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Healthcare News, Deals, and Investments Update October 12th, 2026

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Healthcare Weekly News and Deals – Oct 12th, 2026

  1. Clayton, Dubilier & Rice and McKesson (NYSE: MCK) have agreed to take infusion provider Option Care Health (NASD: OPCH) private in a $5.8 billion deal at $32.05 per share, with CD&R holding 51% and McKesson about 49%. Clayton, Dubilier & Rice and McKesson (MCK) will acquire Option Care Health (OPCH), the largest independent U.S. provider of home and alternate-site infusion services, for $32.05 per share, a 37% premium to its prior close, valuing the deal at $5.8 billion. McKesson plans to invest about $1.4 billion for its roughly 49% interest, and the agreement sets out a framework for McKesson to later buy CD&R’s stake. Option Care treats more than 308,000 patients a year across all 50 states and generated over $5.6 billion of 2025 net revenue. McKesson framed the investment around its specialty and complex-therapy strategy. Closing is expected in the first half of 2027. (Link)
  2. STERIS (NYSE: STE) has agreed to acquire Xodus Medical for $2.1 billion at closing, or about $1.8 billion net of expected tax benefits, plus an earnout of up to $150 million. Xodus was founded in the early 1990s and is based in New Kensington, Pennsylvania, outside Pittsburgh. It builds devices meant to keep patients and operating-room staff safer during surgery. The core product is the Pink Pad, a positioning system used to hold patients in place and reduce pressure injury. A later version combines that pad with underbody warming to address perioperative hypothermia. Hospitals buy the line as a consumable rather than as capital equipment. STERIS already sells infection-prevention products and surgical supplies, so the tuck-in adds a branded safety line. Xodus is expected to do about $245 million of revenue in 2026, with adjusted EBIT of about $135 million. STERIS plans to fund the purchase mainly with debt. Completion is aimed at December 31, 2026 and still needs regulatory sign-off. (Link)
  3. Viatris (NASDAQ: VTRS) has agreed to acquire Pacira BioSciences (NASDAQ: PCRX) for $36.50 a share in cash, or $1.65 billion. Pacira’s commercial book is built on two non-opioid pain drugs. EXPAREL is a liposomal bupivacaine injection used for local pain control after surgery. ZILRETTA is an extended-release steroid injected into the knee for osteoarthritis. The two products booked about $692 million in 2025, and Pacira reported full-year revenue of about $726 million. Both are already on the market, so this is a product acquisition rather than a pipeline bet. The cash price is a 45 percent premium to the prior close. Viatris, based in Pittsburgh, has been shifting from generics and established brands toward a smaller innovative-medicines franchise, and has an oral meloxicam under FDA review with a December 27 decision date. Generic erosion of EXPAREL is expected to begin in early 2030 under earlier patent settlements. Close is expected by the end of 2026. (Link)
  4. BDT & MSD Partners has agreed to acquire a majority stake in Sunrise Senior Living from the Public Sector Pension Investment Board (PSP Investments) in a deal reportedly valuing the operator above $1 billion, with Sunrise management owning the balance. Funds affiliated with BDT & MSD Partners signed a definitive agreement to buy Sunrise Senior Living from Canada’s PSP Investments, which first invested in 2014 and became sole owner in 2023. CEO Jack Callison Jr. and senior executives will invest significant personal capital alongside BDT & MSD’s majority position. Press reports cite a valuation above $1 billion. Sunrise operates more than 230 communities in North America, serving over 22,000 residents and has a pipeline of 50-plus communities with expected development costs of about $7.5 billion. (Link)
  5. Healthcare Services Group (NASD: HCSG) has acquired Mansfield, Massachusetts-based dining and hospitality manager NEXDINE Hospitality for $93.5 million upfront plus a performance-based earnout. Healthcare Services Group (HCSG), the Bensalem, Pennsylvania-based provider of housekeeping, laundry and dining services to healthcare facilities, acquired privately held NEXDINE Hospitality, announced on October 7, 2026, paying $93.5 million upfront in cash on hand, with additional consideration if NEXDINE meets certain performance targets. NEXDINE, a dining and hospitality service management company with a strong senior living presence, is expected to contribute more than $150 million of annual revenue, implying an upfront price of about 0.6x sales. It will operate as a wholly owned subsidiary under its own brand, led by founder and CEO David Lanci. HCSG framed the deal as an expansion into senior living and hospitality-driven care markets. (Link)
  6. Tiffin, Ohio-based Surgence Innovations has secured a $15 million investment from private funds advised by Ohio investor The O.H.I.O. Fund, spinning out as an independent company from Ohio distributor Concordance Healthcare Solutions. Surgence, a healthcare supply chain platform built on the Palantir (NASD: PLTR) Foundry operating system, announced the $15 million on October 6, 2026, with the capital establishing it as an independent corporation. It was incubated under Tiffin, Ohio-based Concordance Healthcare Solutions, an independent distributor with 15 distribution centers licensed in 48 states, which keeps a significant ownership stake and remains a strategic and commercial partner. The O.H.I.O. Fund invests exclusively alongside businesses that call Ohio home; partner Mike Venerable framed the deal as long-term capital supporting Ohio’s healthcare leadership. Proceeds will fund product development, customer growth, hiring and innovation across the healthcare supply chain. (Link)
  7. Standard BioTools (NASDAQ: LAB) has agreed to sell its Microfluidics business to ARCHIMED. The unit being carved out makes integrated fluidic circuits, small chips that run hundreds to thousands of reactions from a single sample. Research labs use them for genotyping, gene-expression work and library preparation ahead of next-generation sequencing. The technology came in through Fluidigm, the predecessor company, and has been cited in thousands of genomics papers. The buyer is a healthcare-only private equity firm founded in 2014 and based in Lyon, France. It invests in life-science tools, diagnostics and medtech on both sides of the Atlantic, and is taking the unit as a standalone business rather than folding it into an operating company. The Boston seller has been pruning a portfolio assembled through earlier combinations. Closing is expected in about 30 days. No price was given. (Link)
