Strive Medical acquired by Cardinal Health
Overview
| Deal Type |
Mergers & Acquisitions |
|---|---|
| Client & Transactional Partners |
Strive Medical NMS Capital Cardinal Health |
| Our Role |
Sell-Side Advisor |
Summary
Cain Brothers, a division of KeyBanc Capital Markets, served as financial advisor to Strive Medical, a portfolio company of NMS Capital, on its sale to Cardinal Health (NYSE: CAH).
Cain Brothers was engaged based on its experience in the home medical supply and DME sectors. The transaction continues Cain Brothers' track record of representing private equity-backed companies and momentum within the post-acute and distribution sectors.
Strive Medical, headquartered in Irving, Texas, is a provider of direct-to-patient urological, wound care, ostomy, incontinence and other medical supplies to patients in their homes and across the U.S. Since its founding, Strive has focused on giving patients the highest quality customer service and best products available.
Cardinal Health is a distributor of pharmaceuticals and specialty products, a global manufacturer and distributor of medical and laboratory products, a supplier of home-health and direct-to-patient products and services, an operator of nuclear pharmacies and manufacturing facilities and a provider of performance and data solutions. The company's customer-centric focus drives continuous improvement and leads to innovative solutions that improve people's lives every day.
Founded in 2010, NMS Capital is a private equity firm managing over $2 billion in assets. NMS has partnered with founders and management teams in over 150 investments and follow-on acquisitions across Business Services and Healthcare Services. The firm’s strategy is to create long-term value by providing strategic and operational resources to accelerate organic and acquisition-driven growth to build industry-leading lower middle market companies in defensible and scalable end markets.
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