Ziegler Advises Altruista Health in its Capital Investment from Capricorn Healthcare & Special Opportunities
Chicago, IL (PRWEB) December 24, 2015 -- Ziegler, a specialty investment bank, is pleased to announce its role in advising Altruista Health, Inc. (Altruista), an innovative provider of population health management technology solutions for health plans and health care providers, on a significant capital investment from Capricorn Healthcare & Special Opportunities (CHSO). CHSO is a private investment firm exclusively focused on the healthcare and wellness sectors. Through its investment, CHSO will partner with Altruista’s current owners and executive team, who will continue to lead the company.
Altruista, headquartered in Reston, VA, delivers web-based medical management and care coordination applications that help healthcare organizations address the complex care and support needs of Medicaid, Medicare and other high-risk populations. The company’s GuidingCare™ software platform includes several integrated modules that consolidate key population health management functions, including predictive risk modeling, gaps-in-care analytics, care management, disease management, utilization management, physician/provider coordination, member/caregiver engagement and more.
Founded in 2007, Altruista has rapidly become an industry leader. The company has enjoyed recognition from a number of industry participants, including being identified by the Gartner Group as one of the fastest growing care management technology companies in the government sector as well as being included in Deloitte’s 2015 Technology Fast 500™.
The partnership with CHSO further strengthens Altruista’s capabilities and better positions the company to capitalize on future growth opportunities. Through the strength of new partnership, Altruista will continue its focus on growth with the mission of providing technology solutions that connect the entire care community to accelerate healthcare quality, efficiency and accessibility. Ziegler’s Corporate Finance team served as financial advisor to Altruista on this transaction.
Andy Colbert, Managing Director in Ziegler’s Corporate Finance Healthcare practice, commented, “The Altruista management team has built an exceptional platform that has become the industry leader in managing high-risk populations for health plans and providers, enabling them to improve health outcomes and reduce avoidable costs. We are thrilled to have represented Altruista in this transaction. This transaction demonstrates the strong interest in best-in-class technologies that are helping health organizations succeed in the shift towards a value-driven care model.”
Ziegler’s Corporate Finance team is focused on delivering best-in-class advisory and financing solutions for companies and organizations across the healthcare industry. In our core practice areas of healthcare services, information technology, hospitals and senior living, Ziegler is one of the most active M&A firms offering innovative sell-side, buy-side, recapitalization/restructuring, equity private placement and strategic partnering services.
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About Ziegler:
The Ziegler Companies, Inc., together with its affiliates (Ziegler), is a privately held, specialty investment bank with unique expertise in complex credit structures and advisory services. Nationally, Ziegler is ranked as one of the leading investment banking firms in its specialty sectors of healthcare, senior living, religion, and education, as well as general municipal and structured finance. Headquartered in Chicago, IL with regional and branch offices throughout the U.S., Ziegler provides its clients with capital raising, corporate finance, FHA/HUD, strategic advisory services and research. Ziegler serves institutional and individual investors through its wealth management and capital markets distribution channels.
Certain comments in this news release represent forward-looking statements made pursuant to the provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. This client’s experience may not be representative of the experience of other clients, nor is it indicative of future performance or success. The forward-looking statements are subject to a number of risks and uncertainties, in particular, the overall financial health of the securities industry, the strength of the healthcare sector of the U.S. economy and the municipal securities marketplace, the ability of the Company to underwrite and distribute securities, the market value of mutual fund portfolios and separate account portfolios advised by the Company, the volume of sales by its retail brokers, the outcome of pending litigation, and the ability to attract and retain qualified employees.
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Leslie Weir, Ziegler, http://www.ziegler.com, +1 (312) 596-1646, [email protected]
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