Lightning Partners

Congratulations to our client, Rupa Health, on their acquisition by Fullscript. Rupa Health, backed by Bessemer Venture Partners, Union Square Ventures and First Round Capital, is the leading platform for healthcare practitioners to discover and order from more than 3000 specialty lab tests.  Lightning Partners served as the exclusive financial advisor to Rupa. This is our second sale transaction this week to a strategic acquirer. Thanks to the entire Rupa Health team and their investors in making this transaction possible Tara Viswanathan , Rosa Hamalainen, Talia Goldberg, Jeremy Levine, Sofia Guerra, Fred Wilson, Todd Jackson. Also, thanks to the team at Fenwick & West who supported the transaction Scott Behar, Kris Withrow, Riddhi Adhikari, Raffi Terteryan and the cooperation from Fullscript counsel at Kirkland & Ellis. Fullscript, backed by PE firm HGGC, is a leading healthcare platform focused on the future of whole person care. Congratulations to the Lightning Partners banking team on another successful transaction!   #venturecapital #privateequity #futureofhealthcare #healthit #digitalhealth #healthcareit #technology #mergersandacquisitions #mergers #acquisitions #privateequity #venturecapital #ai #artificialintelligence #SaaS #software #data #innovation #analytics #healthcare

Pleased to announce Issuu has been acquired by Bending Spoons.   Issuu is trusted by millions of creators globally and empowers businesses to market themselves with tools to host, distribute, promote, measure, and monetize their content.   Congratulations to the Issuu team including Joe Hyrkin, Rolf Ussing and Christian Jepsen at Heartcore Capital.   Amazing legal support on the transaction by the team at Goodwin: Lawrence M. Chu, Katherine Baudistel, Rachel Totten, Lucy Tataryan, Daisy Beckner.   It was a pleasure to work with Bending Spoons CEO Luca Ferrari as well as the Bending Spoons and Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP teams.   Congratulations to the Lightning Partners banking team on yet another successful transaction!   #SaaS #PrivateEquity #venturecapital #ai #artificialintelligence #technology #analytics #martech #creatoreconomy #socialmedia #socialmediamarketing #brandmarketing #creators

HammerTech announces $70m investment by Riverwood Capital to accelerate global expansion and product innovation in #constructionsafety. HammerTech is a global provider of construction safety and compliance software that has been used on more than 20,000 construction projects around the world, with more than 3.6 million workers inducted via the platform to date. Congratulations to the HammerTech team including Ben Leach, Wynand Stassen, CPA, CA, James Harris, Michael Goldstein, and Adam Hobbs and investors at Arrowroot Capital Management, Matthew J. Safaii, Clem O'Donnell, and Patrick Czuj. Special thanks to the superb legal team at DLA Piper - Jason Juall, Joseph Silver, Maddie Burdick, and Joel Cox. Congratulations to the Lightning Partners banking team on another successful transaction! #SaaS #Construction #Safety #HSEQ #PrivateEquity #Capital #venturecapital #ai #artificialintelligence #technology #analytics #constructiontechnology #contech #riskmanagement #constructionsafety

CareJourney has been acquired by Arcadia! Another sign of increasing strategic buyer interest in the market.   Arcadia is a leading data platform for healthcare. CareJourney is a preeminent provider of clinically relevant healthcare data and AI-powered analytics and insights. Congratulations to the CareJourney team including Dan Ross, Aneesh Chopra, Kevin Sheldon, and Sanju Bansal, as well as the Arcadia team Michael Meucci, Nicholas Stepro, Loretta Keane, and Rick Olin.   Amazing work again by the legal team at Cooley LLP. Thanks Mike Lincoln, Izzy Lubarsky, Vicky Kandabarow, and Sarah (McElwee) Buchik.   Congratulations to the Lightning Partners banking team on announcing yet another highly strategic M&A transaction! #futureofhealthcare #ai #innovation #imaging #medtech #healthit #digitalhealth #healthcareit #saas #software #venturecapital #privateequity #technology #leadership #analytics #healthcare