{"id":871,"date":"2011-01-07T16:14:00","date_gmt":"2011-01-07T21:14:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.hitconsultant.net\/2011\/01\/07\/breaking-news-norwest-equity-partners-acquires-surgical-information-systems\/"},"modified":"2012-08-20T14:17:27","modified_gmt":"2012-08-20T19:17:27","slug":"breaking-news-norwest-equity-partners-acquires-surgical-information-systems","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hitconsultant.net\/2011\/01\/07\/breaking-news-norwest-equity-partners-acquires-surgical-information-systems\/","title":{"rendered":"Breaking News: Norwest Equity Partners Acquires Surgical Information Systems"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"><a style=\"clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\" href=\"http:\/\/photos.prnewswire.com\/prnthumb\/20080722\/SISLOGO\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/photos.prnewswire.com\/prnthumb\/20080722\/SISLOGO\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"52\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<div><span class=\"Apple-style-span\" style=\"color: #464646; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 16px;\">\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"Apple-style-span\" style=\"color: #464646; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 16px;\"><a style=\"color: #6099e9; outline-color: initial; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; text-decoration: none; margin: 0px;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.sisfirst.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Surgical Information Systems (&#8220;SIS&#8221; or the &#8220;Company&#8221;),<\/a><\/span><span class=\"Apple-style-span\" style=\"color: #464646; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 16px;\">a leader in perioperative information systems, announced today that<\/span><span class=\"Apple-style-span\" style=\"color: #464646; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 16px;\">\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"Apple-style-span\" style=\"color: #464646; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 16px;\"><a style=\"color: #6099e9; outline-color: initial; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; text-decoration: none; margin: 0px;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.nep.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Norwest Equity Partners (&#8220;NEP&#8221;)<\/a><\/span><span class=\"Apple-style-span\" style=\"color: #464646; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 16px;\">, a leading middle-market equity investment firm, has acquired the Company from<\/span><span class=\"Apple-style-span\" style=\"color: #464646; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 16px;\">\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"Apple-style-span\" style=\"color: #464646; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 16px;\"><a style=\"color: #6099e9; outline-color: initial; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; text-decoration: none; margin: 0px;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.vistaequitypartners.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Vista Equity Partners (&#8220;Vista&#8221;)<\/a><\/span><span class=\"Apple-style-span\" style=\"color: #464646; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 16px;\">. \u00a0The current SIS executive team, led by<\/span><span class=\"Apple-style-span\" style=\"color: #464646; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 16px;\">\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"Apple-style-span\" style=\"color: #464646; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 16px;\"><span class=\"xn-person\" style=\"font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;\">Ed Daihl<\/span><\/span><span class=\"Apple-style-span\" style=\"color: #464646; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 16px;\">,<\/span><span class=\"Apple-style-span\" style=\"color: #464646; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 16px;\">\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"Apple-style-span\" style=\"color: #464646; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 16px;\"><a style=\"color: #6099e9; outline-color: initial; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; text-decoration: none; margin: 0px;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.sisfirst.com\/about\/management-team.cfm\" target=\"_blank\">Chief Executive Officer,<\/a><\/span><span class=\"Apple-style-span\" style=\"color: #464646; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 16px;\">will remain in place following this investment. \u00a0Clients and associates will benefit from the resulting accelerated delivery of new, innovative software solutions.<\/span><\/div>\n<div><span class=\"Apple-style-span\" style=\"color: #464646; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 16px;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/div>\n<div>\n<div style=\"line-height: 1.333em; padding-bottom: 10px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; margin: 0px;\">Founded in 1996 and headquartered in\u00a0<span class=\"xn-location\" style=\"font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;\">Alpharetta, Georgia<\/span>, SIS software solutions are uniquely designed to add value at every point in the perioperative process. \u00a0Developed specifically for the complex surgical environment, all SIS modules&#8211;including anesthesia&#8211;are built on a single database and integrate easily with other hospital systems. \u00a0Clients include leading academic and medical research centers, integrated delivery networks and hospitals of all sizes.