Soleno Therapeutics Announces Proposed $200 Million Public Offering of Common Stock

Abingworth

REDWOOD CITY, Calif., July 10, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Soleno Therapeutics, Inc. (Soleno) (Nasdaq:SLNO), a biopharmaceutical company developing novel therapeutics for the treatment of rare diseases, announced today that it intends to offer and sell $200 million of shares of its common stock in an underwritten public offering. In addition, Soleno intends to grant the underwriters a 30-day option to purchase up to an additional $30 million of shares of common stock. The proposed public offering is subject to market conditions, and there can be no assurance as to whether or when the offering may be completed, or as to the actual size or terms of the offering.

Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC and Guggenheim Securities are acting as the joint book-running managers for the proposed public offering.

Soleno intends to use the net proceeds from this offering to fund the commercialization of VYKAT™ XR, the first approved therapy to address hyperphagia in individuals with Prader-Willi syndrome, which was approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration on March 26, 2025. Soleno also intends to use the proceeds from the public offering to fund its regulatory and market development activities in the European Union and further research and development efforts, as well as general corporate purposes, which may include working capital, capital expenditures, other clinical trials, other corporate expenses and acquisitions of complementary products, technologies or businesses, though the company does not have agreements or commitments for any specific acquisitions at this time.

The shares will be offered pursuant to a registration statement on Form S-3ASR (File No. 333-276344) previously filed with, and automatically declared effective by, the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) on January 2, 2024. The offering is being made solely by means of a written prospectus and a prospectus supplement that form a part of the registration statement. A preliminary prospectus supplement and accompanying prospectus relating to this offering will be filed with the SEC. When available, copies of the preliminary prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus relating to this offering may be obtained from Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC, 200 West Street, New York, New York 10282, Attention: Prospectus Department, by telephone at (866) 471-2526, or by email at prospectus-ny@ny.email.gs.com; or Guggenheim Securities, LLC, Attention: Equity Syndicate Department, 330 Madison Avenue, 8th Floor, New York, New York 10017, by telephone at (212) 518-9544, or by email at GSEquityProspectusDelivery@guggenheimpartners.com. Electronic copies of the preliminary prospectus supplement and accompanying prospectus will also be available on the website of the SEC at www.sec.gov. The final terms of the public offering will be disclosed in a final prospectus supplement and accompanying prospectus relating to the offering that will be filed with the SEC.

This press release shall not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy, nor shall there be any sale of these securities in any jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to the registration or qualification under the securities laws of any such jurisdiction.

About Soleno Therapeutics, Inc.

Soleno is focused on the development and commercialization of novel therapeutics for the treatment of rare diseases. The company’s first commercial product, VYKAT XR (diazoxide choline) extended-release tablets, formerly known as DCCR, is a once-daily oral treatment for hyperphagia in adults and children 4 years of age and older with Prader-Willi syndrome.

Forward-Looking Statements

This press release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. All statements other than statements of historical facts contained in this press release are forward-looking statements, including statements regarding Soleno’s expectations on the completion, timing and size of the proposed public offering, Soleno’s intention to grant the underwriters a 30-day option to purchase additional shares, the anticipated use of proceeds therefrom, and all other statements that are not statements of historical facts. In some cases, you can identify forward-looking statements by terms such as “may,” “will,” “should,” “expect,” “plan,” “anticipate,” “could,” “intend,” “target,” “project,” “contemplates,” “believes,” “estimates,” “predicts,” “potential” or “continue” or the negative of these terms or other similar expressions. These forward-looking statements speak only as of the date of this press release and are subject to a number of risks, uncertainties and assumptions, including the risks and uncertainties associated with market conditions and the satisfaction of customary closing conditions related to the proposed public offering, as well as risks and uncertainties inherent in Soleno’s business, including those described in Soleno’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2024, Soleno’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the three month period ended March 31, 2025, prior press releases and in other filings and reports filed with the SEC. The events and circumstances reflected in Soleno’s forward-looking statements may not be achieved or occur, and actual results could differ materially from those projected in the forward-looking statements. Except as required by applicable law, Soleno does not plan to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements contained herein, whether as a result of any new information, future events, changed circumstances or otherwise.

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Brian Ritchie
LifeSci Advisors, LLC
212-915-2578

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Renasant Bio, chasing drugs for ADPKD, raises $55M in seed funding

Atlas Venture

The biotech is taking inspiration from cystic fibrosis treatment and applying a similar approach to developing “corrector” and “potentiator” medicines for the kidney disease.

Renasant Bio researchers work in the biotech's lab.

The drug industry’s efforts to develop a treatment for a rare kidney condition known in shorthand as ADPKD have come in fits and starts.

People with ADPKD, or autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease, can use an Otsuka drug, Jynarque, that U.S. regulators cleared in 2018 to slow the decline in organ function that’s brought on by the condition.

They have few other good options, however. Sanofi was developing a drug, venglustat, around the same time as Jynarque’s approval, but stopped clinical testing in 2021 after negative study results.

