Harris Williams Advises EyeCare Partners, LLC on its Sale to Partners Group
February 19 2020 - 11:29AM
Business Wire
Harris Williams, a global investment bank specializing in
M&A advisory services, announces that it served as an advisor
to EyeCare Partners, LLC (ECP) in conjunction with its sale to
Partners Group, a global private markets investment manager, which
invested in the business on behalf of its clients. ECP, a portfolio
company of FFL Partners (FFL), is a leading provider of medical eye
care services in the U.S. The engagement was led by Andy Dixon,
James Clark and Cheairs Porter of the Harris Williams Healthcare
& Life Sciences (HCLS) Group.
“This transaction adds to our firm’s successful track record of
working with leading eye care providers,” said Andy Dixon, a
managing director at Harris Williams. “We look forward to following
ECP’s next chapter with Partners Group.”
Founded in 2015 and headquartered in St. Louis, Missouri, ECP
has an extensive network of full-scope medical optometry and
ophthalmology practices, with over 450 locations across 13 states
throughout the U.S. The company employs over 500 optometrists and
85 ophthalmologists who, together with over 4,400 clinic staff,
offer patients end-to-end services that span medical optometry,
ophthalmology and sub-specialties, and vision correction products.
ECP's model provides an integrated network of services that cover
the entire lifecycle of a patient's eye care needs, which results
in increased patient and physician satisfaction and retention.
FFL is a San Francisco-based private equity firm with over $4.5
billion under management. For over 20 years, the firm has helped
build industry-leading companies, providing capital and advice to
exceptional management teams to grow businesses and unlock value.
FFL has deep experience in investing and operations and has brought
large-company best practices and professional networks to smaller
companies. Business growth has been the primary source of value
created by FFL for its investors.
Partners Group is a global private markets investment management
firm with $94 billion in investment programs under management in
private equity, private real estate, private infrastructure and
private debt. The firm manages a broad range of customized
portfolios for an international clientele of institutional
investors. Partners Group is headquartered in Zug, Switzerland and
has offices in Denver, Houston, Toronto, New York, São Paulo,
London, Guernsey, Paris, Luxembourg, Milan, Munich, Dubai, Mumbai,
Singapore, Manila, Shanghai, Seoul, Tokyo and Sydney. The firm
employs over 1,400 people and is listed on the SIX Swiss Exchange
(symbol: PGHN) with a major ownership by its partners and
employees.
Harris Williams, an investment bank specializing in M&A
advisory services, advocates for sellers and buyers of companies
worldwide through critical milestones and provides thoughtful
advice during the lives of their businesses. By collaborating as
one firm across Industry Groups and geographies, the firm helps its
clients achieve outcomes that support their objectives and
strategically create value. Harris Williams is committed to
execution excellence and to building enduring, valued relationships
that are based on mutual trust. Harris Williams is a subsidiary of
the PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. (NYSE: PNC).
The Harris Williams HCLS Group has experience across a broad
range of sectors, including healthcare providers; payors and payor
services; outsourced pharmaceutical services; medical device supply
chain; healthcare IT; and pharmacy. For more information on the
HCLS Group and other recent transactions, visit the HCLS Group’s
section of the Harris Williams website.
Harris Williams LLC is a registered broker-dealer and member of
FINRA and SIPC. Harris Williams & Co. Ltd is a private limited
company incorporated under English law with its registered office
at 5th Floor, 6 St. Andrew Street, London EC4A 3AE, UK, registered
with the Registrar of Companies for England and Wales (registration
number 07078852). Harris Williams & Co. Ltd is authorized and
regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority. Harris Williams &
Co. Corporate Finance Advisors GmbH is registered in the commercial
register of the local court of Frankfurt am Main, Germany, under
HRB 107540. The registered address is Bockenheimer Landstrasse
33-35, 60325 Frankfurt am Main, Germany (email address:
hwgermany@harriswilliams.com). Geschäftsführer/Directors: Jeffery
H. Perkins, Paul Poggi. (VAT No. DE321666994). Harris Williams is a
trade name under which Harris Williams LLC, Harris Williams &
Co. Ltd and Harris Williams & Co. Corporate Finance Advisors
GmbH conduct business.
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