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April 14, 2010 - U.S. Renal Care, Inc. Announces Definitive Agreement to Acquire Dialysis Corporation of America.

PLANO, TX, and LINTHICUM, MD - U.S. Renal Care, Inc. ("USRC"), a privately-held leading provider of outpatient dialysis services... » READ MORE

January 27, 2010 - Cressey & Company Aquires a Majority Interest in Vetcor Professional Practices

HINGHAM, MA - VetCor, founded in 1997 and headquartered in Hingham, MA, owns and operates a national family of 41 exceptional veterinary hospitals with over 130 veterinarians and 500... » READ MORE

November 27, 2009 - Essent Plans to Move some Acute-Care Services

NASHVILLE - Essent Healthcare, Nashville, said it plans to shift all acute-care services to the north campus of its two-campus, 228-bed Paris (Texas) Regional Medical Center... » READ MORE

November 18, 2009 - IVCA Profile Q&A: Bryan Cressey

CHICAGO - Bryan Cressey has been a fixture in the private equity industry since his beginnings with First Chicago Equity Group. He is a builder of opportunity, having co-founded Golder Thoma Cressey & Rauner, Thoma Cressey Equity Partners and founded his current firm, Cressey & Co. His particular expertise in the healthcare services field is widely acknowledged... » READ MORE

September 25, 2009 - Portfolio Company, Select Medical, Announces Pricing of Initial Public Offering of Common Stock

MECHANICSBURG, PENNSYLVANIA - September 25, 2009 - Select Medical Holdings Corporation ("Select") (NYSE: SEM), the parent of Select Medical Corporation, today announced the pricing of an initial public offering of 30,000,000 shares of its common stock at $10.00 per share... » READ MORE

August 3, 2009 - New Associates Ben Herman and Giovanni Gallo join the Cressey & Company Team

We are pleased to welcome Ben Herman and Giovanni Gallo to the Cressey & Company team. Ben joins us from the Global Health Care Investment Banking Group at UBS Investment Bank in New York where he was an Analyst. Giovanni joins us from the Health Care Investment Banking Group of Goldman Sachs, New York where he was also an analyst.

July 14, 2009 - Illinois Venture Capital Association honors Bryan Cressey as recipient of the Stanley C. Golder Medal

Illinois Venture Capital Association honors Bryan Cressey as recipient of the Stanley C. Golder Medal. Created in memory of Stanley C. Golder, a founder of the private equity industry, the Stanley C. Golder Medal acknowledges individuals who have made profound and lasting contributions to the private equity industry in Illinois... » READ MORE

June 02, 2009 - David Schuppan Participates in Illinois Venture Capital Associate Q&A

With the new administration in Washington, D.C., the health care industry will be going through a significant shift in the coming years.... » READ MORE

May 14, 2009 - Cressey & Company Partners and Executive Board participate in Financing the Deal Panel - Finding Funds in a Tough Economic Climate

All is not grim for healthcare companies looking to expand during a rocky economy while also facing looming uncertainty in healthcare policy. But success will require pragmatism, understanding the industry sectors in which companies wish to invest, working within established relationships, as well as keeping an eye towards reform. These were just a few of the take away points at the Nashville Health Care Council's recent panel program, "Financing the Deal: Strategic Issues for Health Care Companies.".... » READ MORE

April 2, 2009 - CLP Healthcare Services Changes Name to Hospice Compassus

CLP Healthcare Services, Inc., a leading provider of hospice services, announced today it will change its name to Hospice Compassus to better reflect the allencompassing hospice work performed across the company's nearly 50 locations in 15 states.... » READ MORE

February 24, 2009 - IVCA Welcomes Cressey & Company as New Member

The IVCA welcomes Cressey & Company to our membership and its representatives: Bryan Cressey, Ralph Davis, Peter Ehrich, Sen. William Frist and Scott Maskalunas.... » READ MORE

December 18, 2008 - U.S. Renal Care Opens Eight Dialysis Centers

U.S. Renal Care Inc. (USRC), a leading provider of outpatient kidney dialysis services, has opened eight dialysis centers in 2008 with plans to open additional new centers in strategic locations throughout the United States in  2009.  All of the new centers are joint venture partnerships with private-practice nephrologists that develop and manage world-class dialysis centers... » READ MORE