  8. Spectrum Equity has made a strategic growth investment in healthcare supply chain data provider Symmetric Health Solutions, the company’s first institutional capital. Spectrum Equity, a growth equity firm founded in 1994 that focuses on AI, software and data businesses, backed Symmetric in a deal announced on October 6, 2026; the size was not disclosed. Founded in 2018 by former Accenture supply chain consultants and Carnegie Mellon alumni, Symmetric reached profitability without outside capital and maintains a database of nearly 20 million healthcare items, each with up to 1,800 metadata attributes, used by more than 850 hospitals. Managing Director Michael Radonich said the company has become the system of record for supply data at several of the largest U.S. health systems. Proceeds fund go-to-market, customer success and new products, including a supply chain control tower. (Link)
  9. FFL Partners has made a growth investment in Nashville-based Ally Technical, the healthcare technology management company formerly known as Althea US. FFL Partners backed Ally Technical alongside the company’s rebrand, in a deal announced on October 6, 2026 with undisclosed terms. Ally Technical provides service, parts, board-level and depot repair, technical support and training for medical equipment from major manufacturers, built on deep expertise in contrast injectors, and supports a large installed base of aging devices across the U.S. FFL partner Karen Winterhof said providers are increasingly turning to independent service organizations for cost-efficient maintenance and parts. The investment came out of FFL’s SEED sector-exploration strategy, and the partners plan organic growth plus M&A, including expansion into new device modalities and under-penetrated markets. CEO Dan Siler continues to lead. (Link)
  10. Harbor Health has agreed to acquire 27 Village Medical clinics in the Houston area. The sites are primary-care offices spread across Harris, Montgomery, Fort Bend and Brazoria counties. They had been run as part of a larger clinic network. The buyer is a Texas primary-care and insurance company that already pairs offices with its own plans in Austin, Dallas, San Antonio and El Paso. This is the fifth market on that model. It bought 32 clinics from the same seller in those other cities in 2025. Plans carry no deductible, and referred specialty care is covered at no cost when one of its clinicians makes the referral. Individual and family enrollment for the new market opens November 1, with coverage effective January 1. No price was disclosed, and the release does not break out patient volume or revenue for the sites. (Link)
  11. Bambu Capital-owned Lemonaid Health has acquired the fitness and longevity business of Dr. B, the telehealth company founded by Zocdoc founder Cyrus Massoumi. Lemonaid Health, the digital pharmacy and telehealth platform owned by Bambu Capital, bought Dr. B’s fitness and longevity business on October 5, 2026, including its national fitness-brand partnerships and longevity membership base; terms were not disclosed. Dr. B built an early scaled gym-as-clinic model in which members can use pre-tax HSA/FSA dollars for gym memberships through letters of medical necessity. The deal gives Lemonaid a gym partner network reaching more than 5 million members and a metabolic-health patient base. Bambu Managing Partner Dylan Runne said it fits the thesis behind Bambu’s Lemonaid purchase: pairing a licensed clinical and pharmacy engine with partners that own the customer relationship. (Link)
  12. Varsity Healthcare Partners-backed United Aesthetics Alliance has acquired St. Louis-based Parkcrest Plastic Surgery and the Aesthetics Center. United Aesthetics Alliance, a physician practice management holding company sponsored by lower middle-market healthcare private equity firm Varsity Healthcare Partners since 2023, completed the acquisition, reported on October 7, 2026; terms were not disclosed. Founded in 2001, Parkcrest provides plastic surgery and medical spa services and is led by co-founding board-certified plastic surgeons Dr. David Caplin and Dr. Patricia McGuire. The deal is the platform’s first acquisition of 2026 and establishes its footprint in Missouri, in line with its strategy of consolidating market-leading plastic surgery practices and affiliated medical aesthetic providers. Parkcrest will keep operating from its current St. Louis location under its existing brand. (Link)
  13. GreyLion Capital-backed Trifecta Collective has acquired the Medical Spa Show from the American Med Spa Association (AmSpa) and entered a long-term partnership with the association. Trifecta Collective, a multi-sector trade show organizer founded in 2021 by industry veteran Rick McConnell and supported by financial partner GreyLion Capital, announced the acquisition on October 6, 2026; terms were not disclosed. Launched by AmSpa in 2018, the Medical Spa Show has drawn nearly 10,000 attendees from more than 5,200 practices and hosted over 750 exhibiting brands; its 10th edition at Wynn Las Vegas in April 2027 is expected to attract more than 3,500 medical aesthetics professionals. McConnell called medical aesthetics one of the fastest-growing segments in healthcare and wellness. AmSpa stays involved under the partnership, and the current show team remains. (Link)
  14. 1 Natural Way, based in Maumee, Ohio, has acquired New England Surgical. The buyer was started in 2014 by Ryan Wright to ship insurance-covered breast pumps and related maternal products. It now works with major carriers in all 50 states, carries pumps from more than a dozen manufacturers, and runs an in-house program with certified lactation consultants. The target, in Fall River, Massachusetts, has sold medical supplies and home equipment across Massachusetts and Rhode Island for more than four decades. What is being bought is the regional payor contracts, not a new product line. Those contracts cover insured patients the Ohio company could not previously bill. The buyer said the add-on widens the set of mothers it can serve at little or no out-of-pocket cost. No price was disclosed. (Link)
  15. RiverGlade Capital has formed Sentinel Care Group, a healthcare franchise platform led by former Right at Home CEO Brian Petranick. Chicago-based RiverGlade Capital, a private equity firm founded in 2017 that makes control and select minority investments in lower middle-market healthcare companies, launched Sentinel Care Group on October 8, 2026. According to PE Hub, the platform will acquire and partner with existing businesses and emerging franchisors, and develop new franchise concepts from scratch. Petranick spent more than two decades at Right at Home, helping grow it from a single Omaha location into an international in-home care franchise with more than 650 territories, and served as president and CEO until 2022. RiverGlade’s franchise experience includes home care franchisor Home Helpers Home Care, acquired in 2021. Capital commitments were not disclosed. (Link)