The disease stayed on some drugmaker’s radars. In April, Novartis agreed to pay $800 million to acquire Regulus Therapeutics and an experimental therapy, farabursen, that the Swiss pharmaceutical company said showed “promising clinical efficacy and safety.” And a new biotechnology company launching Thursday is trying its hand at developing another.

Called Renasant Bio, the company raised $54.5 million in seed financing from blue-chip investors 5AM Ventures, Atlas Venture, OrbiMed and Qiming Venture Partners USA.

Renasant is the brainchild of a pair of University of California, San Francisco professors, Jeremy Reiter and Markus Delling, who sent 5AM a cold email in 2022 with a pitch built from their research into the disease’s biology. It’s now headed up by Emily Conley, a Stanford University scientist who previously led Federation Bio, a gut microbiome biotech, and oversaw business development at the genetic testing company 23AndMe.

Renasant draws inspiration from drug development in cystic fibrosis. While cystic fibrosis is a disease of the lungs, both conditions are linked to malformed ion channels. As in cystic fibrosis, where drugs like Vertex Pharmaceuticals’ Trikafta work by correcting and boosting the activity of those channel proteins, Renasant believes it can develop “corrector” and “potentiator” treatments that restore and open up the channels relevant to ADPKD.

“What a corrector does is it helps that misfolded protein fold properly,” said Conley. “Once the protein gets into the right shape, then it can go where it needs to go, and then the potentiator holds the channel open.”

“We know what’s broken,” Conley added. “If we can fix it with correctors and potentiators, then we could have this very dramatic effect on patient outcomes.”

Renasant’s lead drug candidate, which is currently in preclinical testing, is a small molecule corrector the company hopes can work in patients with any of the wide range of mutations that cause ADPKD. While Renasant envisions this molecule working as a standalone treatment, it’s also developing a potentiator that could be used in tandem to prevent cysts from forming or growing in the kidney.

The company plans to enter clinical testing in the next few years.

Overseeing Renasant’s scientific work is Gus Gustafson, a veteran of large pharmaceutical firms like Johnson & Johnson and Merck & Co. Its board of directors is led by Natalie Holles, the former CEO of Third Harmonic Bio, and includes Charlotte McKee, chief medical officer of cystic fibrosis drugmaker Sionna Therapeutics, as well as venture investors.

“Renasant has assembled the right team, with years of research experience in polycystic disease that has informed the right scientific approach,” Deborah Palestrant, a partner at 5AM, which incubated the biotech, said in a statement.

Renasant estimates that some 12 million people have ADPKD worldwide. In addition to Novartis and Regulus, Vertex is also developing a drug for the disease.

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TEAM Technologies, an Arlington Capital Partners Portfolio Company, Expands Medical Device Manufacturing Capabilities with Acquisition of Duke Empirical, Inc.

TEAM Technologies, an Arlington Capital Partners Portfolio Company, Expands Medical Device Manufacturing Capabilities with Acquisition of Duke Empirical, Inc.

Washington, D.C. and Knoxville, TN – July 7, 2025 – Arlington Capital Partners (“Arlington”), a Washington, D.C.-area private investment firm specializing in government regulated industries, today announced that its portfolio company TEAM Technologies (“TEAM Tech”), a leading end-to-end outsourced manufacturer of mission-critical medical devices, has acquired another leader in the sector, Duke Empirical, Inc (“Duke”). Based in Morgan Hill, CA., Duke is a leading designer, developer and manufacturer of advanced medical devices for interventional cardiovascular applications. Duke specializes in the design and manufacture of innovative catheters and minimally invasive delivery systems.

TEAM Tech works with blue-chip healthcare customers and medical device OEMs to provide end-to-end outsourced design and manufacturing services for critical medical devices, enabling customers to streamline their supply chains and reduce delivery lead times. With synergistic production capabilities and customer bases, the acquisition of Duke will further complement TEAM’s turnkey offering for healthcare and MedTech OEMs, enabling accelerated manufacturing at scale for complex Class II / III medical devices and delivery systems.

“Our investment in TEAM Tech reflects Arlington’s focus on building businesses that deliver mission critical solutions in complex, regulated end markets. The addition of Duke expands TEAM Tech’s ability to serve leading healthcare and MedTech OEMs in the fastest growing segments of the medical device market, while enhancing its capabilities to develop and manufacture highly advanced devices that support the delivery of life saving medical procedures,” said Matt Altman, a Managing Partner at Arlington Capital Partners.

“When we began our partnership with Arlington, we knew we had an opportunity to accelerate our growth and expand our offerings to best serve our clients,” said Marshall White, President and CEO of TEAM Tech. “Duke adds complementary capabilities and greater capacity to our already robust portfolio of full-service medical device manufacturing solutions, and will enable us to provide a greater breadth of complete solutions for our customer partners, who are doing critical, lifesaving work across the healthcare field.”

