Aeris Partners Advises Emmi Solutions on Growth Investment from Primus Capital

CAMBRIDGE, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aeris Partners is pleased to announce that Emmi Solutions, the leader in outcomes-driven patient engagement, has received a significant growth investment from Primus Capital Funds. Aeris Partners served as the exclusive strategic M&A advisor to Emmi Solutions. The transaction closed on December 21, 2012.

“Emmi is redefining the healthcare industry’s approach to patient engagement and increasing health literacy through an innovative, multi-modal platform that combines voice, image, text and interactivity. Emmi’s ability to prescribe, track and document patient engagement interactions across the continuum of care, and integrate with 3^rd party health information systems and patient portals, helps healthcare providers and payers increase revenue, reduce costs and improve clinical outcomes. We believe Emmi is well positioned and will play a critical role as the industry transitions from fee-for-service to value-based care delivery,” said David Joncas, Managing Director with Aeris Partners.

About Emmi Solutions

Emmi Solutions is the pioneer of outcomes-driven patient engagement. Emmi offers a complete solution that engages patients and has repeatedly shown that it can improve clinical and financial outcomes. Emmi uses a multi-modal platform to deliver actionable information to patients while supporting the goals of traditional and emerging models of care. Emmi programs have been prescribed to over four million patients – using language they understand, at their convenience, and on devices they already own. Emmi enables providers to track compliance and measure the outcomes of effective patient engagement. For more information, visit http://www.emmisolutions.com. Follow us on Twitter and find us on Facebook.

About Primus Capital

Primus Capital is a private equity firm that invests in high-growth companies within the healthcare, software, technology-enabled services, and education industries. Founded in 1983 and currently investing Primus Capital Fund VII, Primus has invested in over 100 growth companies. Transaction types include buyouts, recapitalizations and growth equity investments. For more information, please visit http://www.primuscapital.com.

About Aeris Partners

Aeris Partners is a premier information technology M&A advisory firm focused on high growth, market-shaping M&A transactions spanning the Software, SaaS, Digital Media and Technology-Enabled Services sectors, including Healthcare IT (HCIT). Aeris Partners combines extensive industry domain expertise and a commitment to flawless execution to deliver exceptional transaction outcomes. The firm’s senior leadership team leverages a combined 50 years of M&A advisory, investing and technology industry experience, and has completed M&A advisory transactions valued in excess of $15 billion. For more information, please visit http://aerispartners.com.

Aeris Partners LLC is a registered broker-dealer and member of FINRA and SIPC