'We work to develop conviction in a business’s franchise value and growth potential, and often we can pay more than other bidders because of the value we see that we can create once we are the owners, along with our management partners,' said GTCR's leaders.
“Virtual care was tiny before the global pandemic, but there is an enormous number of players now," said GA's Robb Vorhoff. "We believe there will be a big consolidation trend in that space.”
"Businesses have learned that it is much more cost effective to search for and find problems early on rather than wait for things to break," said SFW partner Ahmad Sheikh.
"I think of how painful banking was in the 1980s and 1990s and how tech has transformed and makes things smoother, and healthcare has not changed a whole lot," said Silversmith co-founder Jeff Crisan.
GP-led deals drove secondaries volume to record levels last year, reaching more than an estimated $134bn.
The portfolio company will "benefit from added resources to scale their business and address the heightened levels of learnings loss in students across the country resulting from the pandemic," said Alpine's Dan Sanner.
Internet Brands operates popular consumer websites like WebMD, which it acquired in 2017 for about $2.8 billion.
Tech tools from RedTeam, Paskr and Fieldlens aim to help contractors navigate challenges like supply-chain disruptions and labor shortages.
The commission proposed rules for the first time that would outright ban certain practices – a move away from the commission’s traditional focus on making sure GPs are providing LPs with appropriate disclosure.
Partner David Reuter eyes: employee and customer engagement; social responsibility management; video and data insights; wealth management; payments and mortgage tech; data center services; fleet management; EHRs and patient engagement; hospice care; and life science distribution.