Aaron Weitzman

“We tend to target areas and opportunities that have organic growth levers where we can put in more capital over time,” said GTCR’s Cunningham.

"There is so much research occurring in real-time, so we do not need to overlap with the venture end, but rather attach ourselves to the growth aspect," said LLCP’s Mike Weinberg.

'At our core, we are an impact-oriented middle market private equity firm, focused on delivering both financial returns and societal impact,' Vistria’s Schuppan told PE Hub.

The firm will support organic growth, including expansion through San Diego area and beyond, as well as eventual acquisition activity.

“States like Texas, California and Florida offer large populations, which necessitate long-term planning around education infrastructure,” Godspeed’s Lake told PE Hub.

OMERS' Geoffrey Bird confirmed the investment to PE Hub, although the pension fund wasn't mentioned in the January deal announcement.

“Even as the market has gotten more competitive, we as a firm have never been more active,” TPG’s Jeff Rhodes told PE Hub.

"Information businesses underpin all of our investments at Spectrum, and that is very much the case in healthcare," Jeff Haywood, Spectrum

"We have a focused strategy that allows us to leverage our significant healthcare services industry knowledge and our vast network ," VSCP's Adam Feinstein said. "Because we have those things, our sourcing strategy consists of backing founders and corporate carve-outs."

Scalpel! Francisco’s carve-out of Capsule Technologies, which provides patient monitoring and medical device integration, was just what the doctor ordered.