M&A Deal Summary

Waystar Acquires Iodine Software

On July 23, 2025, Waystar acquired software company Iodine Software from Advent International and Silversmith Capital Partners for 1.3B USD

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Waystar’s 1st transaction in the Software sector.
  • This is Waystar’s largest (disclosed) transaction.
  • This is Waystar’s 10th transaction in the United States.
  • This is Waystar’s 1st transaction in Texas.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2025-07-23
Target Iodine Software
Sector Software
Buyer(s) Waystar
Sellers(s) Advent International
Silversmith Capital Partners
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition
Deal Value 1.3B USD
Advisor(s) J.P. Morgan Securities (Financial)
Weil Gotshal & Manges
Queen Saenz + Schutz (Legal)

Target

Iodine Software

Austin, Texas, United States
Iodine Software is a provider of artificial intelligence-based software solutions for health systems that reduce errors and omissions in clinical documentation. Iodine Software was founded in 2010 and is based in Austin, Texas.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

Waystar

Louisville, Kentucky, United States

Category Company
Sector Information Technology
Employees1,500
Revenue 944M USD (2024)
DESCRIPTION
Waystar's corporate headquarters in Louisville, Kentucky.
Waystar's corporate headquarters in Louisville, Kentucky.

Waystar provides cloud-based technology that simplifies and unifies the healthcare revenue cycle. The Waystar platform removes friction in payment processes, streamlines workflows, and improves financials for providers in every care setting. Waystar is based in Louisville, Kentucky.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 10 of 10
Sector: Software M&A 1 of 1
Type: Add-on Acquisition M&A Deals 7 of 7
State: Texas M&A 1 of 1
Country: United States M&A 10 of 10
Year: 2025 M&A 1 of 1
Size (of disclosed) 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2023-08-03 HealthPay24

Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania, United States

HealthPay24 is a cloud-based patient payment software which captures and manages the patient financial responsibility as early as pre-service estimation through post-service, provides flexibility and convenience for online and POS collections, and fuels productivity to financial posting and reconciliation processes. HealthPay24 was founded in 2001 and is based in Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania.

Buy -

Seller(S) 2

SELLER

Advent International

Boston, Massachusetts, United States

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor


Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1984
PE ASSETS 91.0B USD
Size Mega
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Advent is a global private equity firm that targets investments in North America, Europe, Asia, and Latin America. Advent's emerging market efforts are concentrated in Central Europe and Latin America. Advent seeks transactions valued between $50 million and $5 billion and can commit up to $2 billion of equity capital per investment. Broad areas of interest include business & financial services, retail & consumer, technology, media, & telecoms, healthcare & life sciences, and industrial. Prospective transaction types include buyouts, growth capital financings, take privates, and recapitalizations. Advent was formed in 1984 and is based in Boston, Massachusetts.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 231 of 233
Sector: Software M&A 10 of 10
Type: Add-on Acquisition M&A Deals 86 of 87
State: Texas M&A 9 of 9
Country: United States M&A 83 of 84
Year: 2025 M&A 1 of 3
Size (of disclosed) 12 of 54
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2025-06-30 LayerZero

Aurora, Ohio, United States

LayerZero is a manufacturer of solid state power conversion and power distribution products to mission-critical industries. LayerZero was founded in 2001 and is based in Aurora, Ohio.

Buy -
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2025-08-13 Coherent - Aerospace and Defense business

Saxonburg, Pennsylvania, United States

Coherent’s Aerospace and Defense designs and manufactures optical and laser systems for defense applications. Coherent’s Aerospace and Defense is based in Saxonburg, Pennsylvania.

Buy $400M
SELLER

Silversmith Capital Partners

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor


Category Growth Capital Firm
Founded 2015
PE ASSETS 3.3B USD
Size Large
Type Sector Focused
DESCRIPTION

Silversmith Capital Partners is a private investment firm focused on growth capital investments in SaaS and healthcare IT/services companies. The Firm looks to invest $20 to $125 million in growing companies (20%+) with at least $10 million in revenue. Silversmith Capital Partners was established in 2015 and is headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 8 of 8
Sector: Software M&A 5 of 5
Type: Add-on Acquisition M&A Deals 4 of 4
State: Texas M&A 1 of 1
Country: United States M&A 7 of 7
Year: 2025 M&A 1 of 1
Size (of disclosed) 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2024-09-04 Venminder

Elizabethtown, Kentucky, United States

Venminder is a provider of vendor risk management solutions. Venminder through the firm’s software and a suite of outsourced services, Venminder has pioneered a new age in vendor management by dramatically reducing the workload essential to meeting today’s demanding regulatory requirements. Venminder is based in Elizabethtown, Kentucky.

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