  16. Emergence, the permanent-capital enterprise backed by The Pritzker Organization, has acquired Charlotte, North Carolina-based patient-reported outcomes software company Clinect Healthcare. Emergence, which provides long-term capital and operating support to software and technology-enabled businesses rather than following a hold-and-exit model, announced the acquisition of Clinect Healthcare on October 8, 2026; terms were not disclosed. Founded in 2012 by CEO Brian Schmitz, Clinect runs an Outcomes Intelligence Platform combining digital intake, patient-reported outcomes, patient experience and reputation management tools, with more than 600 validated outcome measures integrated into practice management and EHR systems. Emergence Operating Partner David Henriksen cited the opportunity as payers demand proof of care results. The deal adds to Emergence’s healthcare software roster after its November 2025 purchase of MedEvolve, and funds data science, AI and interoperability investment. (Link)
  17. Sienna Senior Living (TSX: SIA) has agreed to acquire Brighton Retirement & Active Living, a 165-suite seniors’ residence in Brighton, Ontario, for approximately C$73.8 million. Sienna Senior Living (SIA), the Markham, Ontario-based seniors’ housing owner and operator, signed an agreement on October 8, 2026 to buy Brighton Retirement & Active Living, about 150 km east of Toronto, for a gross price of roughly C$73.8 million, or C$447,000 per suite. Terms add C$1.5 million of income support for the lease-up of the seniors’ apartments and commercial units, plus a C$5.0 million earnout tied to financial targets. The property has 124 retirement suites opened in 2024 and about 95% occupied, 41 seniors’ apartments opened in 2025 and five commercial units. Sienna is funding the deal from cash and credit facilities, with closing expected in Q4 2026. (Link)
  18. Grovecourt Capital-backed Guide Architecture has acquired medical equipment planning firm MAIA as an add-on to its Dallas-based healthcare design platform. West Palm Beach, Florida-based Grovecourt Capital, a lower middle-market investor in founder-led business services and healthcare services companies, added MAIA to portfolio company Guide Architecture in a deal reported on October 8, 2026; terms were not disclosed. MAIA is a 25-person healthcare consulting firm providing medical equipment planning, procurement support, BIM and Revit services, inventory assessment and implementation support. Guide, founded in Dallas in 2014, plans and designs hospitals, outpatient centers, behavioral health facilities and medical office buildings for health systems nationwide. Grovecourt invested in Guide in April 2026, with existing leadership remaining significant owners, and set out a strategy of acquisitions that deepen healthcare expertise and client relationships. (Link)
  19. Oak Hill Capital-backed Petauri has acquired health economics and market access consultancy Franklin Pharmaceutical Consulting. Nashville-based Petauri, the life sciences commercialization platform Oak Hill Capital founded with CEO Dan Renick, announced the acquisition of Franklin Pharmaceutical Consulting (FPC) on October 8, 2026; terms were not disclosed. Oak Hill is committing more than $250 million of equity to Petauri from its latest fund, OHCP VI, and the platform has previously bought The Kinetix Group, the FORCE Communications agencies, Mtech Access, Delta Hat, the Brightly Network agencies, Formulary Insights and Artia Solutions. FPC provides health economics and outcomes research, real-world evidence strategy, payer value communications and dossiers. It folds into Petauri Evidence, with founder Meg Franklin becoming President of Petauri Evidence US. (Link)
  20. Lee Equity Partners-backed Marwood Group has acquired Ronan Healthcare Compliance, expanding its compliance advisory capabilities. New York-based Marwood Group, a healthcare advisory and consulting firm that recently took a strategic investment from Lee Equity Partners, acquired Ronan Healthcare Compliance in a deal announced October 12, 2026. Ronan, founded by Ross and Susan Ronan, provides outsourced compliance officer services, risk assessments, buy-side and sell-side diligence, and program development to more than 60 healthcare organizations across 21 specialties. The full Ronan team joins Marwood, with Ross Ronan becoming Managing Director and Head of Compliance Services. Terms were not disclosed. Bailey & Co advised Ronan. (Link)

Venture Deals and Other

  1. Andreessen Horowitz has led a $120 million Series B in San Francisco-based General Medicine, joined by Matrix, VXI Capital, Eli Lilly (NYSE: LLY), BoxGroup and Ohio-based Mercy Health through Granger Management. a16z General Partner Vineeta Agarwala led the round, announced on October 6, 2026, which lifts General Medicine’s total funding to $152 million. Eli Lilly (LLY) and Cincinnati, Ohio-based Mercy Health, investing through Granger Management, join as strategic backers alongside Matrix, VXI Capital and BoxGroup. Founded in 2023 and launched nationwide in May 2025, General Medicine runs a healthcare store listing more than 2,900 medications, labs, telehealth visits, specialist e-consults and procedures with upfront insurance and cash prices. It has signed up hundreds of thousands of customers with an average NPS of 80. Former Matrix General Partner TJ Parker became full-time CEO in October. Proceeds expand the store into new care categories. (Link)
  2. Dr. Patrick Soon-Shiong’s NantWorks has led a $75 million Series B in San Francisco-based Multiply Labs, joined by AstraZeneca (NASD: AZN), Lingotto, Teradyne (NASD: TER), Strange Ventures, Casdin Capital, Lux Capital, Fifty Years, Ora Global and Founders Fund. NantWorks led the round, announced on October 6, 2026, which takes Multiply Labs’ total funding above $100 million since its 2016 founding; valuation was not disclosed. New investors AstraZeneca (AZN), Lingotto, Teradyne (TER) and Strange Ventures joined returning backers Casdin Capital, Lux Capital, Fifty Years, Ora Global and Founders Fund. AstraZeneca is also a customer, underscoring the strategic weight of the cap table. Multiply Labs builds robotic clusters that automate manual steps in biologics manufacturing, initially for cell and gene therapies and now antibodies, viral vectors and mRNA, with systems owned and run in-house by drugmakers. Proceeds fund manufacturing capacity, product development and engineering, regulatory and commercial hiring. (Link)
  3. Sequoia Capital, First Round Capital and Hummingbird Ventures have backed clinical AI company Healthleap in $38 million of combined seed and Series A funding. Healthleap disclosed the $38 million on October 8, 2026, with Sequoia partner Alfred Lin and First Round co-founder Josh Kopelman both endorsing the investment. Founded in 2022 by siblings Josiah and Jemima Meyer, the company continuously analyzes patient records, including notes, labs, vitals and orders, to flag undiagnosed conditions and push risk scores into EHR workflows. It started with disease-related malnutrition, which costs the U.S. system up to $58 billion annually; one Penn Medicine hospital attributed $23.8 million a year in reimbursement and length-of-stay benefits to the platform. Proceeds fund expansion to more than 40 conditions and hiring to reach hundreds of hospitals. (Link)
