A recovery in debt markets has fueled private equity deals, although deal values remain small to medium size. A common feature over the past year has been private equity firms selling assets to each other. Sheridan did not reply by deadline to requests for comment. Hellman & Friedman declined comment.
Sunrise, Florida-based Sheridan specializes in anesthesiology, neonatology, emergency and radiology departments, according to Hellman & Friedman’s Web site. The company was founded by its current chairman and CEO, Dr. Mitchell Eisenberg, and its president, Dr. Lewis Gold, its Web site said.
Hellman & Friedman acquired Sheridan Healthcare Inc. in 2007 from
Megan Davies is a correspondent for Reuters in New York. Correspondents Soyoung Kim in New York and Jessica Hall in Philadelphia also contributed to this report.