Home Health & Hospice Week
Industry Notes:
AccentCare Gets Ready For More Growth
Published on Tue Jan 04, 2011
You can expect more growth from Irvine, Calif.-based AccentCare Inc., which recently acquired Brentwood, Tenn.-based Guardian Home Care under private equity owner Oak Hill Capital Partners. $205 million in credit facilities from GE Capital allowed AccentCare to acquire Guardian and "will provide the company with additional growth capital," GE says in a release. The facilities include a $25 million revolving line of credit.
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Home Health & Hospice Week
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AccentCare Gets Ready For More Growth
You can expect more growth from Irvine, Calif.-based AccentCare Inc., which recently acquired Brentwood, Tenn.-based [...]
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