“The acquisition of Duke enhances TEAM Tech’s capabilities by furthering its expertise in designing and manufacturing advanced interventional cardiovascular products as well as polymer extrusion,” said Gordon Auduong, Managing Director at Arlington Capital Partners. “We are excited to partner with the exceptional team at Duke to deliver TEAM Tech’s entire portfolio of capabilities to further support our customers’ growth.”

Arlington has an extensive track record of building leading companies in highly regulated industries that are critical to the USA’s healthcare infrastructure, government systems and national security. Within healthcare, Arlington focuses on working with businesses that save lives, improve the delivery of products and services and reduce costs for patients and providers. Other notable recent healthcare sector investments the firm has made include Riverpoint MedicalMillstone Medical OutsourcingGrand River Aseptic ManufacturingEverest Clinical ResearchAfton Scientific and AVS Bio.

Houlihan Lokey served as financial advisor and Goodwin Procter LLP served as legal advisor to TEAM Tech and Arlington Capital Partners.

 

About Arlington Capital Partners

Arlington Capital Partners is a Washington, D.C.-area private investment firm specializing in government-regulated industries. The firm partners with founders and management teams to build strategically important businesses in the healthcare, government services and technology, and aerospace and defense sectors. Since its inception in 1999, Arlington has invested in over 175 companies and is currently investing out of its $3.8 billion Fund VI. For more information, visit Arlington’s website at www.arlingtoncap.com and follow Arlington on LinkedIn.

 

About TEAM Technologies

Headquartered in Knoxville, TN, with facilities throughout the United States and international facilities in Mexico and Singapore, TEAM Technologies is a specialized end-to-end outsourced manufacturer of mission-critical, single-use medical devices. The company has an extensive array of advanced and vertically integrated manufacturing solutions servicing top medical device and pharmaceutical OEMs. With its deep industry experience and reputation for the highest quality standards, TEAM Technologies leverages seamless, turnkey processes and innovation to dramatically simplify and improve its customers’ supply chains. For more information, visit teamtech.com.

 

About Duke Empirical, Inc.

Headquartered in Morgan Hill, CA, Duke Empirical is a leading developer and manufacturer of innovative medical devices focused on advanced catheters and minimally invasive delivery systems. The company specializes in medical device design and development, precision custom extrusion, high performance catheter manufacturing, medical device component assembly, and finished goods assembly and packaging. For more information, visit dukeempirical.com.

 

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Gilde Healthcare’s private equity fund combines Artinis and NIRx into a world-leading neuroimaging group

GIlde Healthcare

Gilde Healthcare today announces the combined private equity investments in Artinis Medical Systems (Netherlands) and NIRx Medical Technologies (Germany/United States), both pioneers in functional Near-Infrared Spectroscopy (fNIRS) solutions. This dual transaction brings together two highly complementary companies, establishing a new global leader in fNIRS.

Advancing fNIRS technology
Functional Near-Infrared Spectroscopy is a differentiated neuroimaging technology that offers unique advantages over traditional brain imaging methods such as fMRI and EEG. The technology offers scientists a new perspective on understanding the functions of the human brain, enabling, high-impact, neuroscience research worldwide. With its strong scientific foundation in basic research, fNIRS is increasingly adopted in applied research environments, unlocking its potential in therapeutic areas such as neurodegenerative diseases, mental health, stroke rehabilitation and developmental neuroscience.

Joining forces for innovation
Artinis and NIRx, both recognized as market leaders with superior technology and support, will continue to operate from their current locations and under their existing brand names. The founders and current management teams of both companies remain actively involved. The newly formed group will leverage its complementary product offerings, shared expertise, integrated R&D, and increased scale to accelerate innovation and commercial growth.

The shared vision is to develop the newly formed group in the go-to platform for neuroimaging- and related research tools while driving innovation across (multi-)modalities. The new platform aims to enhance the adoption of fNIRS in applied neuroscience by setting industry standards, and by making the technology more accessible to academic researchers globally. Apart from organic growth, the group will pursue additional add-on acquisitions in line with this vision.

Gilde’s entrepreneurial investment strategy to drive better care at lower cost
This transaction exemplifies Gilde Healthcare’s entrepreneurial investment strategy, which focuses on partnering with founders and managers to accelerate growth and develop organizations in attractive healthcare niches.  The investment via two parallel transactions was executed in a proprietary setting, leveraging Gilde’s own developed investment thesis, broad network and deep expertise in the research tools sector.

By combining Artinis and NIRx, Gilde Healthcare enables the formation of a global market leader with the ability to fuel ground-breaking neuroscience research that addresses the growing complexity and prevalence of brain-related conditions. This ultimately contributes to better care and lower cost for the healthcare system.

