Waud Capital

Overview

Deal Type Mergers & Acquisitions
Client & Transactional Partners Waud Capital Partners
Senior Helpers
Our Role Buy-Side Advisor

Summary

Cain Brothers, a division of KeyBanc Capital Markets (KBCM), served as financial advisor to Waud Capital Partners on the acquisition of Senior Helpers.

Cain Brothers was engaged to serve as financial advisor to Waud Capital Partners based on its deep expertise and experience in the post-acute sector and healthcare franchising industry, as well as its long-standing relationship with both Waud Capital Partners and Senior Helpers.

Based in Chicago, Waud Capital Partners is a growth-oriented private equity firm with more than 30 years of investing experience. Waud Capital Partners seeks to partner with experienced management teams to build market-leading companies within two industries: healthcare and software & technology. Since its founding in 1993, Waud Capital Partners has successfully completed more than 460 investments, including platform companies and follow-on opportunities.

Headquartered in Towson, Maryland, Senior Helpers is one of the largest franchisors of in-home senior care services focused on providing comprehensive non-medical, private duty home care services ranging from specialized care for those living with chronic diseases to companion care for seniors seeking assistance with daily living activities. Senior Helpers serves clients through its franchise network of over 210 independently-owned franchisees operating in ~340 territories nationwide and its five corporate-owned locations composed of 13 territories.

Cain Brothers

 

Waud Capital

KeyBanc Capital Markets is a trade name under which the corporate and investment banking products and services of KeyCorp and its subsidiaries, KeyBanc Capital Markets Inc., member FINRA/SIPC (“KBCMI”), and KeyBank National Association (“KeyBank N.A.”), are marketed. Securities products and services are offered by KeyBanc Capital Markets Inc. and by its licensed securities representatives. Banking products and services are offered by KeyBank N.A.

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radiology partners

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$1.815 Billion

Senior Secured Credit Facilities

$900 Million

8.50% First Lien Secured Notes due 2032

Joint Lead Arranger
Joint Bookrunner

radiology-partners
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allied

$245 Million

Senior Secured Credit Facilities

Debt Advisor

allied

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