  4. The Florida Opportunity Fund and Tampa General Hospital’s TGH Ventures have co-led a $35 million growth equity investment in Spark Pediatrics, with Town Hall Ventures, UPMC Enterprises and Memorial Hermann participating. Spark Pediatrics, which operates Prescribed Pediatric Extended Care centers for children with medical complexities, including a Clearwater, Florida location, announced the $35 million equity investment on October 9, 2026. The Florida Opportunity Fund and TGH Ventures led, with continued participation from existing investor Town Hall Ventures and all of Spark’s existing strategic partners, including UPMC Enterprises and Memorial Hermann. The health system backers give Spark strategic relationships across Florida, Pennsylvania and Texas. Proceeds will support Spark’s leading presence in Florida, growth in Texas and expansion into Pennsylvania, Louisiana and other new states. Valuation and round designation were not disclosed. (Link)
  5. Oak HC/FT has led a $31 million Series A in San Francisco-based Vitalize, joined by Norwest, .406 Ventures, Constellation Ventures, Y Combinator, Rock Health Capital and MemorialCare Innovation Fund. Oak HC/FT partner Vig Chandramouli led the round, announced on October 6, 2026, with health system venture arm MemorialCare Innovation Fund participating as a strategic investor. Vitalize sells an AI-native platform that automates scheduling and forecasts demand to coordinate staffing and bed capacity across health systems, integrating with EMR and time-and-payroll systems. It manages millions of shifts a week across dozens of enterprise health systems; St. Luke’s Health reported a 54% cut in premium labor spend within 12 weeks. Oak HC/FT, with more than $7 billion under management, views hospital labor, a nearly $1 trillion cost line, as an underpenetrated software market. Proceeds fund growth, deployment and throughput AI. (Link)
  6. Maveron has led a $25 million Series A in New York-based oral care membership company Wally, joined by Bling Capital and angel investors including Hims & Hers Health (NYSE: HIMS) co-founder Jack Abraham. Maveron partner Jason Stoffer backed Wally’s model of replacing insurance-driven dentistry with a $249 annual membership covering unlimited cleanings, AI-supported diagnostics, exams and whitening; the round was announced on October 7, 2026. Bling Capital and angels including Jack Abraham participated. Wally has passed 50,000 members who visit three times a year, reports a 97% hygienist retention rate and operates 15 locations in co-working spaces across New York City, Philadelphia, Jersey City and Chicago. It also announced a strategic partnership with EMS Dental. Proceeds fund expansion from 15 to 100 locations by end-2027, including Washington DC, Atlanta, Austin and Miami. (Link)
  7. F-Prime has led a $20 million Series A in Allentown, Pennsylvania-based AblePay Health, with participation from A1 Health Ventures and .406 Ventures. F-Prime principal Nikhil Marathe led the round, announced on October 7, 2026, as AblePay enters its second decade. Chicago-based A1 Health Ventures, whose limited partners are health systems operating more than 110 hospitals, and Boston’s .406 Ventures, with over $1.3 billion under management, joined. Founded in 2016, AblePay integrates with providers to guarantee non-recourse payment on an accelerated timeline while offering enrolled patients flexible payment options, savings on out-of-pocket costs and free billing advocacy. The company cites $591 billion of U.S. out-of-pocket healthcare spending in 2025, up 6%. Proceeds will expand its reach to more health systems and deepen its technology platform. (Link)
  8. Norrsken VC has led a $20 million Series A in Paris- and New York-based AI medical receptionist company Vocca, joined by Heal Capital, Speedinvest and firstminute capital. The round, announced on October 6, 2026, lifts Vocca’s total funding to $25 million about a year after its previous raise; valuation was not disclosed. Founded in July 2024 by Eliott Hoffenberg and Hugo Danet, Vocca builds specialty-specific AI agents that answer patient calls, book and reschedule appointments and handle routine requests for medical practices. It has grown from 2,000 to 15,000 practitioners in a year across the U.S. and Europe and now handles more than one million patient conversations a month. Proceeds will deepen its U.S. presence through its New York office, add specialties and channels beyond voice, and fund about 40 hires. (Link)
  9. NFX has led a $7 million seed round in Altro Health, with Founder Collective and Primetime Partners’ Abby Miller Levy participating. NFX general partner James Currier said the firm backed Altro, formerly Lyv Health, for its position in a large new consumer category with no clear leader; the round was announced on October 6, 2026. Altro operates a Shopify-style platform that lets personal trainers, gyms and medspas offer clinician-prescribed peptides, GLP-1s, hormone therapy and lab testing under their own brands, with a board-certified clinical team supervising each service and products sourced from licensed 503A and 503B pharmacies. More than 500 businesses already use the platform, with plans starting at $319 a month. Proceeds fund product development, hiring, and sales and marketing. (Link)
  10. Listen Ventures, Cake Ventures, LAUNCH, Actions Capital, Hannah Grey VC, SemperVirens, Brock Recovery Group and Pave Health Ventures have backed New York-based deprescribing platform Outro in $7 million of pre-seed and seed funding. Outro disclosed the $7 million across pre-seed and seed rounds on October 8, 2026, with participation from Listen Ventures, Cake Ventures, Jason Calacanis’ LAUNCH, Actions Capital, Hannah Grey VC, SemperVirens, Brock Recovery Group and Pave Health Ventures, among others. Co-founded by CEO Brandon Goode and psychiatric deprescribing researcher Dr. Mark Horowitz, Outro runs a virtual clinic that helps patients taper off antidepressants through personalized plans, monitoring and clinician support, and is available in 14 states. It cites roughly 50 million Americans taking antidepressants. Proceeds expand the clinician network, apply AI to tapering workflows and extend the model into other medication classes. (Link)

Market Rumors / IPO

  1. Solventum (NYSE: SOLV) is seeking bids for its Health Information Systems unit, pitched at a $5.5 billion to $7 billion valuation. Solventum, the medical products and technology company spun out of 3M, is collecting initial bids for its Health Information Systems division, according to reports on October 12, 2026. The unit provides hospitals and health systems with medical coding, billing, documentation and revenue cycle management software and generated about $1.4 billion of sales last year. Solventum announced plans to separate the business in August 2026 as it focuses on medsurg and dental. Shares slipped after the report. No buyer has been named, and a sale or spin remains possible. (Link)