Willy Colier, co-founder and CEO of Artinis, commented: “Roeland, my co-founder, and I are proud of Artinis’ journey over the past 24 years. We have built a company known for its great products, fantastic people, and satisfied customers. Joining forces with NIRx is an exciting step that will enhance the value we provide to both our current and future customers. We look forward to this new phase as we leverage our combined scale and expertise, benefiting from the support of Gilde Healthcare. “

Patrick Britz, CEO of NIRx, commented: “Constant innovation has made functional near-infrared spectroscopy a rapidly growing and highly productive solution for neuroscience. Now, with the strong support of Gilde Healthcare, two highly skilled teams, NIRx and Artinis, are joining forces to accelerate these advancements. I am genuinely thrilled about the possibilities this partnership unlocks, fNIRS is just at its beginning.”

Boyd Rutten, Investment Director at Gilde Healthcare, commented: “These parallel transactions are an excellent example of our entrepreneurial investment strategy. By bringing both companies together, we are creating a platform that will lead innovation and makes brain imaging tools more accessible to researchers globally. We want to thank the founders of Artinis and NIRx for their trust and express our excitement about working together going forward.”         

Completion of the transaction is subject to regulatory approval.

About Gilde Healthcare
Gilde Healthcare is a specialized healthcare investor managing over €2.6 billion across two fund strategies: Venture&Growth and Private Equity. The Venture&Growth fund of Gilde Healthcare invests in fast growing companies active in digital health, medtech and therapeutics, based in Europe and North America. The Private Equity fund of Gilde Healthcare participates in profitable lower mid-market healthcare companies based in North-Western Europe. For more information, visit the company’s website at www.gildehealthcare.com.

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Symplr acquires Amn Healthcare’s Smart Square scheduling software, enhancing AI-Driven Workforce Optimization for health systems

Clearlake

Strengthening symplr’s commitment to helping providers optimize staffing, operations, and outcomes

 

HOUSTON – July 2, 2025 – symplr®, a leading provider of enterprise healthcare operations software backed by Clearlake Capital Group, L.P. (together with its affiliates, “Clearlake”) and Charlesbank Capital Partners LLC (together with its affiliates, “Charlesbank”), has acquired the Smart Square® scheduling software from AMN Healthcare (NYSE: AMN).

This strategic acquisition strengthens symplr’s position in healthcare workforce and operations management and further bolsters the symplr Operations Platform by offering a powerful combination of Best in KLAS solutions for nurse and staff scheduling and timekeeping. symplr currently offers one of the most comprehensive people management systems for all roles in healthcare, including provider credentialing, provider directory, physician scheduling, timekeeping, clinical communication, and quality management solutions. Smart Square enhances symplr’s broader suite of workforce and talent solutions by offering a cloud-based SaaS workforce management solution with AI-driven scheduling capabilities such as predictive analytics, real-time staffing adjustments, open-shift management and nurse competency integration. AMN will accelerate its focus on the Workwise platform that includes workforce advisory, planning AI, staffing and analytics solutions.

 

“A critical way for hospitals and health systems to unlock greater value from their technology is to arm them with intelligent, purpose-built solutions,” said BJ Schaknowski, CEO of symplr. “Bringing Smart Square’s AI-driven scheduling engine into the symplr Operations Platform helps us stay ahead of the emerging and dynamic needs of the healthcare workforce.”

 

symplr’s Time and Attendance technology has earned the Best in KLAS category for timekeeping for over two decades, largely due to its ability to manage the healthcare industry’s most complex pay policies. Smart Square was also awarded 2025 Best in KLAS for Scheduling: Nurse & Staff. The solution is a leader in leveraging AI predictive analytics and real-time EMR-driven staffing, highly tailored for complex healthcare environments. With this strategic acquisition, symplr reaffirms its commitment to empowering healthcare organizations with actionable data and technology to create efficiencies, contain costs, and improve patient outcomes.

 

“Advancing our software offerings to further reduce administrative burden and streamline processes is imperative,” said Theresa Meadows, Chief Information Officer in Residence of symplr. “This acquisition deepens our investment in automation and AI, helping healthcare leaders anticipate staffing needs, deploy resources more intelligently to the front lines of healthcare operations, and enhance the user experience.”

 

In addition to the acquisition, symplr and AMN have entered into a commercial partnership that ensures customers get the best of both worlds: symplr’s experience in operational technology and AMN’s leadership in healthcare workforce solutions.

 

“Healthcare organizations are navigating unprecedented workforce complexity. This deal advances our focus on workforce planning, analytics and AI with our WorkWise platform, while seamlessly integrating with our customers’ scheduling and operational tools through strategic technology partnerships like symplr,” said Cary Grace, President and CEO at AMN Healthcare.

 

To learn more about Smart Square, visit www.symplr.com/smart-square.

 

About symplr

symplr is a leader in enterprise healthcare operations software and services with a first-of-its-kind operations platform. Trusted in 9 of 10 U.S. hospitals and 400+ U.S. health plans, symplr optimizes operations and maximizes care powered by our cloud-based workforce, quality, provider data management, and spend solutions. Gain efficiency, reduce complexity, and improve outcomes where it matters most. Learn how to stay ahead of change at www.symplr.com.

