Overview
International law firm McDermott Will & Emery represented Wellspring Capital Management LLC portfolio company RAYUS, Inc. (formerly known as Center for Diagnostic Imaging, Inc.) in connection with its acquisition of Diagnostic Centers of America (DCA), a leading radiology provider with eight centers in South Florida.
- This transaction was announced on October 13, 2021.
- McDermott Will & Emery acted as legal counsel to Wellspring Capital Management.
- With the transaction, RAYUS also gains a partnership with Boca Radiology Group, whose subspecialized radiologists provide services to DCA and conduct more than 550,000 procedures annually.
- McDermott’s representation also included the structuring, negotiation, and documentation of an amendment to its senior secured credit facility to add an additional term loan, with Cerberus Business Finance Agency, LLC as the administrative agent.
- This transaction marks RAYUS’ eighth add-on acquisition under Wellspring’s ownership and its largest acquisition to date.
- A PE Hub source estimates this transactions adds around $30 million in EBITDA, moving RAYUS to an estimated $140 million in EBITDA.
- The McDermott corporate team was led by Wellspring relationship partner Frank Steinherr and Scott Regan and included Daniel Zucker, Jennifer Mikulina, Ray Jacobsen, Todd Solomon, Jed Spielman, Sarah Kitchell, Monica Wallace, Michelle Strowhiro, Nick Alarif, Vanessa Barmack, Jamie Gelfman, Daphne Trotter, Eleanor Atkins, Avery Cummings, Deepali Doddi, Becky Dufur, Noah Feldman Greene, Emily Jewell, Abigail Kagan, Moyosore Koya, Marissa Krumm, Graciany Miranda, Eric Preston, Steven Schnelle, Rick Stepanovic, Myia Williams and Griffin Doty. The McDermott finance team was led by Anh Lee and Nicci Briody and included Libby Jacobson and Atoosa Nowrouzi.
- McDermott has previously represented Wellspring in several transactions including most recently the acquisition of Pentec Health; acquisition of HealthPRO Heritage; acquisition of Cadence Petroleum Group; sale of its portfolio company Help At Home LLC to Centerbridge Partners; acquisitions by its portfolio company Center For Diagnostic Imaging (dba RAYUS, Inc.) of Sand Lake Imaging, U.S. MRI, and Smart Choice MRI, respectively; acquisition of Paragon Films; acquisition of Lucky Strike Entertainment LLC; and acquisition of Center For Diagnostic Imaging (dba RAYUS, Inc.).
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