  2. Bambusa Therapeutics has filed a Form S-1 for a proposed Nasdaq IPO under the symbol B BTX.Bambusa was incorporated in Boston in March 2024. It is a clinical-stage company working on long-acting bispecific antibodies for immunology and inflammation. BBT001 targets IL-4Rα and IL-31 for atopic dermatitis and chronic spontaneous urticaria. BBT002 targets IL-4Rα and IL-5 for COPD, nasal polyps and asthma. Two earlier programs are still preclinical. Private investors including RA Capital, BVF Partners, ATHOS and Dawn Biopharma have put in about $136 million. Cash was $71.5 million at June 30. The filing does not set a share count or a price. Named underwriters include BofA Securities, Evercore, UBS and Cantor. (Link)

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Healthcare News, Deals, and Investments Update August 3rd, 2026

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  1. Lawrence, Evans & Co. Closes $30M Cross-Border Refinance and Growth Acquisition Financing for Expanding Healthcare RCM Platform Lawrence, Evans & Co. (LECO) announced the closing of a refinance and growth acquisition financing for a fast-growing healthcare revenue cycle management platform. LECO led the transaction while coordinating multiple acquisitions across several countries and managing the related overseas legal and regulatory requirements. The $30M financing supported the owner’s non-dilutive refinancing and acquisition line of credit needs, letting the company fund growth without giving up equity. Neil Johnson, Managing Partner at Lawrence, Evans & Co., LLC, led the transaction. The deal reflects LECO’s work advising healthcare and technology companies on complex, cross-border capital solutions tied to acquisition strategies. (Link)
  2. Clearview Capital agreed to exit Advantage Behavioral Health in a $610 million municipal-bond-financed sale to nonprofit QCF/I, Inc. Connecticut-based private equity firm Clearview Capital agreed to sell New Jersey-headquartered Advantage Behavioral Health, an operator of mental health centers and sober-living facilities, to nonprofit QCF/I, Inc., which is funding the purchase through a planned $610 million unrated municipal bond issuance. Clearview, together with ABH’s founders and management, is expected to receive roughly $415 million at closing, with up to $100 million more tied to performance milestones. The sale comes just over a year after Clearview recapitalized the company. ABH expects to treat more than 500,000 patients annually and generate about $170 million in revenue and $78 million of EBITDA this year. This is QCF’s fourth and largest acquisition. (Link)
  3. Blue Sea Capital closed an oversubscribed continuation vehicle for One Physics, led by Apogem Capital, Churchill Asset Management, Dextra Partners and Future Standard. Blue Sea Capital, a West Palm Beach private equity firm with over $1.5 billion in assets under management focused on middle-market healthcare companies valued up to $500 million, closed its first continuation vehicle to extend its partnership with One Physics. The meaningfully oversubscribed transaction was led by Apogem Capital, Churchill Asset Management, Dextra Partners and Future Standard, with participation from Abbott Capital and Twin Bridge Capital Partners. Both Blue Sea and One Physics management reinvested significantly. Towson, Maryland-based One Physics is North America’s leading outsourced medical physics provider, with more than 210 physicists delivering regulatory-mandated testing and compliance services to hospitals, imaging centers and cancer facilities. (Link)
  4. Kettering Health signed a non-binding letter of intent for Knox Community Hospital to join its nonprofit system. Knox Community Hospital, a 99-bed nonprofit hospital in Mount Vernon, Ohio, signed a non-binding letter of intent to join Kettering Health, a nonprofit system headquartered in Kettering, Ohio. The two Ohio organizations entered exclusive negotiations toward a definitive agreement by early fall, with closing targeted by the end of 2026 pending regulatory review. As a nonprofit combination, no purchase price applies. Kettering Health committed to significant capital investment in Knox’s service area over the 10 years after closing, including a new EHR system and workforce support. Kettering operates 14 medical centers and more than 100 outpatient locations across western Ohio; Knox would be its farthest medical center beyond southwest Ohio. (Link)
  5. Health Catalyst Capital acquired a leading Midwest provider of psychiatric medical care for elderly and disabled adults to fund regional expansion. New York-based private equity firm Health Catalyst Capital acquired a clinician-led Midwest psychiatric medical care provider serving elderly and disabled adults across long-term care facilities and hospitals. Financial terms were not disclosed, and the target remains unnamed. Both parties are private. Health Catalyst Capital invests in healthcare services and technology businesses and leverages relationships with over 250 healthcare and technology enterprises, driving value by helping portfolio companies integrate AI and build commercial relationships. With the backing, the practice plans to expand its regional footprint into additional long-term care and hospital settings, a segment seeing rising demand as the population ages. (Link)
  6. LiveWell Partners, backed by Encore Management Group, acquired Michigan Community VNA Home Health and Hospice. LiveWell Partners, a St. Louis-based home health and hospice platform backed by private equity firm Encore Management Group, acquired Detroit-based Michigan Community VNA Home Health and Hospice. Financial terms were undisclosed. Founded in 2023, LiveWell has grown largely through Midwest acquisitions and now operates across Illinois, Kansas, Michigan, Missouri and Ohio; this is its third Michigan deal. Under LiveWell’s operating model, acquired organizations keep their community identities and leadership while gaining shared clinical, operational and technology resources. Michigan Community VNA, which traces its roots to 1898, provides skilled home health, therapies, palliative care and hospice across metropolitan Detroit and complements LiveWell’s existing regional density strategy. (Link)