 

About AMN Healthcare

AMN Healthcare is the leader and innovator in total talent solutions for healthcare, bringing together the people, processes and technology to deliver better care. Through a steadfast partnership approach, we solve the most pressing workforce challenges to enable better clinical outcomes and access to care. In 2024 our healthcare professionals reached nearly 15 million patients at more than 2,100 healthcare systems, including 87 percent of the top healthcare systems nationwide. We provide a comprehensive network of quality healthcare professionals and deliver a fully integrated and customizable suite of workforce technologies. For more information, visit www.amnhealthcare.com.

 

About Clearlake

Clearlake Capital Group, L.P. is an investment firm founded in 2006 offering integrated businesses across private equity, credit, and other related strategies. With a sector-focused approach, the firm seeks to partner with experienced management teams by providing patient, long-term capital to dynamic businesses that can benefit from Clearlake’s operational approach, O.P.S.® The firm’s core private equity target sectors are technology, industrials, and consumer. Clearlake currently has over $90 billion of assets under management, its senior investment principals have led or co-led over 400 investments, and it has deployed over $57 billion in liquid and illiquid credit investments globally. The firm is headquartered in Santa Monica, CA with affiliates in Dallas, TX, London, UK, Dublin, Ireland, Luxembourg, Abu Dhabi, UAE, and Singapore. More information is available at www.clearlake.com.

 

About Charlesbank

Based in Boston and New York, Charlesbank Capital Partners is a middle-market private investment firm with more than $15 billion of capital raised since inception. Charlesbank focused on management-led buyouts and growth capital financings, and also engages in opportunistic credit and technology investments. The firm seeks to build companies with sustainable competitive advantage and excellent prospects for growth. For more information, please visit www.charlesbank.com.

 

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symplr Acquires AMN Healthcare’s Smart Square Scheduling Software, Enhancing AI-Driven Workforce Optimization for Health Systems

Charlesbank

Strengthening symplr’s commitment to helping providers optimize staffing, operations, and outcomes

HOUSTON, TX – July 2, 2025 – symplr®, a leading provider of enterprise healthcare operations software backed by Clearlake Capital Group, L.P. (together with its affiliates, “Clearlake”) and Charlesbank Capital Partners LLC (together with its affiliates, “Charlesbank”), has acquired the Smart Square® scheduling software from AMN Healthcare (NYSE: AMN).

This strategic acquisition strengthens symplr’s position in healthcare workforce and operations management and further bolsters the symplr Operations Platform by offering a powerful combination of Best in KLAS solutions for nurse and staff scheduling and timekeeping. symplr currently offers one of the most comprehensive people management systems for all roles in healthcare, including provider credentialing, provider directory, physician scheduling, timekeeping, clinical communication, and quality management solutions. Smart Square enhances symplr’s broader suite of workforce and talent solutions by offering a cloud-based SaaS workforce management solution with AI-driven scheduling capabilities such as predictive analytics, real-time staffing adjustments, open-shift management and nurse competency integration. AMN will accelerate its focus on the Workwise platform that includes workforce advisory, planning AI, staffing and analytics solutions.

“A critical way for hospitals and health systems to unlock greater value from their technology is to arm them with intelligent, purpose-built solutions,” said BJ Schaknowski, CEO of symplr. “Bringing Smart Square’s AI-driven scheduling engine into the symplr Operations Platform helps us stay ahead of the emerging and dynamic needs of the healthcare workforce.”

symplr’s Time and Attendance technology has earned the Best in KLAS category for timekeeping for over two decades, largely due to its ability to manage the healthcare industry’s most complex pay policies. Smart Square was also awarded 2025 Best in KLAS for Scheduling: Nurse & Staff. The solution is a leader in leveraging AI predictive analytics and real-time EMR-driven staffing, highly tailored for complex healthcare environments. With this strategic acquisition, symplr reaffirms its commitment to empowering healthcare organizations with actionable data and technology to create efficiencies, contain costs, and improve patient outcomes.

“Advancing our software offerings to further reduce administrative burden and streamline processes is imperative,” said Theresa Meadows, Chief Information Officer in Residence of symplr. “This acquisition deepens our investment in automation and AI, helping healthcare leaders anticipate staffing needs, deploy resources more intelligently to the front lines of healthcare operations, and enhance the user experience.”

In addition to the acquisition, symplr and AMN have entered into a commercial partnership that ensures customers get the best of both worlds: symplr’s experience in operational technology and AMN’s leadership in healthcare workforce solutions.

“Healthcare organizations are navigating unprecedented workforce complexity. This deal advances our focus on workforce planning, analytics and AI with our WorkWise platform, while seamlessly integrating with our customers’ scheduling and operational tools through strategic technology partnerships like symplr,” said Cary Grace, President and CEO at AMN Healthcare.

To learn more about Smart Square, visit www.symplr.com/smart-square.

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Nordic Capital partners with Arcadia to drive data-focused healthcare innovation

Nordic Capital

Arcadia, a leading healthcare data platform, and Nordic Capital, a premier private equity investor in healthcare and technology today announced a strategic partnership where Nordic Capital will become the majority owner of Arcadia. The partnership will accelerate Arcadia’s mission to transform healthcare to make it sustainable through predictive insights, AI powered analytics, and actionable intelligence.