<\/div>\n<div style=\"line-height: 1.333em; padding-bottom: 10px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; margin: 0px;\">&#8220;By maintaining our focus on the financial engine of the hospital, SIS has achieved year-over-year growth that significantly exceeds industry averages. We have also enjoyed success in the perioperative area during some of the most challenging economic conditions in memory,&#8221; said Daihl. \u00a0&#8220;Demand for perioperative-specific information solutions is rapidly growing, particularly in anesthesia solutions, and our new partnership with NEP represents the continuing evolution of the company. \u00a0Our efforts, combined with NEP&#8217;s 50 years of investment experience and access to resources, will enable SIS to continue to strategically deliver on our promise to improve perioperative safety, efficiency and profitability.&#8221;<\/div>\n<p><a name=\"more\"><\/a><\/p>\n<div style=\"line-height: 1.333em; padding-bottom: 10px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; margin: 0px;\">&#8220;We&#8217;re excited to welcome SIS to our portfolio, and our team looks forward to partnering with management to continue the Company&#8217;s significant momentum and market success,&#8221; said\u00a0<span class=\"xn-person\" style=\"font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;\">Tim Kuehl<\/span>, a Partner at NEP. \u00a0&#8220;SIS is an outstanding company and is a key part of our long-term health care and applied technology investment strategy.&#8221; \u00a0In recent years, NEP has made several investments in software-based companies, such as Amcom Software, Mitchell International and\u00a0<span class=\"xn-person\" style=\"font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;\">Rosetta Stone<\/span>.<\/div>\n<div style=\"line-height: 1.333em; padding-bottom: 10px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; margin: 0px;\"><span class=\"xn-person\" style=\"font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;\">Jim Lindner<\/span>, a NEP Operating Partner with over 40 years experience in the software technology and services industry will serve as Non-Executive Chairman at the Company. \u00a0&#8220;I am thrilled with the opportunity to partner with SIS,&#8221; said Lindner. \u00a0&#8220;It is a well-run company, led by an excellent management team that values its clients, offers great products and has tremendous growth momentum.&#8221;<\/div>\n<div style=\"line-height: 1.333em; padding-bottom: 10px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; margin: 0px;\">SIS solutions are focused on the\u00a0<a style=\"color: #6099e9; outline-color: initial; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; text-decoration: none; margin: 0px;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.sisfirst.com\/news-resources\/press-releases.cfm?table=pressRelease&amp;key=2010-Executive-Survey&amp;xobj=100031\" target=\"_blank\">perioperative department<\/a>, which accounts for up to 60 percent of hospital margin. \u00a0&#8220;Along with our new investment partner, our fundamental approach remains the same,&#8221; said Daihl. \u00a0&#8220;We will continue to work closely with clients to enable them to enhance patient care while providing highly-interoperable, ONC meaningful-use certified solutions.&#8221;<\/div>\n<div style=\"line-height: 1.333em; padding-bottom: 10px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; margin: 0px;\">&#8220;We initially invested in SIS because we saw the opportunity to bring together a talented executive team that would deliver best-in-class solutions to their clients,&#8221; said\u00a0<span class=\"xn-person\" style=\"font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;\">Robert F. Smith<\/span>, Chairman and CEO of Vista. \u00a0&#8220;It has been our pleasure to work with SIS over the last four years to deliver unmatched value to their clients and the healthcare industry as a whole. \u00a0SIS is well-positioned to continue its heritage of bringing tremendous value to perioperative healthcare at a time when U.S. hospitals need it most.&#8221;<\/div>\n<div style=\"line-height: 1.333em; padding-bottom: 10px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; margin: 0px;\"><strong>About SIS<\/strong><\/div>\n<div style=\"line-height: 1.333em; padding-bottom: 10px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; margin: 0px;\">Surgical Information Systems (&#8220;SIS&#8221;) provides software solutions that are uniquely designed to add value at every point of the perioperative process. Developed specifically for the complex surgical environment, all SIS solutions \u2013 including anesthesia \u2013 are architected on a single database and integrate easily with other hospital systems. SIS offers the only surgical scheduling system endorsed by the American Hospital Association (AHA), and a rules-based charging system that has been granted Peer Reviewed status by the Healthcare Financial Management Association (HFMA).<\/div>\n<div style=\"line-height: 1.333em; padding-bottom: 10px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; margin: 0px;\">For more information visit our website,\u00a0<a style=\"color: #6099e9; outline-color: initial; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; text-decoration: none; margin: 0px;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.sisfirst.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">www.SISFirst.com<\/a>.