  7. Nexus acquired Telemetrix RPM to extend its clinical care operating system from the hospital to the home. Nexus, formerly Nexus Bedside, acquired Telemetrix RPM, a remote patient monitoring and chronic care management company operating inside native Epic workflows. Financial terms were undisclosed, and both companies are private. The deal, which closed July 23 in Cleveland, unifies inpatient coordination, remote monitoring, chronic care management and cardiac AI into a single workflow. Akram Boutros, MD, serves as CEO of both entities; former Telemetrix CEO Burley Wright becomes COO of Nexus, and founder Bret Shillingstad, MD, stays on as chief medical officer of both. The combination reflects a broader push among health tech providers toward integrated platforms connecting inpatient and post-acute care. (Link)
  8. ARC Health partnered with Old Greenwich, Connecticut-based The Waverly Group to expand collaborative pediatric care. ARC Health, a national network of mental healthcare providers, partnered with The Waverly Group, a multidisciplinary pediatric practice in Old Greenwich, Connecticut. Financial terms were undisclosed, and both organizations are private. Waverly becomes ARC Health’s second Connecticut partner and fourth in the greater New York metro area, offering ABA and behavior therapy, occupational and physical therapy, psychotherapy, psychological testing, speech therapy and related services. The practice keeps its identity and clinical leadership while gaining ARC Health’s operational resources and national provider network. CEO Vince Morra emphasized the coordinated, multidisciplinary model. ARC Health operates a provider-centric structure in which partners become equity-owning members. (Link)
  9. Included Health signed a definitive agreement to acquire Firefly Health to build a clinically integrated health plan alternative for employers. Included Health, an AI-native virtual care and navigation company, agreed to acquire Firefly Health, a clinically integrated health plan and advanced primary care provider serving more than 20,000 members through a network of over 2,300 providers. Financial terms were not disclosed, and the deal is expected to close in the third quarter of 2026 subject to regulatory review. Both companies are privately held. The combination pairs Included Health’s clinician-in-the-loop platform with Firefly’s plan design and near- and in-home network, targeting employers facing steep medical cost trends. Firefly reported 15%+ total cost of care savings and 90% member satisfaction in 2025. (Link)
  10. Graham Partners acquires TechData Service Company to form Quantive Intelligence platform Private equity firm Graham Partners acquired TechData Service Company and combined it with LLX Solutions and R Square Technology to form Quantive Intelligence, a decision-sciences platform focused on biostatistics, statistical programming, and clinical data services. The platform serves pharmaceutical and biotechnology sponsors with submission-stage clinical development support. Headquartered in King of Prussia, Pennsylvania, with operations in Massachusetts, Greater China, and India, the combined organization employs more than 700 people. Financial terms were not disclosed. The transaction closed July 1, 2026. (Link)
  11. Vital Infrastructure Property Trust acquired an EmblemHealth-leased Brooklyn medical office building for approximately $89 million. Toronto-based healthcare infrastructure REIT Vital Infrastructure Property Trust acquired the roughly 140,000-square-foot East New York Health Hub at 101 Pennsylvania Avenue in Brooklyn for about $89 million (C$126.7 million), or more than $635 per square foot, from developer Dominion Management Company. (The linked headline labels the buyer “Global Healthcare REIT,” but the acquirer is Vital Infrastructure Property Trust.) The trophy-quality building is leased long-term to nonprofit insurer EmblemHealth, with additional tenants including AdvantageCare Physicians, New York Cancer & Blood Specialists and Quest Diagnostics. CEO Zach Vaughan called it a step in Vital’s strategy to re-enter the large, fragmented U.S. healthcare real estate market. (Link)
  12. Novanta Inc. (NASD: NOVT) completed its ~$1.2 billion acquisition of Riverpoint Medical from Arlington Capital Partners. Novanta (NASD: NOVT) completed the acquisition of Riverpoint Medical from Washington, D.C.-area private investment firm Arlington Capital Partners, paying approximately $1.2 billion in cash at closing plus a potential $250 million milestone payment due by early January 2027. Riverpoint is a category leader in minimally invasive surgical consumables, including surgical fibers for sports medicine, trauma and cardiovascular applications, with facilities in Portland, Oregon and San Jose, Costa Rica. A Novanta subsidiary borrowed $616 million under its credit facilities, funding the rest with cash on hand and a recent $300 million equity raise. The deal roughly doubles Novanta’s recurring medical consumables revenue to about $300 million. (Link)
  13. Serelora, Inc. acquired the clinical risk-stratification software of ACTIN Care Groups to extend its agentic EHR into population-level analysis. Serelora, a company building an AI-native agentic electronic health record, acquired the clinical risk-stratification software of ACTIN Care Groups. Financial terms were undisclosed, and both companies are privately held. The acquired technology includes WellCheck, a 27-instrument preventive risk battery assessing clinical, behavioral and social risk factors, which becomes a native capability of Serelora’s record. Co-founder and CTO Spencer Wozniak framed the deal as extending the system’s intelligence from the individual chart to whole populations, letting organizations identify who is trending toward risk. The acquisition moves Serelora beyond documentation into population health analytics inside the same agentic system clinicians already use. (Link)
  14. Quasar Medical acquired Medres International’s Nitinol Design and Development Center in San Diego to expand its minimally invasive device manufacturing platform. Quasar Medical, a global contract development and manufacturing organization specializing in minimally invasive devices, acquired the Medres Nitinol Design and Development Center in Carlsbad, California. Financial terms were undisclosed. The transaction covers the 10,000-square-foot facility established in 2024, its engineering talent, manufacturing capabilities and customer relationships. Both parties are private. The site becomes Quasar’s dedicated nitinol center under SVP of Technology Christine Trepanier, complementing hubs in Israel and Galway and sitting an hour from Quasar’s Tecate, Mexico production facility. Medres International retains its remaining business. The deal deepens Quasar’s exposure to nitinol, a widely used enabling material for implantable and disposable devices. (Link)
  15. Transform Health Partners completed an acquisition of Sound Surgeons to expand its platform. Transform Health Partners acquired Sound Surgeons, a bariatric and weight-loss surgery practice, along with Sound Weight & Wellness in Washington state. The deal extends the buyer’s strategy of adding medical facility assets to its portfolio, with a focus on outpatient weight-loss and bariatric services. (Link)
