M&A Deal Summary

Frazier Healthcare Partners and HarbourVest Partners Acquire CPS

On March 27, 2019, growth capital firm Frazier Healthcare Partners and private equity firm HarbourVest Partners acquired healthcare services company CPS from Fifth Street Capital, Audax Private Debt and NexPhase Capital

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Frazier Healthcare Partners’ 16th and HarbourVest Partners’ 12th transaction in the Healthcare Services sector.
  • This is Frazier Healthcare Partners’ 35th and HarbourVest Partners’ 116th transaction in the United States.
  • This is Frazier Healthcare Partners’ 1st and HarbourVest Partners’ 4th transaction in Ohio.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2019-03-27
Target CPS
Sector Healthcare Services
Buyer(s) Frazier Healthcare Partners
HarbourVest Partners
Sellers(s) Fifth Street Capital
Audax Private Debt
NexPhase Capital
Deal Type Secondary Buyout
Advisor(s) Harris Williams
William Blair
Houlihan Lokey (Financial)
Ropes & Gray (Legal)

Target

CPS

Dublin, Ohio, United States
CPS is a provider of outsourced pharmacy services to hospitals and integrated health systems. CPS offers a suite of services, information technology and data informatics, including pharmacy management, technology-based tools and data analytics. CPS was founded in 1971 and is based in Dublin, Ohio.

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Buyer(S) 2

Buyer
DESCRIPTION

Frazier Healthcare Partners is a private equity and venture capital firm specializing in Growth buyout investment specifically targets businesses that deal Healthcare, Life Sciences, Pharmaceutical services, medical products, and related sectors. Frazier Healthcare Partners was formed in 1991 and is based in Seattle, Washington with an additional office in Palo Alto, California; Boston, Massachusetts; and Menlo Park, California.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 36 of 48
Sector (Healthcare Services) 16 of 16
Type (Secondary Buyout) 2 of 10
State (Ohio) 1 of 2
Country (United States) 35 of 47
Year (2019) 1 of 2
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2019-02-13 US Renal Care

Plano, Texas, United States

US Renal Care is a provider of outpatient treatment centers for persons suffering from chronic and acute renal disease. The company serves more than 25,000 patients in 335 dialysis facilities in 32 states and the Territory of Guam. US Renal Care was founded in 2000 and is based in Plano, Texas.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2019-05-01 Elements Behavioral Health

Long Beach, California, United States

Formed in 2007, Elements Behavioral Health, Inc. is a provider of subacute substance abuse and psychiatric services based in Long Beach, California.

Sell -
Buyer

HarbourVest Partners

Boston, Massachusetts, United States

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor


Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1978
PE ASSETS 86.0B USD
Size Mega
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

HarbourVest Partners, LLC is an investment firm that makes investments in new private equity partnerships, acquires secondary interests, and makes direct investments in operating companies. HarbourVest's largest investment area is investments in private equity funds, comprising of approximately 2/3 of HarbourVest's assets. HarbourVest's direct investment group looks for investments in growth oriented businesses at a variety of stages. The Group generally targets co-investments of $5 to $100 million, growth capital financings of $5 to $40 million, or mezzanine commitments of $5 to $20 million. Sectors of interest include software, hardware, data communications, telecommunications, and financial services. HarbourVest was formed in 1997 to assume the business of Hancock Venture Partners which was formed in 1982. HarbourVest Partners is based in Boston, Massachusetts, with additional offices in London, Tokyo, and Hong Kong.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 195 of 223
Sector (Healthcare Services) 12 of 13
Type (Secondary Buyout) 45 of 55
State (Ohio) 4 of 4
Country (United States) 116 of 134
Year (2019) 3 of 9
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2019-02-21 AssuredPartners

Orlando, Florida, United States

AssuredPartners is a full-service insurance broker, offering property and casualty and employee benefits insurance products and services to middle-market businesses, public institutions, and high-net-worth individuals. AssuredPartners was founded in 2011 and is based in Orlando, Florida.

Buy -
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2019-03-28 Kyriba

San Diego, California, United States

Kyriba is a provider of cloud treasury and financial management solutions. Kyriba delivers a highly secure, 100% SaaS platform, superior bank connectivity and a seamlessly integrated solution set for tackling today’s most complex financial challenges. More than 1,600 companies, including many of the world’s largest organizations, rely on Kyriba to streamline key processes, protect against loss from fraud and cybercrime, and accelerate growth opportunities through improved decision support. Kyriba was founded in 2000 and is based in San Diego, California.

