Senior Secured Credit Facility

Sector: Healthcare

AB Private Credit Investors™ ("AB-PCI") provided a $77,000,000 senior secured credit facility to support multiple add-on acquisitions and future growth capital initiatives by Platinum Dermatology, a portfolio company of Sterling Partners.

AB-PCI leveraged its experience and knowledge of healthcare practice management and multi-site businesses to deliver a facility tailored to meet the specific demands of the platform, including availability for significant further add-on and de novo growth.

Platinum Dermatology provides practice management services to dermatology groups offering medical and cosmetic services.

About Company: Sterling Partners is a Chicago based private equity firm with deep expertise investing in middle market growth opportunities in the healthcare services and business services industries.

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