We invest in profitable companies with strong niche positions within their industries. We are particularly interested in privately-owned companies in need of an ownership transition and divisions of larger companies that no longer fit their parent company's strategic direction.
Medical Positioning manufactures and sells patented specialty beds and tables designed to improve diagnostic imaging procedures in cardiology, radiology and mammography, as well as interventional procedures. The company's products enable hospitals and physicians to significantly improve the quality of images they obtain from their ultrasound and fluoroscopy equipment, thereby improving diagnoses and patient outcomes.
- Location: Kansas City, MO
- Investment: February 2008
- Seller(s)/Deal Dynamic: Rockwood backed an operator to acquire the company from three owner-operators, two of which retired at close and one remained for a multi-year transition
- Industries Served: Medical Equipment
- Outside Directors:
- Michael Nissenbaum (Lead Director) - President and CEO of Aprima, a developer of physician office software; former President of Millbrook Corporation, a medical practice management software company
- R. Scott Asen - Former General Partner of Pioneer Ventures, a New York based investment company
- Rich Kelley - Co-founder of Search Fund Partners, a California based private investment firm
- Website: http://www.medicalpositioning.com