TripleTree Advises Clearlake Capital on Its Agreement to Acquire symplr

TripleTree, LLC, a strategic advisor and merchant bank serving innovative companies in healthcare, is pleased to announce that its client, Clearlake Capital Group, L.P. (“Clearlake”), a leading private investment firm founded in 2006, has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire symplr, a leading healthcare governance, risk and compliance (“GRC”) software-as-a-service (“SaaS”) platform, from Pamlico Capital and The CapStreet Group.

symplr is the leading healthcare GRC SaaS platform, offering provider management, credential management and payer enrollment services to over 1,500 customers representing more than 4,000 healthcare facilities in North America. symplr's broad platform provides an end-to-end software solution for healthcare organizations to manage the compliance and credentialing requirements of their provider, staff and contractor communities.

"Healthcare professionals are faced with an increasing amount of stringent and complex compliance requirements, with the ongoing shift to value-based care," added Dan Groen, Principal, and Paul Huber, Vice President, of Clearlake. "We believe symplr's leading software solutions uniquely position the Company to address these market trends and accelerate its growth trajectory."

"We are impressed by the momentum at symplr under Rick and Tres' leadership, and we share their excitement that the Company will serve as an excellent platform for growth, both organically and through acquisition," said Behdad Eghbali, Co-Founder and Managing Partner, and Prashant Mehrotra, Partner, of Clearlake. "symplr represents one of several healthcare IT investments for Clearlake in 2018, and we continue to view the sector favorably as cloud-based, purpose-built vertical solutions automate provider and payer workflows, driving revenue and lowering spend. We look forward to leveraging our O.P.S.® approach to support the management team and its many talented employees in continuing to provide best-in-class healthcare GRC software solutions to its global customer base."

“symplr’s comprehensive GRC platform addresses a growing list of complexities for healthcare professionals,” added Brian Klemenhagen, TripleTree Managing Director. “We are excited to watch the Company’s continued growth as it partners with Clearlake in the coming years.”

TripleTree acted as a financial advisor to Clearlake for this transaction.

About TripleTree
TripleTree is an independent merchant bank focused on mergers and acquisitions, growth capital, recapitalizations, strategic advisory and principal investing. Since 1997, the firm has advised and invested in some of the most innovative, high-growth businesses in healthcare. For more, visit Triple-Tree.com.

About Clearlake
Clearlake Capital Group, L.P. is a leading private investment firm founded in 2006. With a sector-focused approach, the firm seeks to partner with world-class management teams by providing patient, long-term capital to dynamic businesses that can benefit from Clearlake's operational improvement approach, O.P.S.® The firm's core target sectors are software and technology-enabled services; industrials and energy; and consumer. Clearlake has managed over $8 billion of institutional capital since inception and its senior investment principals have led or co-led over 100 investments. More information is available at www.clearlake.com.

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