<\/div>\n<div style=\"line-height: 1.333em; padding-bottom: 10px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; margin: 0px;\"><em>The SIS Perioperative software, an EHR Module, is 2011\/2012 compliant and has been certified by an ONC-ATCB in accordance with the applicable certification criteria adopted by the Secretary of Health and Human Services. This certification does not represent an endorsement by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services or guarantee the receipt of incentive payments. \u00a0Surgical Information Systems&#8217; 5.0.3 release certified on\u00a0<span class=\"xn-chron\" style=\"font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;\">November 19, 2010<\/span>, Certification ID\u00a0<\/em><strong><em>11192010-6161-8<\/em><\/strong><em>.<\/em><\/div>\n<div style=\"line-height: 1.333em; padding-bottom: 10px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; margin: 0px;\"><strong>About Norwest Equity Partners<\/strong><\/div>\n<div style=\"line-height: 1.333em; padding-bottom: 10px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; margin: 0px;\">Partnering with management teams since 1961, Norwest Equity Partners (&#8220;NEP&#8221;) is a leading equity investment firm focused on building middle market companies into industry leaders. \u00a0With a reputation for quality investments and exceptional financial returns, NEP manages\u00a0<span class=\"xn-money\" style=\"font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;\">$4.6 billion<\/span>\u00a0of capital through a series of equity and mezzanine limited partnerships. \u00a0The firm, headquartered in\u00a0<span class=\"xn-location\" style=\"font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;\">Minneapolis, Minnesota<\/span>, is currently investing NEP IX,\u00a0<span class=\"xn-money\" style=\"font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;\">$1.2 billion<\/span>\u00a0in capital. \u00a0For more information, visit<a style=\"color: #6099e9; outline-color: initial; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; text-decoration: none; margin: 0px;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.nep.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">www.nep.com<\/a>.<\/div>\n<div style=\"line-height: 1.333em; padding-bottom: 10px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; margin: 0px;\"><strong>About Vista Equity Partners<\/strong><\/div>\n<div style=\"line-height: 1.333em; padding-bottom: 10px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; margin: 0px;\">Vista Equity Partners based in\u00a0<span class=\"xn-location\" style=\"font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;\">San Francisco<\/span>\u00a0with offices in\u00a0<span class=\"xn-location\" style=\"font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;\">Chicago<\/span>\u00a0and\u00a0<span class=\"xn-location\" style=\"font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;\">Austin<\/span>, currently invests over\u00a0<span class=\"xn-money\" style=\"font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;\">$2 billion<\/span>\u00a0in capital committed to dynamic, successful technology-based organizations led by world-class management teams with long-term perspective. Vista is a value-added investor, contributing professional expertise and multi-level support toward companies realizing their full potential. Vista&#8217;s investment approach is anchored by a sizable long-term capital base, experience in structuring technology-oriented transactions, and proven management techniques that yield flexibility and opportunity in private equity investing. For more information, visit\u00a0<a style=\"color: #6099e9; outline-color: initial; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; text-decoration: none; margin: 0px;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.vistaequitypartners.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">www.vistaequitypartners.com.<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u00a0Surgical Information Systems (&#8220;SIS&#8221; or the &#8220;Company&#8221;),a leader in perioperative information systems, announced today that\u00a0Norwest Equity Partners (&#8220;NEP&#8221;), a leading middle-market equity investment firm, has acquired the Company from\u00a0Vista Equity Partners (&#8220;Vista&#8221;). \u00a0The current SIS executive team, led by\u00a0Ed Daihl,\u00a0Chief Executive Officer,will remain in place following this investment. \u00a0Clients and associates will benefit from the <a class=\"more-posts-link\" href=\"https:\/\/hitconsultant.net\/2011\/01\/07\/breaking-news-norwest-equity-partners-acquires-surgical-information-systems\/\">&#8230; Read More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":""},"categories":[1117],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v20.6 (Yoast SEO v20.6) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Breaking News: Norwest Equity Partners Acquires Surgical Information Systems -<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/hitconsultant.net\/2011\/01\/07\/breaking-news-norwest-equity-partners-acquires-surgical-information-systems\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Breaking News: Norwest Equity Partners Acquires Surgical Information Systems\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"\u00a0Surgical Information Systems (&#8220;SIS&#8221; or the &#8220;Company&#8221;),a leader in perioperative information systems, announced today that\u00a0Norwest Equity Partners (&#8220;NEP&#8221;), a leading middle-market equity investment firm, has acquired the Company from\u00a0Vista Equity Partners (&#8220;Vista&#8221;). \u00a0The current SIS executive team, led by\u00a0Ed Daihl,\u00a0Chief Executive Officer,will remain in place following this investment. \u00a0Clients and associates will benefit from the ... 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