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Sard Verbinnen & Co. represents Audax Private Equity as it sells its Axia Women’s Health unit to Partners Group of Switzerland.
Based in Voorhees, NJ, Axia operates more than 150 facilities that offer OB/GYN, breast health, high-risk pregnancy and fertility services in New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Kentucky and Indiana.
Charlie Choi, CEO of Axia, praised Audax for “supporting our mission to create a more caring, connected and progressive women’s health community.”
He looks forward to “our next chapter with Partners Group to continue building sustainable value as a national women’s health platform.”
Partners, which has $109B in assets under management, has 20 offices worldwide and a regional headquarters in Denver.
Sard Verbinnen’s Julie Rudnick and Julie Casale represent Boston-based Audax.


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