  16. Timshel Health, LLC added Texas-based MyMD Select to its national direct primary care holding company to open new clinics across Texas. MyMD Select, an East Texas direct primary care practice founded in 2014 by Jeremy Smith, MD, joined Timshel Health, a national holding company of direct primary care practices. Financial terms were undisclosed, and both companies are private. MyMD Select guarantees members all-hours access and same- or next-day appointments through functional-medicine-trained providers, and partners with employers to lower spending on labs, imaging and downstream care. With Timshel’s backing, MyMD Select plans to open new clinics throughout Texas. Timshel CEO Mac Findlay framed the deal as helping the practice scale while preserving its culture; Smith becomes MyMD Select’s chief medical officer. (Link)
  17. Private investor acquires Lampert’s Home Therapy A private investor acquired Lampert’s Home Therapy, Inc., a therapist-owned provider of pediatric occupational, physical, and speech therapy services based in Largo, Florida. The company serves children and adults with developmental disabilities across West Central Florida through clinic, home, school, and community settings. Founded in 2000, Lampert’s delivers specialized programs including the TheraSuit Method. Financial terms were not disclosed. The transaction closed June 22, 2026. (Link)
  18. Processa Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASD: PCSA) acquired Vidya Therapeutics, Inc. in a stock-for-stock transaction alongside an oversubscribed ~$200 million private placement from a syndicate led by Bain Capital Life Sciences, RA Capital Management and Janus Henderson Investors. Processa (NASD: PCSA) acquired Vidya Therapeutics, adding BTK inhibitor VT-7208, and simultaneously secured approximately $200 million in gross proceeds through Series A preferred stock priced at $1,221.19 per share. The oversubscribed placement drew Bain Capital Life Sciences, Janus Henderson Investors, RA Capital Management, SilverArc Capital, ADAR1 Capital Management, Cormorant Asset Management, Integral Health Asset Management, Marshall Wace, Octagon Capital and Soleus Capital. Proceeds fund operations into the second half of 2029 and three parallel Phase 2 programs. Existing Processa holders are left owning roughly 0.9% on a fully diluted basis, reflecting heavy dilution driven by the incoming investor syndicate. (Link)
  19. Waldencast plc (NASD: WALD) completed the sale of its Obagi Medical dermatological skincare and aesthetics business to mid-market investor Bridgepoint in a transaction valued at up to $460 million. Waldencast (NASD: WALD) closed the divestiture of Obagi Medical to Bridgepoint on July 30, 2026, in a deal valued at up to $460 million. Consideration includes roughly $366 million in cash, $30 million in vendor notes ($10 million fixed, $20 million adjustable) and up to $64 million of earnout tied to 2026 non-injectables and 2027 injectables revenue. Preliminary pro forma total consideration is about $380 million, with net cash proceeds near $334 million. Waldencast used about $178 million at closing to repay its senior term loan, eliminating $135.8 million of long-term debt. The Jersey-incorporated company now focuses on growing Milk Makeup, which generated $110.4 million of 2025 net revenue. (Link)
  20. MiMedx Group, Inc. (NASD: MDXG) agreed to acquire Sanara MedTech Inc. (NASD: SMTI) in a cash-and-stock deal valued at about $350 million. MiMedx (NASD: MDXG) entered a definitive merger agreement to acquire Sanara MedTech (NASD: SMTI) at $35 per share, a total enterprise value of approximately $350 million. Sanara holders receive $33.00 in cash plus 0.4735 MiMedx shares each, a 46% premium to Sanara’s 30-day volume-weighted average price. MiMedx will fund the cash portion with cash on hand and a committed $300 million first lien senior secured term loan from Hayfin Capital Management. The deal combines MiMedx’s surgical portfolio with Sanara’s regenerative surgical technologies, targeting 2027 combined revenue above $400 million, adjusted EBITDA margins over 20% and $20 million-plus in synergies. Closing is expected by year-end, pending Sanara shareholder and regulatory approval. (Link)
  21. Scribe Therapeutics Inc. (NASD: SCTX) closed a $155.5 million IPO at $15.00 per share, with a concurrent private placement to Sanofi. Scribe Therapeutics (NASD: SCTX) completed its IPO, selling 9,867,000 shares at $15.00, including full exercise of the underwriters’ 1,287,000-share option. Aggregate gross proceeds reached about $155.51 million, a figure that includes a concurrent private placement in which strategic partner Sanofi bought 500,000 shares at the IPO price. The shares began trading on the Nasdaq Global Market under ticker SCTX. Scribe is a clinical-stage biotech developing CRISPR-based genetic medicines, with lead candidate STX-1150 targeting PCSK9 to reduce LDL-C. The company, co-founded by Nobel laureate Jennifer Doudna, holds strategic collaborations with Sanofi and Eli Lilly. (Link)
  22. Synlogic and Caldera Therapeutics announce merger agreement and concurrent private placement Synlogic, Inc. (OTC: SYBX) and privately held Caldera Therapeutics entered a definitive all-stock merger agreement. The combined company will operate as Caldera Therapeutics and intends to list on the Nasdaq Capital Market under the ticker CALD. Concurrently, Caldera secured commitments for an approximately $278 million private placement from a syndicate of healthcare institutional investors. Proceeds are expected to fund Phase 2 trials of CLD-423, a TL1A x IL-23p19 bispecific antibody for inflammatory bowel disease, with cash runway projected into 2029. (Link)
  23. Thoma Bravo completed its majority-stake acquisition of French occupational health software leader padoa, with existing investors Five Arrows and Kamet Ventures reinvesting. Thoma Bravo, the world’s largest software-focused investment firm with more than $172 billion in assets under management, completed its investment in padoa, the European leader in occupational health, safety and prevention software. The investment was made through Thoma Bravo’s Europe Fund, with significant participation from padoa’s co-founders and existing shareholders Five Arrows (Rothschild & Co’s alternative assets arm) and Kamet Ventures. Thoma Bravo assumes majority control while CEO Cédric Mathorel and the executive team retain a substantial stake. The capital funds AI development, customer service expansion, product innovation and international growth, particularly across the DACH region. padoa had previously raised roughly €105 million pre-buyout. (Link)
  24. PetIQ acquires MYOS muscle health portfolio PetIQ, a leading pet health and wellness company and portfolio company of Bansk Group, acquired MYOS Corp and its Fortetropin-based portfolio of muscle health products for pets. The products support muscle preservation, injury recovery, and healthy aging in companion animals. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. The acquisition expands PetIQ’s science-backed brand portfolio and strengthens its position in the growing pet health and wellness category. (Link)