Buy $1.2B

Seller(S) 3

SELLER
DESCRIPTION

Fifth Street Capital is a public investment firm focused on providing mezzanine financing to support expansions, acquisitions, recapitalizations, and management buyouts of middle-market US based companies. Fifth Street looks to invest between $5 and $50 million per transaction. Sectors of interest include consumer products, healthcare services, manufacturing, medical device manufacturing, food services, business services, restaurants, speciality retail, logistics, and value added distribution. Fifth Street Capital is based in White Plains, New York.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 56 of 59
Sector (Healthcare Services) 7 of 7
Type (Secondary Buyout) 19 of 20
State (Ohio) 2 of 2
Country (United States) 55 of 58
Year (2019) 4 of 5
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2019-02-04 Fitness Connection

McLean, Virginia, United States

Fitness Connection is a category leader in the HVLP fitness segment, offering the full range of amenities and services of a large, full-service premium club for as low as $10 per month. Memberships include access to state-of-the-art strength/cardio equipment, functional training areas, women's only workout areas, short-term child care, cycling studios, as well as other amenities and services. Fitness Connection was founded in 1999 and is based in McLean, Virginia.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2019-10-29 ProSites

Temecula, California, United States

ProSites is a provider of website design and online marketing solutions that help professionals achieve measurable practice growth. Their comprehensive suite of solutions includes ready-to-go and custom website design, search engine marketing, social media management, automated patient communications, and pay-per-click solutions. ProSites was founded in 1999 and is based in Temecula, California.

Sell -
SELLER

Audax Private Debt

New York, New York, United States

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor


Category Mezzanine Finance Firm
Founded 2000
PE ASSETS 5.4B USD
Size Mega
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Audax Mezzanine is the mezzanine finance arm of the Audax Group. The Firm focuses on investing in both private and public, US-based middle market companies with a strong history of cash flows and consistent revenue growth. Audax will consider subordinated mezzanine debt commitments, second lien or junior secured debt, preferred stock and common stock. The Firm seeks to invest in companies valued between $10 and $60 million. Types of transaction include MBOs, LBOs, growth capital financings, acquisition financings, and recapitalizations.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 43 of 51
Sector (Healthcare Services) 2 of 2
Type (Secondary Buyout) 19 of 24
State (Ohio) 5 of 8
Country (United States) 43 of 51
Year (2019) 1 of 3
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2018-09-24 Authority Brands

Columbia, Maryland, United States

Authority Brands is a parent company of two home service franchisors, The Cleaning Authority and Homewatch CareGivers. Together, these brands provide recurring home services through more than 300 franchise locations in the U.S., Canada, and Latin America. Authority Brands was formed in 2017 and is based in Columbia, Maryland.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2019-06-14 CPP

Cleveland, Ohio, United States

CPP is an aerospace casting manufacturer and offers both sand and investment casting capabilities. The company specializes in producing complex, mission-critical components for a variety of leading commercial and military aircraft and regional/business jets, as well as industrial gas turbines. CPP was founded in 1991 and is based in Cleveland, Ohio.

Sell -
SELLER

NexPhase Capital

New York, New York, United States

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor


Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 2007
PE ASSETS 1.2B USD
Size Large
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Moelis Capital Partners (MCP) is the private equity investment arm of investment bank Moelis & Company. MCP targets growth equity and control buyouts requiring equity investments of $25 to $75 million. Moelis has particular interest in the business services, consumer and retail, financial services, healthcare services, industrial and telecom industries. Moelis Capital Partners was formed in 2007 and is based in New York City.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 13 of 22
Sector (Healthcare Services) 2 of 2
Type (Secondary Buyout) 5 of 10
State (Ohio) 1 of 1
Country (United States) 12 of 21
Year (2019) 1 of 3
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2018-10-24 Action Behavior Centers

Austin, Texas, United States

Action Behavior Centers is a provider of ABA-therapy for individuals. Action Behavior Centers was founded in 2016 and is based in Austin, Texas.

Buy -
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2019-08-23 Inside Real Estate

Salt Lake City, Utah, United States

Inside Real Estate provides residential real estate brokers and agents with a cloud-based software platform and marketing solution to help brokers intelligently engage prospective home buyers and sellers, dramatically simplify the buying and selling processes and uses analytics to identify specific actions for improving performance. Inside Real Estate is based in Salt Lake City, Utah.

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