M&A Deal Summary

Summit Partners and HarbourVest Partners Acquire CareCentrix

On September 20, 2011, growth capital firm Summit Partners and private equity firm HarbourVest Partners acquired healthcare services company CareCentrix from Water Street Healthcare Partners

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Summit Partners’ 21st and HarbourVest Partners’ 5th transaction in the Healthcare Services sector.
  • This is Summit Partners’ 205th and HarbourVest Partners’ 63rd transaction in the United States.
  • This is Summit Partners’ 1st and HarbourVest Partners’ 2nd transaction in Connecticut.
Investment Fate
  • CareCentrix was sold to a publicly-traded strategic buyer in 2021.
  • CareCentrix was sold to a consortium of buyers in 2025.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2011-09-20
Target CareCentrix
Sector Healthcare Services
Buyer(s) Summit Partners
HarbourVest Partners
Sellers(s) Water Street Healthcare Partners
Deal Type Recapitalization

Target

CareCentrix

Hartford, Connecticut, United States
CareCentrix provides specialty benefit management services to health plans, improving quality and reducing costs in several areas of home-based healthcare such as home nursing, home medical equipment, home drug infusion, sleep diagnostic tests and hospital readmissions. CareCentrix was founded in 1996 and is based in Hartford, Connecticut.

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Buyer(S) 2

Buyer

Summit Partners

Boston, Massachusetts, United States

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor


Category Growth Capital Firm
Founded 1984
PE ASSETS 39.0B USD
Size Mega
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Summit Partners is a private investment and asset management firm focused on venture, growth, credit, and public equity investing. Sectors of interest include business services, communications technology and services, consumer products, energy, financial services, healthcare and life sciences, industrial products, internet/information services, media/entertainment, semiconductors, electronics, and software. Summit Partners is known for having a proactive business development group for sourcing transactions. Summit will consider both minority or majority investment stakes and is willing to commit as little as $10 million or as much as $500 million in combined debt/junior capital per transaction. The Firm's geographic coverage spans North America and Europe. Summit Partners was formed in 1984 and is headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 225 of 396
Sector: Healthcare Services M&A 21 of 41
Type: Recapitalization M&A Deals 8 of 13
State: Connecticut M&A 1 of 2
Country: United States M&A 205 of 325
Year: 2011 M&A 13 of 15
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2011-09-20 PeerApp

Newton Upper Falls, Massachusetts, United States

PeerApp Ltd. delivers award-winning open content caching solutions, including content localization and caching, live streaming delivery, application and data acceleration, smart traffic management, QoE enhancement and congestion relief across all networks. Local content delivery solutions help operators generate new revenue opportunities.

Buy -
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2011-11-09 Solid State Equipment

Horsham, Pennsylvania, United States

Solid State Equipment designs and manufactures capital equipment for semiconductor companies. The company provides outstanding products and services for the integrated circuit industry that can be configured to a specific customer’s needs, while leveraging standard platforms and proprietary technology to drive efficiencies. Solid State Equipment provides sales and technical support through its global network of direct and independent representatives.

Buy -
Buyer

HarbourVest Partners

Boston, Massachusetts, United States

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor


Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1978
PE ASSETS 147.0B 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 103 of 214
Sector: Healthcare Services M&A 5 of 13
Type: Recapitalization M&A Deals 5 of 11
State: Connecticut M&A 2 of 5
Country: United States M&A 63 of 130
Year: 2011 M&A 13 of 14
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2011-08-30 Beziers

London, United Kingdom

Beziers is a provider of Integrated marketing services including consulting, design, printing and production, logistics fulfillment and ecommerce.

Sell -
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2011-10-21 Skylark

Musashino, Japan

Skylark is a family restaurant operator in Japan, with some 4,400 outlets. Skylark's restaurant brands are highly recognized throughout Japan although relatively unknown overseas. Skylark was founded in 1962 and is based in Musashino, Japan.

Buy $2.1B

Seller(S) 1

SELLER

Water Street Healthcare Partners

Chicago, Illinois, United States

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor


Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 2005
PE ASSETS 6.0B USD
Size Mega
Type Sector Focused
DESCRIPTION

Water Street is a specialist private equity firm that targets investments in healthcare companies. Specific areas of interest within healthcare include diagnostic devices, medical products, pharmaceutical services, specialty distribution, specialty pharmaceuticals, and specialty services. Water Street targets non-core units of larger corporations and private middle-market companies. Transactions are typically valued between $50 and $500 million. Water Street does not invest in biotechnology, traditional healthcare facilities (hospitals, nursing homes) or early-stage companies without positive cash flow. Water Street was formed in 2005 and is based in Chicago, Illinois.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 9 of 31
Sector: Healthcare Services M&A 1 of 8
Type: Recapitalization M&A Deals 1 of 1
State: Connecticut M&A 1 of 1
Country: United States M&A 9 of 30
Year: 2011 M&A 2 of 2
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2011-06-27 MarketLab

Caledonia, Michigan, United States

Marketlab is a manufacturer of specialty healthcare products for medical-surgical and laboratory segments. With a commitment to innovation and quality, Marketlab has been serving Integrated Delivery Network (IDN) customers for over 25 years with clinically preferred medical-surgical and laboratory brands. Marketlab is based in Caledonia, Michigan.

Buy -
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2012-05-01 Physiotherapy Associates

Exton, Pennsylvania, United States

Physiotherapy Associates, Inc. is a provider of outpatient physical rehabilitation care offering a wide range of services, including general orthopedics, spinal care and neurological rehabilitation, as well as orthotics and prosthetics services.

Sell -