| Hospice Care of South Carolina buys Agape Hospice Hospice Care of South Carolina, a portfolio company of The Vistria Group, has acquired Agape Hospice, creating the largest hospice care providers in the state. South State Corp. combining with Florida bank Columbia-based South State, the largest bank based in South Carolina, is combining with CenterState Bank in an all-stock deal valued at $6 billion. The new organization will keep the South State name but will be headquartered in Winter Haven, Fla. | 