Sarah Pringle

The deal marks the first control investment and first healthcare IT transaction for Bain Tech Opportunities.

Eric Rosen's private investment firm buys a majority stake in the software-enabled global franchisor of transportation and logistics services, partnering with the company’s senior management team.

Acell-KKR's TrueCommerce has selected a new owner, while New Mountain Capital backs the country's largest TPA of healthcare benefits for self-funded employers.

Founded in 1994 and headquartered in Fresno, California, HealthComp is the largest independent Third-Party Administrator (TPA) of healthcare benefits in the U.S., serving more than 400,000 members in the self-funded employer industry.

Ares' brings on Altas as investor in Unified Women's Healthcare, while Aphria gets into the business of craft brewing, buying TSG-backed SweetWater.

Underscoring investors’ growing interest in women’s healthcare, Unified drew interest from several large buyout funds, while a SPAC was also a serious consideration, sources said. 

Considering the future of post-election healthcare and Advent backs RxBenefits

Summit Partners-backed CareCentrix scraps potential sale plans.

Blackstone's Joe Baratta digs into the long-term fund strategy, while Deloitte speaks to the financial reporting and regulatory challenges faced by C-level execs during a SPAC process.

While speed is viewed as the top benefit of a SPAC (versus a traditional IPO) among C-level execs, many also view the accelerated timeframe to complete a transaction as the biggest challenge.