GTCR backing acquisitions for wealth management tech biz AssetMark; Heritage Group invests in medical interpretation provider

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GTCR backing acquisitions for wealth management tech biz AssetMark; Heritage Group invests in medical interpretation provider

Morning Hubsters, Craig McGlashan here with the US edition of the Wire.

Wealth management is the theme of the day as we take a deep dive into GTCR’s acquisition of AssetMark, a tech platform for financial advisers. GTCR’s Michael Hollander walks us through the firm’s plans for the company and why the sector is so popular among PE investors.

Next up is a deal in a vital business: healthcare interpretation. Heritage Group is joining GTCRas an investor in Equiti Health.

Elsewhere in healthcare, we report on a couple of deals in the marketing side of the sector. One in the US involving Eir Partnersand the other in the UK involving Five Arrows and TA Associates.

Spreading the wealth

Wealth management deals are coming thick and fast but there should be even more coming soon, GTCR managing director Michael Hollander told PE Hub’s Obey Martin Manayiti.

Find out why, as well as GTCR’s plans for its new acquisition AssetMark, in the premium version of the Wire.

The tailwinds Hollander outlined are also driving private equity interest on the other side of the Atlantic.

As Nina Lindholm featured earlier today in the Europe edition of the Wire, TA Associates has ambitious plans for its wealth management software portfolio company Harvest. Read that story by Irien Joseph here.

Talking health

Switching to another GTCR-backed company, where Heritage Group is joining the private equity firmas an investor in Equiti Health, a tech-enabled healthcare language interpretation service provider based in Sunrise, Florida.

Find out more in the premium version of the Wire.

Marketing push

Sticking with healthcare but moving to marketing, where we have a couple of deals to report from North America and Europe.

Eir Partners has recapitalized PharmaForceIQ, a Boston and Orlando-based provider of marketing solutions for pharmaceutical brands.

Meanwhile, Agilio Software, which is backed by Five Arrows and TA Associates, has acquired the Fresh.

More details in the premium version of the Wire.

OK that’s all from me today. I’m out the office tomorrow so Nina Lindholm will write to you in the London morning tomorrow with the Europe edition of the Wire, while Rafael Canton will be on US Wire duty as usual during the New York morning.

Cheers,

Craig

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They said it

“People have become much more focused on things like tax rebalancing where you can harvest losses to enhance investment returns, and customized models that are much more tax efficient for the end investors. This is where companies like AssetMark will add value to the ecosystem.”

— Michael Hollander, managing director, GTCR