August 27, 2008 - Cressey & Company Opens Nashville Office

Cressey & Company LP, a private investment firm focused on building leading healthcare companies in partnership with outstanding executives, today announced the opening of its Nashville office. The office is located at 2525 West End Avenue, near the Vanderbilt University campus... » READ MORE

June 9, 2008 - Cressey & Company Forms Executive Board

Cressey & Company LP, a private investment firm focused on building leading healthcare companies in partnership with outstanding executives, today announced the formation of an Executive Board consisting of five visionary executives with unique perspectives and experiences in healthcare. Cressey & Company Partner and former Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist, M.D., will be Chairman of the Executive Board... » READ MORE

January 23, 2008 - Ralph W. Davis to Join Cressey & Company as Partner

Cressey & Company LP, a private investment firm focused on the healthcare industry, today announced that Ralph W. Davis, currently Chairman of Waller Lansden Dortch & Davis LLP, will join Cressey & Company as a Partner. Mr. Davis will focus on making new investments and supporting portfolio companies... » READ MORE

November 27, 2007 - Former U.S. Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist, M.D., Agrees to Join Cressey & Company as Partner

Cressey & Company LP, a private investment firm focused on the healthcare industry, today announced that former U.S. Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist, M.D., has agreed to join the Firm as a Partner. Senator Frist will work with the firm‘s experienced team to make new investments in promising healthcare companies as well as to provide clinical expertise and support to the Firm‘s portfolio companies... » READ MORE

August 3, 2007 - Thoma Cressey Bravo Leads Recapitalization of Encompass Home Heath, Inc.

Encompass Home Health, Inc. ("Encompass"), a leading provider of Medicare focused home health services, has successfully completed a recapitalization led by Thoma Cressey Bravo, a leading private equity investment firm with more than 27 years of experiance... » READ MORE

May 7, 2007 - Thoma Cressey Bravo Leads Recapitalization of Midwest Dental Holding Company Inc.

Midwest Dental Holding Company Inc. ("Midwest Dental") has successfully completed a recapitalization led by Thoma Cressey Bravo, a leading private equity investment firm with more than 25 years of experience. Midwest Dental is a leading provider of dental practice management services with offices across the Midwest... » READ MORE

December 14, 2006 - CLP Healthcare Services Inc. Acquires Community Hospices of America Inc.

Healthcare Services Inc., dba "Cloverleaf Partners"), a company focused on providing high-quality hospice and palliative care, has acquired Community Hospices of America Inc., ("CHA"), a Birmingham, Ala.-based hospice provider with 25 locations in nine states... » READ MORE

July 20, 2006 - Cloverleaf Partners Acquires RTA Hospice Inc.; First Acquisition from Thoma Cressey Equity Partners-Backed Cloverleaf Partners

CLP Healthcare Services, Inc., (dba "Cloverleaf Partners"), a company focused on providing high-quality hospice and palliative care, announces today that it has acquired RTA Hospice Inc., ("RTA"), an Arizona-based hospice and palliative care provider... » READ MORE

July 6, 2006 - Haven Behavioral Healthcare Acquires Remuda Ranch Co.; First Acquisition for Thoma Cressey Equiti Partners-backed Haven Behavioral Healthcare

Haven Behavioral Healthcare, Inc., a holding and operating compan focused on providing high quality, specialty behavioral healthcare services, announces today that it has acquired Remuda Ranch Co., an Arizona-based inpatient and residential center for women suffering from eating disorders and related issues... » READ MORE

January 3, 2005 - Thoma Cressey Equity Partners Acquires Controlling Interest in Continuing Care Rx, Inc.

Private equity investment firm Thoma Cressey Equity Partners (TCEP) announces today that on Dec. 29, 2004, it compleated a recapitalization of Continuing Care Rx, Inc. (CCRx), a subsidiary of PHI, a Pennsylvania-based 501(c)(3) not-for-profit organization... » READ MORE