Water Street Healthcare Partners Mergers and Acquisitions Summary

Private Equity Profile

In the last 3 years, Water Street Healthcare Partners has acquired 5 companies. It has also invested in 5 others.

Water Street Healthcare Partners’ most common sectors for investment are life science (31%) and medical products (26%). The Firm’s most common investment types include growth capital (28%) and buyout (lbo, mbo, mbi) (17%). In total, Water Street Healthcare Partners has invested in 16 US states and 3 different countries. Its largest (disclosed) acquisition occurred in 2012 when it acquired Breg for $158M.

In the last 3 years, Water Street Healthcare Partners has exited 7 companies. The Firm’s most common exit type is trade sale (59%). Water Street Healthcare Partners’ largest (disclosed) exit occurred in 2005 when it sold Medex for $925M.

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M&A Summary

  • M&A Total Activity72
    • M&A Buy Activity43
    • M&A Sell Activity29
  • Total Sectors Invested 8
  • Total Countries Invested 3
  • M&A Buy/Sell Connections 36

Water Street Healthcare Partners

444 West Lake Street,
Chicago, Illinois 60606
United States
(312) 506-2900
www.waterstreet.com
info@waterstreet.com

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.


Investment Criteria

Sectors of Interest: Business Services, Distribution, Healthcare Services, Life Science, Medical Products

Target Transaction Types: Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI), Consolidation, Divestiture, Going Private, Growth Capital, Recapitalization, PIPE, Secondary Buyout, Stake Purchase

Geographic Preferences: East US, Midwest US, South US, West US

Transaction Criteria Min Max
Target Revenue - -
Target EBITDA - -
Investment Size 10 100
Enterprise Value 50 500
values in millions of USD

M&A Summary

Buy vs Sell

Year ≤ '16 '17 '18 '19 '20 '21 T
Buy (2.2/yr) # 32 1 4 2 3 1 43
vol $850M $850M
Sell (1.6/yr) # 21 1 5 1 1 - 29
vol $2.7B $1.1B $850M $4.6B
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Most Recent M&A

Company Date Value Type
Medical Guardian LLC 2021-01-11 - Growth Capital
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania · www.medicalguardian.com
Key Surgical LLC 2020-10-06 850M USD Add-on Acquisition
Minneapolis, Minnesota · www.keysurgical.com
Solvias AG 2020-06-11 - Growth Capital
Kaiseraugst, Switzerland · www.solvias.com
Safeguard Medical LLC 2020-02-05 - Consolidation
Harrisburg, North Carolina · www.safeguardmedical.com
Southern Scripts 2020-01-06 - Growth Capital
Natchitoches, Louisiana · www.southernscripts.net
Thread 2019-08-27 - Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)
Tustin, California · www.threadresearch.com
Pathnostics 2019-02-27 - Growth Capital
Irvine, California · www.pathnostics.com
Temptime Corp. 2019-01-28 - Add-on Acquisition
Morris Plains, New Jersey · www.temptimecorp.com
CATO SMS 2018-11-28 - Growth Capital
Cary, North Carolina · www.cato-sms.com
Discovery Life Sciences 2018-10-16 - Consolidation
Huntsville, Alabama · www.dls.com
View All >>

Portfolio M&A

Company Acquired Add-On/Sale Date #
EVERSANA 2018-10-01 HVH Precision Analytics 2020-07-15 5
Milwaukee, Wisconsin · www.eversana.com Wayne, Pennsylvania · www.hvhprecision.com
Safeguard Medical LLC 2020-02-05 Water-Jel Technologies LLC 2020-05-05 2
Harrisburg, North Carolina · www.safeguardmedical.com Carlstadt, New Jersey · www.waterjel.com
EVERSANA 2018-10-01 Triplefin LLC 2018-10-01 4
Milwaukee, Wisconsin · www.eversana.com Cincinnati, Ohio · www.triplefin.com
EVERSANA 2018-10-01 The Access Group 2018-10-01 3
Milwaukee, Wisconsin · www.eversana.com Berkeley Heights, New Jersey · www.theaccessgp.com
Viant Medical 2016-12-06 Integer Holdings Corp. - Advanced Surgical & Orthopedics Business 2018-05-03 4
Foxborough, Massachusetts · www.viantmedical.com Frisco, Texas
Viant Medical 2016-12-06 Vention Medical, Inc. - Device Manufacturing Business 2017-02-20 3
Foxborough, Massachusetts · www.viantmedical.com Salem, New Hampshire
Breg, Inc. 2012-05-24 United Orthopedic Group, Inc. 2014-10-15 1
Carlsbad, California · www.breg.com Carlsbad, California · www.unitedorthogroup.com

