammond Kennedy Whitney & Company

44 Total Closed Deals Actively Sourcing Deals

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HKW is evolving with clarity and purpose, while honoring the vision of the firm’s founders and our 100 plus year history. We focus on specific sectors in which we can utilize our skills and perspective, leveraging technology as part of a data-driven methodology to power our “Four Pillar” structure. HKW has developed processes that support our strategy to find, create, and sustain value in our companies while trusting and appreciating that our approach is what sets us apart.

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• Jan 2023 Acquired CMIT Solutions
• Dec 2022 Acquired dominKnow
• Sep 2022 Acquired Golden Country Oriental Food
• Mar 2022 Invested in Draup

Garnett Station Partners

35 Total Closed Deals Actively Sourcing Deals

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Garnett Station Partners was founded in 2013 by Matt Perelman and Alex Sloane, two entrepreneur-investors who grew up together, attended school together, and built the firm together. Today, GSP is a New York–based principal investment firm managing approximately $4.5 billion in assets, investing in growing businesses at attractive entry points across sectors including food and beverage, health and wellness, automotive, and business services. GSP's origins trace to the founders' first year of business school, when they acquired 23 struggling Burger King franchises in Henderson, North…

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• Dec 2025 Acquired Skybound Service Partners
• Dec 2025 Acquired True North Fleet Services
• Dec 2025 Acquired Honey Baked Ham
• Dec 2025 Acquired Tavern in the Square

Fulcrum Equity Partners

32 Total Closed Deals Actively Sourcing Deals

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Fulcrum Equity Partners is an Atlanta-based growth equity firm focused on providing expansion capital to rapidly growing companies. We have been successfully investing in high growth businesses since 2000. The senior team all has significant operating experience in companies of the size and type in which we invest that had successful exits. We have been involved in over 400 transactions and know how to position businesses to be attractive acquisition candidates. Additionally, our investor base includes 100 current and former CEOs. In short, we look to investment in businesses where we can…

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• Aug 2016 Acquired CarePlus
• May 2016 Invested in iHealth
• Jan 2016 Invested in QASymphony
• Nov 2015 Invested in Phish Labs

Martis Capital

27 Total Closed Deals Actively Sourcing Deals

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With offices in Palo Alto, CA, and Washington, DC, CHSO is a private investment firm focused exclusively on the healthcare and wellness industry. We target middle-market companies and growth situations in North America where our team has an edge in understanding the opportunity, performing due diligence and adding value post close. Our investment team possesses over 50 years of combined investment and medical experience, and leverages an extensive network of relationships with healthcare executives, clinicians, scientists and regulators. We provide flexible, patient capital in partnership…

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• Oct 2022 Invested in Alcanza Clinical Research
• Nov 2021 Invested in Lighthouse Lab Services
• Sep 2021 Acquired Community Based Care
• Nov 2020 Acquired DCN Dx

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Silver Oak Services Partners, LLC

26 Total Closed Deals Actively Sourcing Deals

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Silver Oak Services Partners is a lower-middle market private equity firm focused exclusively on service businesses. We seek to partner with exceptional management teams to build industry leading business, consumer and healthcare service companies.Silver Oak utilizes a proactive, research-led investment process to identify attractive services sectors and seek out the best potential management teams and investment opportunities. We bring extensive services industry expertise and relationships to our investments and work closely with our management teams to drive long-term value creation.Silver…

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• Aug 2023 Acquired VASA Fitness
• Dec 2022 Acquired Vecta Environmental Services
• Dec 2020 Acquired Geriatric Medical
• Nov 2020 Acquired Launch Family Entertainment

Capitala Financial Advisors, LLC

26 Total Closed Deals Actively Sourcing Deals

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Capitala Group is an asset management firm that has been providing private credit and private equity capital to lower- and middle-market businesses throughout North America for over twenty years. Since our inception in 1998, Capitala has invested over $2.2 billion into small businesses and strives to make an impact through responsible investing and a unified mission to support social impact initiatives. We seek to partner with strong management teams to create value and support growth through strategic partnerships, operational expertise, and a shared vision for success.

