M&A Deal Summary

Lee Equity Partners and Elements Health Investors Acquire Carisk Partners

On December 4, 2023, private equity firms Lee Equity Partners and Elements Health Investors acquired insurance company Carisk Partners from MBF Healthcare Partners

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Lee Equity Partners’ 3rd and Elements Health Investors’ 1st transaction in the Insurance sector.
  • This is Lee Equity Partners’ 33rd and Elements Health Investors’ 1st transaction in the United States.
  • This is Lee Equity Partners’ 5th and Elements Health Investors’ 1st transaction in Florida.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2023-12-04
Target Carisk Partners
Sector Insurance
Buyer(s) Lee Equity Partners
Elements Health Investors
Sellers(s) MBF Healthcare Partners
Deal Type Recapitalization
Advisor(s) Houlihan Lokey (Financial)

Target

Carisk Partners

Miami, Florida, United States
Carisk is a provider of claims management services to the workers’ compensation industry, serving carriers, third party administrators and employers. Carisk Partners was founded in 2011 and is based in Miami, Florida.

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Buyer(S) 2

Buyer

Lee Equity Partners

New York, New York, United States

Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 2006
PE ASSETS 4.4B USD
Size Large
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Lee Equity Partners is a private investment firm that looks for buyout and growth capital investments across a range of industries. Lee Equity Partners seeks investments requiring $50 to $150 million of equity capital. Lee Equity Partners was formed in 2006 by Thomas H. Lee, formerly of Thomas H. Lee Partners, LP.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 35 of 37
Sector (Insurance) 3 of 4
Type (Recapitalization) 3 of 3
State (Florida) 5 of 5
Country (United States) 33 of 34
Year (2023) 3 of 3
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2023-08-09 Cadent

New York, New York, United States

Cadent is a media services company that aggregates local cable television advertising inventory for resale to national advertisers. Cadent was founded in 2007 and is based in New York, New York.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2024-03-04 PCS Retirement

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

PCS Retirement is a conflict-free retirement services platform automating the sale, design, valuation and management of retirement plans. PCS offers its services to over 800 channel partners to deliver a customizable platform ideally suited for registered investment advisors, independent broker dealers and investment management firms serving the retirement ecosystem. PCS Retirement was founded in 2001 and is based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

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DESCRIPTION


DEAL STATS #
Overall 1 of 1
Sector (Insurance) 1 of 1
Type (Recapitalization) 1 of 1
State (Florida) 1 of 1
Country (United States) 1 of 1
Year (2023) 1 of 1

Seller(S) 1

SELLER

MBF Healthcare Partners

Coral Gables, Florida, United States

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor


Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 2005
PE ASSETS 397M USD
Size Middle-Market
Type Sector Focused
DESCRIPTION

MBF Healthcare Partners (MBF) is a specialist private equity firm that makes investments in emerging and established healthcare companies. MBF seeks investments in businesses with EBITDA of at least $5 million and valued up to $300 million. MBF prefers control ownership positions with typical acquisitions coming in the form of outright business purchases, growth financings, or recapitalizations. MBF Healthcare Partners is based in Coral Gables, Florida.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 13 of 13
Sector (Insurance) 1 of 1
Type (Recapitalization) 1 of 1
State (Florida) 9 of 9
Country (United States) 13 of 13
Year (2023) 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2022-12-12 ABA Connect

Austin, Texas, United States

ABA Connect is a provider of high-quality applied behavior analysis (“ABA”) therapy to children and adolescents with autism spectrum disorder. ABA Connect was founded in 2013 and is based in Austin, Texas.

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