M&A by Sector

Sector Current # Value All-time # Value
Life Science 7 (44%) - 13 (30%) 198M (23%)
Medical Products 3 (19%) 158M (100%) 11 (26%) 280M (33%)
Healthcare Services 3 (19%) - 10 (23%) 297M (35%)
Business Services 2 (13%) - 3 (7%) -
Distribution - - 2 (5%) 75M (9%)
Information Technology 1 (6%) - 2 (5%) -
Marketing - - 1 (2%) -
Retail - - 1 (2%) -
Total 16 $158M 43 $850M

Acquisitions By Geo

State/Country Current # Value All-time # Value
United States 14 (88%) 158M (100%) 41 (95%) 850M (100%)
  California 4 (25%) 158M (100%) 9 (21%) 158M (19%)
  Pennsylvania 2 (13%) - 5 (12%) 150M (18%)
  North Carolina 2 (13%) - 4 (9%) 75M (9%)
  New Jersey - - 4 (9%) 123M (14%)
  Massachusetts 1 (6%) - 3 (7%) -
  Illinois 1 (6%) - 3 (7%) -
  Ohio - - 3 (7%) 75M (9%)
  Florida - - 2 (5%) -
  Wisconsin 1 (6%) - 1 (2%) -
  Montana 1 (6%) - 1 (2%) -
  Louisiana 1 (6%) - 1 (2%) -
  Alabama 1 (6%) - 1 (2%) -
  Connecticut - - 1 (2%) 147M (17%)
  Georgia - - 1 (2%) 122M (14%)
  Virginia - - 1 (2%) -
  Michigan - - 1 (2%) -
Germany 1 (6%) - 1 (2%) -
Switzerland 1 (6%) - 1 (2%) -
Domestic 14 (88%) 158M (100%) 41 (95%) 850M (100%)
Cross-border 2 (13%) - 2 (5%) -
Total 16 $158M 43 $850M

Acquisitions by Deal Type

Type Current # Value All-time # Value
Growth Capital 9 (56%) - 12 (28%) -
Divestiture 1 (6%) 158M (100%) 7 (16%) 577M (68%)
Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI) 1 (6%) - 7 (16%) 75M (9%)
Stake Purchase - - 6 (14%) -
Consolidation 3 (19%) - 4 (9%) 75M (9%)
Secondary Buyout 1 (6%) - 4 (9%) -
Going Private 1 (6%) - 2 (5%) 123M (14%)
PIPE - - 1 (2%) -
Total 16 $158M 43 $850M

Exits by Deal Type

Type Total # Value
Trade Sale - Public Company 12 (41%) 3.7B (80%)
Secondary Sale 6 (21%) -
Trade Sale 5 (17%) -
Merger 4 (14%) -
Divestiture 1 (3%) 903M (20%)
Recapitalization 1 (3%) -
Total 29 $4.6B

Deal Values

buy # Total
$100M to $1B 5 $700M
< $100M 2 $150M
TOTAL $850M
Largest Breg, Inc.
$158M (2012-05-24)
sell # Total
$100M to $1B 8 $4.5B
< $100M 2 $78M
TOTAL $4.6B
Largest Medex, Inc.
$925M (2005-03-21)

M&A Connections

Deals
Acquired from
Investor(s)
9%
4 (9%)
Strategic(s)
16%
7 (16%)
Exited to
Investor(s)
28%
8 (28%)
Strategic(s)
72%
21 (72%)

Investor Summary

Size

Large

PE Assets

3.0B USD

Established

2005

Specialist/Generalist

Specialist

Leadership

Tim Dugan

Managing Partner

Chris Sweeney

Partner

Jim Connelly

Partner

Kevin Swan

Partner

Ned Villers

Partner

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