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• Jan 2025 Provided debt financing to Newbury Franklin Industrials
• Dec 2024 Provided debt financing to The Stonewall Group
• Oct 2024 Invested in Stueve Construction, LLC
• Sep 2024 Acquired Better Car People

Halifax Group

25 Total Closed Deals Actively Sourcing Deals

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The Halifax Group is a private investment firm dedicated to partnering with founders and managers of lower middle-market businesses with total enterprise values generally between $50 million and $300 million.

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• Nov 2019 Acquired AAMP
• Sep 2019 Acquired Prairie Industries
• Jun 2019 Acquired StrataTech
• Apr 2018 Acquired ChanceLight

Noro-Moseley Partners

24 Total Closed Deals Actively Sourcing Deals

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Noro-Moseley Partners is a group of focused and proven investors backing high-growth businesses and leading entrepreneurs. In addition to capital, the firm’s goal is to help strong leaders succeed through team building, growth acceleration and domain expertise at key junctures during company growth stages.

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• Oct 2025 Invested in Next Glass
• Aug 2025 Invested in Visana
• Apr 2025 Invested in Liminal
• Jan 2025 Invested in Kode

Harren Equity Partners

24 Total Closed Deals Actively Sourcing Deals

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Harren Equity Partners is a Charlottesville, Virginia and Fort Lauderdale, Florida based private investment firmand leading provider of equity for middle market acquisitions, recapitalizations and growth capital financings. Harren professionals work with each portfolio company to develop and/or implement a strategic business plan, and we support management by providing the operational, financial and human resources necessary to manage the increasingly complicated decisions associated with growing a business. Harren's approach to private investment is significantly differentiated from the…

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• Apr 2022 Acquired Core States Group
• Jan 2022 Acquired A & A Transfer
• Aug 2021 Invested in Health Connect America
• Jun 2021 Acquired Alliance Ground International

Granite Creek Capital Partners

23 Total Closed Deals Actively Sourcing Deals

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Granite Creek manages SBIC funds providing flexible debt and equity capital to lower middle market companies. Target check sizes are $15mm to $25mm (with flexibility to scale to $50mm+ with partners) with a focus on targets with $4mm to $12mm of EBITDA. We partner with management teams to help grow their businesses and be their institutional capital partner, even when we are in a minority position. We also partner with independent sponsors. Our capital is flexible and we can invest in a wide variety of debt (senior, subordinated, mezzanine) and equity securities (preferred, common, other) to…

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• Jan 2026 Invested in Confidential Company
• Dec 2025 Acquired Confidential Company
• Nov 2024 Acquired Ritchie Industries
• Sep 2024 Acquired Global Animal Products

Kainos Capital

22 Total Closed Deals Actively Sourcing Deals

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Kainos Capital, a middle market private equity firm focused on the food and consumer sector, was recently formed by Andrew Rosen, Robert Sperry and Sarah Ashmore Bradley. The Kainos Partners have invested and collaborated together in the food and consumer space over the past 20 years and their deep industry knowledge is complimented by an experienced team of investment professionals.The Kainos Team has extensive investment and operating experience in the industry, having invested more than $2 billion of equity in more than 52 transactions in the food and consumer sector with a total…

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• Aug 2023 Acquired Good2Grow
• Feb 2023 Invested in CellCore
• Jan 2023 Acquired Evriholder
• Aug 2021 Acquired Muenster Milling Company

Excellere Partners

21 Total Closed Deals Actively Sourcing Deals

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Excellere Partners is a Denver-based private equity investment firm, specializing in partnering with entrepreneurs and management teams - building enduring value with a spirit of partnership and excellence. With $2.3 billion of committed capital across its four funds, Excellere Partners employs a proven research-driven, top-down investment strategy, and supports its entrepreneurs and management teams with a proprietary value creation process designed to enhance corporate and operational infrastructure for scalability and growth. Excellere's investments are focused on emerging companies…

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• Feb 2019 Invested in SePRO
• Jan 2019 Invested in Concord TECHNOLOGIES
• Aug 2017 Invested in BioCare Medical
• Jun 2017 Invested in Medlogix