Arcadia’s platform integrates data from across the healthcare ecosystem and transforms it into insights that generate improved outcomes and quality, increased revenue, and reduced costs for providers, payers, and government organizations. With differentiated access to rich datasets, Arcadia delivers advanced analytics and performance benchmarks that support smarter, faster decision making, benefiting the modern healthcare system.

Nordic Capital brings a proven track record of investing in and scaling high-growth companies within the healthcare and technology space, building sustainable companies that improve the markets in which they operate. With Nordic Capital’s support and deep experience in healthcare technology, services and data-driven transformation, Arcadia will be able to accelerate its expansion and further positively impact healthcare customers in two keys ways. First, by providing a flexible, scalable platform that enables organizations to act on insights and improve both clinical and financial performance; Second, by delivering deeper, more comprehensive data to inform their strategic decisions.

“Nordic Capital’s investment is a powerful endorsement of the strength of Arcadia’s platform and confidence in our ability to deliver value by improving outcomes and reducing costs,” said Michael Meucci, Arcadia’s President and CEO. “This milestone marks a new phase of growth for Arcadia, grounded in the same mission, but with even stronger backing to scale smarter, invest faster, and accelerate innovation to meet the growing demand for data-driven intelligence in healthcare.”

“We are deeply impressed by Arcadia’s innovation leadership in healthcare data,” said Daniel Berglund, Partner and Co-Head of Healthcare, Nordic Capital Advisors. “The Arcadia platform is redefining how healthcare organizations use data to drive efficiency and improve quality. This partnership aligns seamlessly with Nordic Capital’s investment strategy and Nordic Capital is excited to support Arcadia in its next phase of growth.”

The transaction is expected to close in the second half of 2025 subject to customary regulatory approvals and closing conditions. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed.

Lazard acted as exclusive financial advisor to Arcadia and TripleTree acted as exclusive financial advisor to Nordic Capital for this transaction.

Media contacts:

Nordic Capital
Katarina Janerud
Communications Manager, Nordic Capital Advisors
+46 8 440 50 50
katarina.janerud@nordiccapital.com

Arcadia
Drew Schaar
Director, Communications & Content
+1 781 202-3600
 Drew.Schaar@arcadia.io

About Arcadia
Arcadia helps providers, payers, and government organizations transform healthcare data into predictive insights that drive better outcomes, increase revenue, and reduce costs. Its industry-leading platform amasses data from across the healthcare ecosystem and converts it into actionable analytics, AI-driven intelligence, and performance benchmarks, enabling smarter decisions and accelerating impact across the enterprise. National and regional health systems and payers, along with governmental organizations – including Aetna, Cigna, Highmark Blue Cross Blue Shield, Intermountain Health, Ochsner Health, and the State of California – trust Arcadia to operationalize their data and lead the way in data-driven healthcare. Visit arcadia.io for more information.

About Nordic Capital
Nordic Capital is a leading sector-specialist private equity investor with a resolute commitment to creating stronger, sustainable businesses through operational improvement and transformative growth. Nordic Capital focuses on selected regions and sectors where it has deep experience and a long history. Focus sectors are Healthcare, Technology & Payments, Financial Services, and Services & Industrial Tech. Key regions are Europe and globally for Healthcare and Technology & Payments investments. Since inception in 1989, Nordic Capital has invested c. EUR 28 billion in 150 investments. Nordic Capital’s most recent funds are Nordic Capital XI with EUR 9 billion in committed capital and Nordic Capital Evolution II with EUR 2 billion in committed capital, principally provided by international institutional investors such as pension funds. Nordic Capital Advisors have local offices in Sweden, the UK, the US, Germany, Denmark, Finland, Norway, and South Korea. www.nordiccapital.com.

“Nordic Capital” refers to, depending on the context, any, or all, Nordic Capital branded entities, vehicles, structures, and associated entities. The general partners and/or delegated portfolio managers of Nordic Capital’s entities and vehicles are advised by several non-discretionary sub-advisory entities, any or all of which are referred to as “Nordic Capital Advisors”.

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CVC successfully concludes public delisting offer for CompuGroup Medical

CVC Capital Partners
  • CVC has secured total stake of 27.78% of the share capital and voting rights in CompuGroup Medical; founding family Gotthardt retains majority stake of 50.12%
  • CVC as second anchor shareholder will support CompuGroup Medical to focus on implementation of its long-term innovation and growth strategy
  • Delisting from the regulated market of the Frankfurt Stock Exchange (Prime Standard) effective as of expiry of June 24, 2025
  • Following completion of the delisting, CVC will join CompuGroup Medical’s expanded Administrative Board with three seats; founding family Gotthardt will remain in control

Caesar BidCo GmbH, a holding company owned by investment funds advised and managed by CVC Capital Partners (“CVC”), has announced the final results of the public delisting offer to all shareholders of CompuGroup Medical SE & Co. KGaA (“CompuGroup Medical” or “CGM”). At the end of the acceptance period on June 24, 2025, the delisting offer was accepted for approximately 3.39% of all shares in CompuGroup Medical. In total, CVC has secured a stake of approximately 27.78% of the share capital in CGM via the bidder as of today. The shareholders around the founding family Gotthardt retain their majority stake and continue to hold approximately 50.12% of all shares in CompuGroup Medical. There will be no additional acceptance period, and the delisting offer is not subject to any closing conditions.

