Downers Grove, Ill.-based DuPage Medical Group has entered into a strategic partnership with Summit Partners, a global growth equity firm.
Through the partnership, Summit made a $250 million investment, which is a combination of equity and debt, in DMG. Proceeds will be used to support growth initiatives at DMG's practice management company.
Under the agreement with Summit, DuPage Medical Group will remain physician-owned-and-directed.
"For an independent, physician-led group of DMG's scale and size to retain its majority ownership after such a significant investment is unprecedented," said DuPage Medical Group CEO Mike Kasper. "Summit Partners understands that our patient-focused, doctor-directed culture is crucial to our mission, and they are completely supportive of it. This partnership provides access to capital and strategic support for DMG's growth initiatives — including population health, expansion into new geographies and opening additional clinical lines of service — and will help to enhance our ability to reach and treat patients."
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