Investment Summary

GTCR and Cobalt Ventures Invest In Cedar Gate

On August 14, 2014, private equity firms GTCR and Cobalt Ventures invested in information services company Cedar Gate

Investment Highlights
  • This is GTCR’s 3rd and Cobalt Ventures’ 1st transaction in the Information Services sector.
  • This is GTCR’s 82nd and Cobalt Ventures’ 1st transaction in the United States.
  • This is GTCR’s 2nd and Cobalt Ventures’ 1st transaction in Connecticut.

Investment Summary

Date 2014-08-14
Target Cedar Gate
Sector Information Services
Investor(s) GTCR
Cobalt Ventures
Deal Type Growth Capital

Target

Cedar Gate

Greenwich, Connecticut, United States
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Cedar Gate is a care performance management company that provides high-performance analytic, technological, administrative, and advisory services to providers, payers, and self-insured employers to exceed performance thresholds of value-based care contracts, networks, and programs. Cedar Gate was founded in 2014 and is based in Greenwich, Connecticut.

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Investor(S) 2

Investor

GTCR

Chicago, Illinois, United States

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Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1980
PE ASSETS 15.0B USD
Size Mega
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

GTCR is a private equity firm that typically partners with management when pursuing acquisitions. The Firm looks to grow companies through build-on acquisitions, consolidations, and internal growth. GTCR will consider both equity and mezzanine capital commitments and concentrates its investment activity in consumer products & services, healthcare services, outsourced business services, technology, transaction processing, and pharma/medical products. GTCR was formed in 1980 and is based in Chicago, Illinois.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 86 of 140
Sector (Information Services) 3 of 3
Type (Growth Capital) 5 of 10
State (Connecticut) 2 of 3
Country (United States) 82 of 135
Year (2014) 6 of 6
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2014-07-30 XIFIN

San Diego, California, United States

XIFIN is a provider of cloud-based software and services to diagnostic service providers. XIFIN's technology platform enables end-to-end connectivity from patient to payor, linking together the many stakeholders in healthcare delivery and optimizing for the best business and patient outcomes. XIFIN is based in San Diego, California.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2014-10-17 Zayo

Boulder, Colorado, United States

Zayo is a provider of bandwidth infrastructure and network neutral colocation and interconnection services. Zayo's services allow its customers, which include telecom carriers, wireless service providers, media and content companies, and other bandwidth-intensive businesses, to transport data, voice, video, and internet traffic, as well as to interconnect their networks. Zayo was founded in 2007 and is based in Boulder, Colorado.

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DESCRIPTION

Cobalt Ventures is the private equity investment arm of Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas City. The Firm looks to invest $10 to $75 million (majority or minority positions) to support scalable, high-growth healthcare companies that are seeking to increase the overall quality of healthcare services, improve outcomes and lower costs for customers and members. Specific areas of interest include home healthcare/hospice, outpatient services, telehealth, pharmaceutical distribution, and tech-enabled healthcare services. Cobalt Ventures is based in Kansas City, Missouri.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 1 of 8
Sector (Information Services) 1 of 1
Type (Growth Capital) 1 of 3
State (Connecticut) 1 of 1
Country (United States) 1 of 8
Year (2014) 1 of 1
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2016-04-14 MEDVAL

Columbia, Maryland, United States

MEDVAL LLC delivers fully-integrated Medicare Secondary Payer (MSP) solutions. From Medicare Set-Aside (MSA) evaluations to structured settlements to the administration of MSA funds, MEDVAL serves attorneys, carriers, and TPAs seeking a better MSP compliance process for personal injury and workers’ compensation claims. MEDVAL was formed in 2003 and is based in Columbia, Maryland.

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