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A national leader in healthcare M&A, private equity and finance transactions, Holly chairs McGuireWoods’ Healthcare Department, one of the largest healthcare practices in the United States. PE funds and healthcare clients — including hospitals, health systems, medical practices, physician-owned hospitals and ambulatory surgery centers, among others — rely on her for structuring transactions, regulatory due diligence, affiliation agreements and compliance matters.

Frazier Healthcare Partners has acquired Altruix from WindRose Health Investors, according to a news release.

Altruix, founded in 2005 and based in Hunt Valley, Maryland, is a behavioral health pharmacy platform serving patients with severe mental illness, substance

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Salt Creek Capital has announced the acquisition of MML Diagnostics Packaging.

MML, founded in 1964 and headquartered in Troutdale, Oregon, is a contract manufacturer and packager of in-vitro diagnostic devices and single-use medical devices.

Salt Creek, founded in

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Brightstar Capital Partners has announced an investment in Simon Eye Holdings.

Simon Eye, founded in 1987 and based in Wilmington, Delaware, is an integrated vision care platform providing optometry, optical and ophthalmology services across the Mid-Atlantic region.

Brightstar

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THL Partners will acquire Celerion from H.I.G. Capital for $1.8 billion, according to news releases and industry reports.

Celerion, formed in 2010 and based in Lincoln, Nebraska, is a global provider of clinical pharmacology and bioanalytical sciences.

THL

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Afterburner Capital and Council Capital have exited Advanced Care Partners (ACP), according to a news release.

ACP, founded in 2010 and based in Atlanta, is a provider of home-based care for medically fragile children and adults.

Afterburner

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Havencrest Capital Management has announced a majority recapitalization of OFFOR Health.

OFFOR, founded in 2014 and headquartered in Columbus, Ohio, provides office-based anesthesia services for complex pediatric dental procedures.

Havencrest, founded in 2018 and based in Dallas, is

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Holly Buckley, Chair of Health Care at McGuireWoods, joined the Healthcare Success Podcast to share her outlook on the healthcare private equity market in 2026 ahead of the McGuireWoods annual Healthcare Private Equity and Finance Conference in Chicago (April

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LongueVue Capital (LVC) has announced a strategic investment in Apex Dental Laboratory Group in partnership with Swaney Group Capital (SGC).

Apex, founded in 2015 and headquartered in Waco, Texas, operates a network of 16 dental laboratories across 12 states.

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Palladium Equity Partners has announced it will acquire a majority equity interest in DME Express from WayPoint Capital Partners.

DME Express, founded in 2006 and based in The Woodlands, Texas, is a provider of durable medical equipment (DME) serving

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In this episode of the Becker Private Equity & Business Podcast, Holly Buckley, chair of the McGuireWoods’ healthcare department, discusses how the healthcare private equity landscape is evolving, with a sharper focus on discipline, shifting sector dynamics, and the

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