Albaron Partners

19 Total Closed Deals Actively Sourcing Deals

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Founded in 2017, Albaron is an operationally focused, lower-middle-market investment firm focused on the healthcare services sector. Our dedicated team of healthcare investors and operators helps founders create significant value, providing capital, operational expertise, and strategic support to founder-led healthcare companies.Albaron is focused on a diverse range of healthcare sub-sectors. We seek to foster collaborative, high-engagement partnerships with founders and management teams looking to scale their businesses. Our experienced team has a successful record of investing in both…

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• Dec 2025 Acquired Vital Care Infusion Services
• Jan 2025 Acquired IR MSO
• Aug 2024 Acquired Austin Psychiatric Consultants
• Dec 2023 Acquired Michigan Foot and Ankle

SBJ Capital

19 Total Closed Deals Actively Sourcing Deals

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SBJ Capital is a multi-strategy private investment firm with $600mm under management that provides flexible capital solutions to founder and family-owned businesses. SBJ offers companies control and non-control investment solutions, including debt and equity, across the consumer, healthcare, technology and business services industries. SBJ provides operational resources, strategic advice, and a partnership-oriented approach to help businesses achieve their full potential. SBJ was founded by an experienced team of professionals with a track record of helping grow companies as…

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• May 2026 Acquired 3B International
• Dec 2024 Acquired Simon Pearce
• Feb 2023 Acquired Rishi Tea
• Jan 2023 Acquired Sydnic

Northrim Horizon

17 Total Closed Deals Actively Sourcing Deals

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Northrim Horizon has funding committed for decades, unburdening us from short-term pressures. Our structure and strategy enable us to protect sellers' legacies and build exceptional businesses the right way. Since inception, Northrim Horizon has raised over $440 million in capital. Our most recent fund, NH Fund III, is a $235 million fund announced February 11, 2025.

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• Mar 2026 Acquired Cressy Door and Fireplace
• Aug 2025 Acquired ACG Systems
• Jun 2025 Acquired Solutions360
• Apr 2025 Acquired FacilityONE Software

Peak Rock Capital

17 Total Closed Deals Actively Sourcing Deals

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We make equity and debt investments in companies in North America and Europe. Peak Rock’s equity investment platform focuses on opportunities where it can support senior management to drive rapid growth and profit improvement, with expertise in corporate carve-outs and partnering with families and founders seeking first-time institutional capital. Peak Rock’s credit platform focuses on providing bespoke primary financings and making investments in secondary loans for corporate debt and commercial real estate. Peak Rock’s principals have deep expertise in complex situations and…

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• Apr 2019 Acquired Turkey Hill
• Oct 2018 Acquired Pretzels, Inc.
• Oct 2018 Acquired Louisiana Fish Fry Products
• Sep 2018 Acquired TNT Crust

Hadley Capital

15 Total Closed Deals Actively Sourcing Deals

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We work with founders/owners, families and management teams in need of ownership transition, management succession, and / or growth support. We primarily focus on companies with revenue between $5 million and $80 million, and a cash flow between $1 million and $10 million. We consider a wide range of industries and look for companies with potential to build on past successes and open to new ideas.

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• Sep 2014 Acquired Brushy Mountain Bee Farm
• Sep 2013 Acquired Centare
• Dec 2012 Acquired Bluff Manufacturing
• Sep 2012 Acquired W.C. Rouse

MBF Healthcare Partners

13 Total Closed Deals Actively Sourcing Deals

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MBF Healthcare Partners (“MBFHP” or “MBF”) is a lower middle market investment group that focuses on growth-oriented healthcare companies. MBF partners with exceptional executives, operators, and founders that leverage MBF’s unique experience as former operating executives, domain segment knowledge, and extensive relationships to rapidly accelerate value creation. The team has created significant value for its Limited Partners since the inception of the firm in 2005. The founding team has been together for 20 years and comprises of Miguel (“Mike”) B. Fernandez, Jorge Rico and…

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• Aug 2023 Acquired Nutri-force Nutrition
• Aug 2023 Acquired Navarro Discount Pharmacy
• Aug 2023 Acquired Atlantic Dental Inc.
• Aug 2023 Acquired CAC Florida Medical Centers