M&A Deal Summary

Compass Group Equity Partners and VSS Capital Partners Acquire Pacesetter Health

On January 1, 2020, private equity firms Compass Group Equity Partners and VSS Capital Partners acquired healthcare services company Pacesetter Health

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Compass Group Equity Partners’ 1st and VSS Capital Partners’ 2nd transaction in the Healthcare Services sector.
  • This is Compass Group Equity Partners’ 9th and VSS Capital Partners’ 65th transaction in the United States.
  • This is Compass Group Equity Partners’ 3rd and VSS Capital Partners’ 5th transaction in Missouri.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2020-01-01
Target Pacesetter Health
Sector Healthcare Services
Buyer(s) Compass Group Equity Partners
VSS Capital Partners
Deal Type Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)

Target

Pacesetter Health

St. Louis, Missouri, United States
Pacesetter Health is a practice management group focused on partnering with best-in-class lower extremity care clinics throughout the United States. Pacesetter looks for doctors who are the staples of their community; for doctors with leading practices who want to grow and further improve the businesses they have built – but need a helping hand to achieve these goals. Pacesetter Health was founded in 2020 and is based in St. Louis, Missouri.

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Buyer(S) 2

DESCRIPTION

Compass Group Equity Partners is a private equity firm focused on lower middle-market companies. The Firm looks to invest between $1 to $15 million for companies generating sales of $20 to $100 million. Prospective transaction types include management buyouts, growth financings, and stake purchases. Sectors of interest include manufacturing, distribution, and business services. Compass Group was formed in 2015 and is based in St. Louis, Missouri.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 9 of 17
Sector (Healthcare Services) 1 of 1
Type (Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)) 7 of 10
State (Missouri) 3 of 4
Country (United States) 9 of 17
Year (2020) 1 of 2
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2019-09-01 Tipton Mills Foods

Columbus, Indiana, United States

Tipton Mills Foods LLC provides formulation, agglomeration, powder blending, and packaging to the function food and beverage market for national brands and store-brand equivalents. Tipton Mills Foods is based in Columbus, Indiana.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2020-10-19 Sunpro

Mandeville, Louisiana, United States

Sunpro is a provider of rooftop solar systems in the United States. Sunpro markets, designs, sells, installs, and maintains solar power systems on residential and commercial properties through their 3,600-person, full-time workforce of solar energy professionals with 56 locations in 22 states. Sunpro was founded in 2008 and is based in Mandeville, Louisiana.

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Buyer

VSS Capital Partners

New York, New York, United States

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor


Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1981
PE ASSETS 4.0B USD
Size Large
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

VSS Capital Partners is a private equity firm that targets investments in the media, communications, education, and information services sectors. VSS looks for opportunities with valuable brand franchises, stable cash flows, and infrastructure to support add-ons. The Firm will consider businesses throughout North America and Europe valued between $50 and $750 million. Prospective investment situations include management buyouts/buy-ins, expansion or acquisition financings, recapitalizations, build-ups, going private transactions, and partnerships. VSS was formed in 1981 and is based in New York City.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 84 of 97
Sector (Healthcare Services) 2 of 6
Type (Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)) 50 of 50
State (Missouri) 5 of 6
Country (United States) 65 of 77
Year (2020) 1 of 4
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2019-12-10 Endo1 Partners

Houston, Texas, United States

Endo1 Partners is a provider of comprehensive knowledge, resources and shared back-office support to endodontists across the country through an Endodontic Partnership Organization (“EPO”). Endo1 Partners is based in Houston, Texas.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2020-02-19 Ascent Behavioral Health

Salt Lake City, Utah, United States

Ascent Behavioral Health operates residential programs in Utah that deliver behavioral health treatment to adolescents across a continuum of care, including wilderness therapy, residential treatment centers, and a therapeutic boarding school. Ascent provides wilderness therapy, residential treatment, and therapeutic boarding school programs for adolescents with mental health issues such as depression, anxiety, and attachment disorder throughout the state. Ascent Behavioral Health was founded in 1989 and is based in Salt Lake City, Utah.

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