5 private equity giants in the cardiology industry

Private equity is increasingly investing in cardiology as more procedures move to the outpatient setting. 

Here are five cardiology groups and their respective private equity partners:

1. Cardiovascular Associates of America (Celebration, Fla.): Webster Equity Partners
2. Cardiovascular Institute of the South (Houma, La.): Lee Equity Partners
3. First Coast Heart & Vascular (Jacksonville, Fla.): Deerfield Management
4. Partners First Cardiology (Austin, Texas): Varsity Healthcare Partners
5. US Heart and Vascular (Nashville, Tenn.): Ares Capital