The Chartis Group Announces Investment from RLH Equity

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Dec 07, 2012, 11:00 ET

CHICAGO, Dec. 7, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- The Chartis Group, a leading healthcare management consultancy, recently announced the completion of an investment from RLH Equity Partners, a private equity firm focused on investing in high-growth professional services and healthcare companies.

Established in 2001, The Chartis Group today serves the nation's leading integrated health systems, academic medical centers and schools of medicine, pediatric institutions, community hospitals, and physician networks. With offices in Chicago, Boston, New York and San Francisco, The Chartis Group provides its clients with leading-edge strategic planning, advanced operations, and accountable care consulting services.

"In this time of unprecedented change in U.S. healthcare, The Chartis Group is committed to expanding its services and offerings to the nation's leading healthcare providers," said Chartis Group co-founder Ken Graboys. "As our clients continue to lead the transformation of healthcare delivery in their communities and across the country, The Chartis Group is dedicated to continuing to grow and deepen its expertise to support them."

"We are particularly pleased to partner with RLH Equity, an organization with a stellar history of strategic growth investment. RLH's values and capabilities coupled with its embrace of our mission, vision and strategy make it uniquely suited to be our partner at this time in our development," Graboys continued. "Since our founding, our mission has been steadfast—to materially improve the delivery of healthcare by providing our clients with advisory services, tools, processes, and resources that are at the vanguard of the industry. Now with the support of RLH, we are excited to do so even more expansively against an ever evolving healthcare landscape."

About The Chartis Group
The Chartis Group is an advisory services firm that provides management consulting and applied research services to leading healthcare organizations. The firm is comprised of uniquely experienced senior healthcare professionals and consultants who apply distinctive insight and understanding of healthcare economics, markets and organizational dynamics to client challenges to achieve unequaled results. For more information, please visit www.chartis.com.

About RLH Equity
Riordan, Lewis & Haden is a leading private equity firm which invests in high growth enterprises. Focused on companies in the business services, healthcare and government services sectors, RLH has achieved a 30-year track record of success by partnering with passionate business leaders to grow significant companies. The firm provides capital and resources to portfolio companies navigating courses of rapid growth. For more information, please visit www.rlhequity.com.

SOURCE The Chartis Group