The delisting of CompuGroup Medical from the Frankfurt Stock Exchange has become effective as of expiry of June 24, 2025. Following the completion of the delisting from the regulated market of the Frankfurt Stock Exchange (XETRA) and from the segment of the
regulated market with additional post-admission obligations (Prime Standard) of the Frankfurt Stock Exchange, the management of CompuGroup Medical has promptly taken action to terminate the inclusion of CGM shares in the open market (Freiverkehr) of the stock exchanges in Berlin (Second Regulated Market), Düsseldorf, Hamburg, Hanover, Munich, Stuttgart, as well as via Tradegate Exchange.

Effective July onwards, the Administrative Board of CompuGroup Medical will expand from five to six members, reflecting the terms of the Investment Agreement with CVC. As part of this agreement, CVC will secure representation on the Administrative Board with three seats. The founding family Gotthardt will retain control of the Administrative Board, represented by three representatives, including Frank Gotthardt as Chairman, Prof. (apl.) Dr. Daniel Gotthardt and Dr. Klaus Esser. Joining the Administrative Board as CVC representatives are Dr. Daniel Pindur, Can Toygar and Christoph Röttele. Together, the Gotthardt family and CVC will bring in their joint expertise to drive the execution of CGM’s long-term growth and innovation strategy.

Frank Gotthardt, Chairman of the Administrative Board of CompuGroup Medical, said: I would like to sincerely thank Stefanie Peters and Prof. (apl.) Dr. med. Karl Heinz Weiss for their support of CGM during their tenure as members of the Administrative Board. I am looking forward to driving innovation and growth together with CVC in the years to come. For no one should suffer or die because at some time medical information was missing.”

Dr. Daniel Pindur, Managing Partner at CVC, said: “With our partnership with CGM and the successful delisting, we are entering the next chapter of CompuGroup Medical’s success story. Together, we will be able to invest in a long-term and strategic manner to expand CGM’s leading market position.” Can Toygar, Partner at CVC, added: “In collaboration with the Gotthardt family, we will focus on investing in the future of the company, driving product development and delivering outstanding solutions for CGM’s customers.”

CGM and CVC first announced their strategic partnership and the planned subsequent delisting of CGM on December 9, 2024. In this context, CVC published a voluntary public tender offer to all CGM shareholders. On April 17, 2025, the bidder announced receiving the final regulatory approval for its voluntary public tender offer. The strategic partnership between CVC and CGM officially came into effect upon completion of the offer on May 2, 2025. Subsequently, CompuGroup Medical and CVC announced the signing of an agreement to delist CGM from the stock exchange on May 8, 2025. For this purpose, CVC launched a public delisting offer to all shareholder of CompuGroup Medical on May 23, 2025.

The completion of the public delisting offer will take place within the next eight banking days, i.e. on July 9, 2025 the latest. Shareholders of CompuGroup Medical who tendered their shares in the public delisting offer will be paid the offer price of EUR 22.00 per share. Further information on the settlement and transfer of the tendered shares is available on the following website: https://www.practice-public-offer.com/en.

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Introducing Mandolin: AI Teammates for Healthcare

Introducing Mandolin: AI Teammates for Healthcare

When we first met Will Yin and Rohit Rustagi, it was clear that they were obsessed with solving an urgent problem in healthcare: closing the time-to-access for specialty therapies that treat conditions like cancer and Alzheimer’s.

In our meeting, Will articulated how he could build “a new kind of worker for healthcare.” One that could log in, pick up the phone, fill out a form, and ultimately help patients get access to specialty pharmaceuticals in a fraction of the time.

It was an idea rooted in experience. Both Will and Rohit had family members struggle to access specialty therapies for conditions like cancer and Alzheimer’s — the types of drugs that cost hundreds of thousands of dollars and take weeks or months to approve (if they’re approved at all). These are powerful, personalized therapies, but the workflows to deliver them are stuck in the past. Clinics, health systems, and pharmacies lose weeks navigating approvals, reading policy documents, and chasing reimbursement — all while patients wait for treatment.

And the problem is only growing. Specialty drugs now account for over half of U.S. prescription spend and are 75% of the FDA drug pipeline. The healthcare system can’t keep up.

Mandolin is solving for this, with its AI automation platform for specialty drug access. We at Greylock are privileged to partner with Will and Rohit and lead the company’s Series A investment.

