Sight360 and Florida Eye Specialists Merge to Establish Strategic Partnership
Expands Comprehensive Vision Care to 29 Locations in the Greater Tampa Bay Region
Tampa, FL (Jan. 22, 2024) — Sight360, a comprehensive vision care services organization, announced it has combined with Florida Eye Specialists & Cataract Institute (“FESCI”), an integrated ophthalmology and optometry practice with ten locations and 33 physicians in the greater Tampa Bay area. With this partnership, Sight360 expands their combined scope of care to over 250,000 patients in Pinellas, Hillsborough, Pasco, Hernando, Citrus, and Polk Counties.
Founded in 1981 by Dr. Gregory Henderson, FESCI and its physicians practice full-scope ophthalmology, optometry, cosmetic surgery, and hearing services. “I am extremely proud of the practice that we have built, providing exceptional care to hundreds of thousands of patients across the west coast of Florida over the last 40 years,” said Gregory Henderson, MD, FACS. “Partnering with the Sight360 team will allow us to continue our shared mission of providing premier eyecare services to even more patients across our community.”
Brian Hauser, CEO of Sight360, stated, “Dr. Henderson, along with his fellow physicians and clinic staff, carries a distinguished legacy of delivering outstanding and compassionate care to their devoted patient community. We are delighted that he has chosen Sight360 as the partner to assist in achieving his future growth objectives, and we extend a warm welcome to Dr. Henderson, his physicians, their team and their patients as we become a combined Sight360 and FESCI family.”
Sight360 provides physicians with centralized operational support in a variety of areas, from revenue cycle management to human resources and marketing, allowing them to focus on delivering the highest quality clinical care. Sight360 is a portfolio company of SBJ Capital, a private investment firm with approximately $600 million of assets under management, focused on investing in founder and family-owned consumer and services companies.
Visibility Management and McDermott Will & Emery LLP advised Sight360 while Provident Healthcare Partners and Blalock Walters P.A. advised FESCI with this transaction.
ABOUT SIGHT360
Sight360 provides integrated vision care services, including ophthalmology, optometry, optical services and related surgeries at 29 locations. For over 40 years, Sight360 practices have provided a broad range of industry-leading vision care services and today care for more than 250,000 patient visits annually. For more information, please visit www.sight360.com.
ABOUT SBJ CAPITAL
SBJ Capital is a private investment firm with approximately $600 million of assets under management, focused on investing in founder and family-owned consumer and services companies. SBJ provides thoughtful strategic advice, domain expertise and a partnership-oriented approach to support the goals of entrepreneurs, owners and management teams. SBJ was founded by an experienced team of professionals with a track record of growing companies both as principal investors and as operating executives. For more information, please visit www.sbjcap.com.
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