  25. Latigo Biotherapeutics files for IPO Latigo Biotherapeutics, Inc., a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company developing non-opioid pain medicines, filed an amended S-1 registration statement for its initial public offering. The company plans to offer 16 million shares of common stock, with an additional 2.4 million shares available to underwriters. The expected price range is $16.00 to $18.00 per share. Latigo has applied to list on the Nasdaq Global Select Market under the ticker LTGO. Its lead candidates are oral Nav1.8 inhibitors designed to stop pain transmission without addiction risk. (Link)
  26. Attovia Therapeutics files for IPO Attovia Therapeutics, Inc., a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company developing next-generation biotherapeutics for immune-mediated diseases, filed an amended S-1 registration statement for its initial public offering. The company plans to offer 12.5 million shares of common stock, with an additional 1.875 million shares available to underwriters for overallotments. The expected price range is $15.00 to $17.00 per share. Attovia has applied to list on the Nasdaq Global Market under the ticker ATTO. Proceeds will support clinical development of its ATTOBODY platform candidates. (Link)

Venture Deals and Other

  1. Function secured $450 million in non-dilutive growth financing from General Catalyst’s Customer Value Fund to scale its preventive health platform. Function, an Austin-based whole-body health company, closed $450 million in growth financing from General Catalyst’s Customer Value Fund, the firm’s non-dilutive vehicle that ties capital to customer growth rather than equity. General Catalyst manages a portfolio of 800-plus businesses. The financing follows Function’s $298 million Series B in November and its Q2 acquisitions of Getlabs’ nationwide blood-draw network and supplement platform SuppCo. Function offers 160-plus lab tests starting at $365 per year plus MRI and CT scanning across 200-plus locations, and reports 500,000-plus members. (Link)
  2. Healia, an Ohio-based healthcare benefits platform, raised a $14 million Series A led by 111° West Capital with participation from Y Combinator, First Round Capital, Pioneer Fund, GoAhead Ventures and Ohio-based North Coast Ventures. Healia, a Columbus, Ohio provider of a healthcare benefits platform for dual-income families and employers, raised $14 million in Series A funding led by 111° West Capital, bringing total funding to $18 million. Participating investors included Y Combinator, First Round Capital, Pioneer Fund, GoAhead Ventures and North Coast Ventures, a Cleveland, Ohio venture firm. Led by founder and CEO Priyang Shah, Healia builds health reimbursement arrangements that let employers cover employee healthcare costs and premiums when workers enroll in a spouse’s plan. Its platform compares plan options on total cost of ownership, facilitates spousal-plan enrollment and automates claims to reimburse expenses within hours. Proceeds fund operations and product development. (Link)
  3. Flourish Health raised $46 million, with a $26 million Series A led by B Capital, F-Prime and Cherryrock Capital, to scale intensive youth mental health care. Flourish Health, a Richmond, Virginia mental health provider for young people with serious, complex needs, announced $26 million in Series A funding led by B Capital, F-Prime and Cherryrock Capital, which combined with $20 million in previously undisclosed funding brings total capital raised to $46 million. The Series A investors are backing a psychiatrist-led, in-home model delivered through four-person Care Pods and a proprietary AI workflow platform. Studies with major health plans showed 70–96% reductions in hospitalizations and 69–90% reductions in residential treatment. The new capital funds national expansion in partnership with large health plans, platform investment and clinician hiring. (Link)
  4. Doctronic acquired pediatric telehealth company Summer Health, building on its $40 million Series B round backed capital base. Doctronic, an AI-enabled doctor consultation platform, acquired Summer Health, a text-based pediatric telehealth company, to extend primary care to children from birth. Deal terms were undisclosed; both companies are private. Doctronic raised $40 million in Series B funding in March, bringing total funding to $65 million, part of which was earmarked for pediatric expansion. Summer Health, founded in 2022, had raised $11.65 million in Series A funding in 2024 after an earlier $7.5 million round, and has supported more than 100,000 pediatric encounters. Doctronic plans to use Summer Health’s repository of 100,000-plus pediatric conversations to develop pediatric-specific AI models; founder Ellen DaSilva joins to lead B2B growth. (Link)
  5. Epitel, Inc. secured a $26 million Series B co-led by Catalyst Health Ventures and Genoa Ventures to expand its wireless remote EEG monitoring system. Epitel, a Salt Lake City AI-driven wireless brain health company, closed a $26 million Series B co-led by Catalyst Health Ventures and Genoa Ventures, with new and existing investors participating. The capital funds commercial expansion of its REMI Remote EEG Monitoring System, a fully wireless FDA-cleared platform that pairs wearable sensors with AI-driven seizure detection for at-home monitoring over several weeks. The REMI portfolio holds five FDA 510(k) clearances and is cleared for patients as young as one year old. Proceeds scale sales, marketing and customer teams, streamline provider deployment and grow ambulatory market access. Joshua Phillips of Catalyst Health Ventures chairs Epitel’s board. (Link)
  6. Dopl Technologies raised a $6.3 million seed round led by SpringTide Ventures, with participation from WRF Capital, Tacoma Venture Fund, HeartX, Transform Health Ventures and Precursor Ventures. Dopl Technologies, a Bothell, Washington medical technology company developing a robotic ultrasound platform, raised $6.3 million in seed funding led by SpringTide Ventures, bringing total funding above $8 million. WRF Capital, Tacoma Venture Fund, HeartX, Transform Health Ventures, Precursor Ventures and others participated. Led by CEO and co-founder Ryan James, PhD, Dopl combines robotics, AI and remote clinical expertise across its Traverse robotic ultrasound system, Dopl Connect data platform and SonoFlex distributed sonographer workforce tool. The company currently serves critical access hospitals across Washington State. Proceeds fund FDA clearance work, including product verification and validation, submission activities, clinical evaluation and initial market release. (Link)

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