Mandolin’s AI agents act like full-time employees — reading, reasoning, and completing tasks across systems. From benefits verification to prior auth and billing, it’s not a tool but a workforce. One that works 24/7, scales effortlessly, and delivers higher accuracy than traditional workflows.

And it’s working. Since launching their agents in January, Mandolin is already live with some of the largest infusion providers, specialty pharmacies, and health systems in the country, including Vivo, FlexCare, OI Infusion, and TwelveStone. It’s deployed at 700+ clinics and serves over 250,000 new patients annually. Teams are cutting days of administrative work down to hours, increasing revenue, reducing manual overhead, and getting patients on therapy weeks sooner than before.

Some of the most thoughtful founders we’ve worked with didn’t initially set out to build companies, but encountered a problem they just had to solve. Will spent his high school and college years publishing neuroscience research and preparing for a career as a physician-scientist. Rohit, a Fulbright awardee, studied bioethics and entered med school at Stanford. They each walked away from medicine — not because they lost faith in science, but because they realized the real bottleneck was the system and the timing was right to make a real impact.

The emergence of multi-agent AI platforms finally has the tooling to automate complex workflows end-to-end. As Mandolin builds the definitive AI teammate for the largest health systems in the world, we’re proud to support Will, Rohit, and team as they turn AI into a force that helps more people access the care they need, when they need it. If you’re interested in this mission, Mandolin is hiring!

Vision Innovation Partners Acquires Eye Care of Delaware

Gryphon Investors
Annapolis, Maryland – 

Strengthens Eye Care Platform’s Services in Mid-Atlantic Region

Vision Innovation Partners (“VIP”), a leading Mid-Atlantic eye care platform with 68 locations, today announced that it has acquired Eye Care of Delaware, a provider of eye surgery and related treatments in the Mid-Atlantic area. This acquisition marks VIP’s 26th add-on since its founding in 2017 and strengthens its growing network of ophthalmology practices.

Founded in 1997, Eye Care of Delaware offers eye surgery and related treatments to patients in Delaware and surrounding states. Its highly trained and experienced doctors use state-of-the-art technology to perform a variety of procedures including cataract surgery, cornea & glaucoma treatments, refractive surgery, eyelid reshaping, and retina care. Led by Medical Director Dr. Jeffrey R. Boyd, M.D., Eye Care of Delaware includes one ophthalmologist and two optometrists, along with qualified support staff who coordinate patient care.

Chris Moore, CEO of Vision Innovation Partners, said, “We are delighted to welcome the team at Eye Care of Delaware to the VIP platform. VIP seeks to align with practices that want to grow and that have a great reputation for delivering superior outcomes for patients.  Dr. Boyd and his team will be a great fit as we continue to build a premier vision care platform with a mission of offering the latest technology and treatments that serve our purpose of protecting and restoring vision in patients.”

“Eye Care of Delaware is thrilled to become part of the VIP family, which shares our goal of providing advanced treatment and solutions that address our patients’ critical vision problems in a caring environment, while supporting our growth in the region. Our patients, team members and community will benefit from VIP’s additional strategic resources, business expertise, and shared vision for excellence,” said Dr. Boyd.

VIP is a portfolio company of Gryphon Investors, a leading middle market private investment firm.

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About Vision Innovation Partners

Founded in 2017 and headquartered in Annapolis, MD, VIP supports the Mid-Atlantic’s premier ophthalmology practices and surgery centers through good people, expert leadership, the sharing of best practices and the backing of Gryphon Investors, a leading middle-market private equity firm. VIP’s managed practices offer a comprehensive range of services, including routine eye exams and LASIK surgery as well as treatment for cataracts, glaucoma, macular degeneration, and other ocular diseases. The Company is among the region’s leading managed services platforms for ophthalmology providers, with over 150 providers and a footprint that includes 68 locations including 12 surgery centers across Maryland, Washington D.C., Virginia, Pennsylvania and now, Delaware.

About Gryphon Investors

Gryphon Investors is a leading middle-market private investment firm focused on profitably growing and competitively advantaged companies in the Business Services, Consumer, Healthcare, Industrial Growth, Software, and Technology Solutions & Services sectors. With more than $10 billion of assets under management, Gryphon prioritizes investments in which it can form strong partnerships with founders, owners, and executives to accelerate the building of leading companies and generate enduring value through its integrated deal and operations business model. Gryphon’s highly differentiated model integrates its well-proven Operations Resources Group, which is led by full-time, Gryphon senior operating executives with general management, human capital acquisition and development, treasury, finance, and accounting expertise. Gryphon’s three core investment strategies include its Flagship, Heritage, and Junior Capital strategies, each with dedicated funds of capital. The Flagship and Heritage strategies target equity investments of $50 million to $500 million per portfolio company. The Junior Capital strategy targets investments of $10 million to $25 million in junior securities of credit facilities, arranged by leading middle-market lenders, in both Gryphon-controlled companies, as well as in other private equity-backed companies operating in Gryphon’s targeted investment sectors.

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