CHICAGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Lightyear Capital LLC ('Lightyear'), a New York-based private equity firm, has completed a strategic investment in CuraLinc Healthcare (“CuraLinc” or the 'Company”). CuraLinc is an innovative provider of employee assistance (EAP), student and workforce mental health programs, including personalized solutions that engage, empower, and support employees, members, and students throughout their mental health care journey..

芝加哥--（商业新闻短讯）--总部位于纽约的私人股本公司Lightyear Capital LLC（“Lightyear”）已完成对CuraLinc Healthcare（“CuraLinc”或“公司”）的战略投资。CuraLinc是一家创新性的员工援助（EAP）、学生和员工心理健康计划提供商，包括个性化解决方案，可在员工、成员和学生的整个心理健康护理过程中参与、授权和支持他们。。

Founded in 2008, CuraLinc is a leader in workforce mental health benefits, covering approximately 9 million employees and students across more than 4,200 clients around the world, including numerous Fortune 500 employers. The Company offers a comprehensive suite of employee benefit services including mental health counseling and coaching, crisis support, text therapy, digital group therapy, management consultation, mental health navigation and advocacy, student assistance programs, and digital cognitive behavioral therapy (dCBT)..

CuraLinc成立于2008年，是员工心理健康福利领域的领军企业，覆盖全球4200多家客户的约900万名员工和学生，其中包括众多财富500强雇主。该公司提供全面的员工福利服务，包括心理健康咨询和辅导、危机支持、文本治疗、数字团体治疗、管理咨询、心理健康导航和倡导、学生援助计划和数字认知行为治疗（dCBT）。。

“We are excited to partner with the entire CuraLinc team,” said Mark Vassallo, Managing Partner at Lightyear. “The CuraLinc investment continues Lightyear’s long history and experience in healthcare, employee benefits and insurance distribution, including our successful exits of Therapy Brands, Alegeus and Datalot.

光年管理合伙人马克·瓦萨洛（Mark Vassallo）表示：“我们很高兴能与整个库拉索团队合作。”。“CuraLinc投资延续了Lightyear在医疗保健、员工福利和保险分配方面的悠久历史和经验，包括我们成功退出治疗品牌Alegeus和Datalot。

We look forward to supporting CuraLinc’s leadership in this next phase of growth.”.

我们期待着在下一阶段的增长中支持CuraLinc的领导地位。”。

“In Lightyear, we found a partner who aligns with our values and champions founder-led businesses,” said Sean Fogarty, Founder and President of CuraLinc. “We believe we will benefit from Lightyear’s deep domain expertise in employee benefits and mental health care, expansive operating network, and strong reputation as a preferred partner to management teams.

CuraLinc创始人兼总裁肖恩·福加蒂（SeanFogarty）表示：“在光年，我们找到了一位与我们的价值观一致的合作伙伴，支持创始人领导的企业。”。“我们相信，光年在员工福利和心理健康保健方面拥有深厚的专业知识，拥有广阔的运营网络，以及作为管理团队首选合作伙伴的良好声誉，我们将从中受益。

With this new capital and collaboration, we will drive continued growth and innovation to better serve our customers.”.

有了这一新的资本和合作，我们将推动持续增长和创新，以更好地为客户服务。”。

Michael Langer, Managing Director at Lightyear, said, “Access to care and treatment for mental health issues remains out of reach for most of the U.S. population even though approximately one in four adults experiences mental illness each year. The average wait time for behavioral health counseling is six weeks, and nearly 50% of those suffering from a mental illness do not seek treatment.

Lightyear董事总经理迈克尔·兰格（MichaelLanger）表示：“尽管每年大约有四分之一的成年人患有精神疾病，但大多数美国人仍然无法获得心理健康问题的护理和治疗。行为健康咨询的平均等待时间为六周，近50%的精神疾病患者不寻求治疗。

We believe the value proposition that CuraLinc offers helps to address some of the most critical issues in healthcare today.”.

我们相信CuraLinc提供的价值主张有助于解决当今医疗保健中一些最关键的问题。”。

Michal Petrzela, Managing Director at Lightyear, added, “CuraLinc has established itself as a differentiated, best-in-class workforce mental health and EAP company. We are excited to leverage our experience and operating network in employee benefits and distribution and mental health to capitalize on a growing market opportunity.”.

Lightyear董事总经理Michal Petrzela补充道：“CuraLinc已成为一家差异化、一流的员工心理健康和EAP公司。我们很高兴能够利用我们在员工福利、分配和心理健康方面的经验和运营网络，利用不断增长的市场机会。”。

Davis Polk & Wardwell, LLP served as legal counsel, and Houlihan Lokey served as financial advisor to Lightyear. Locke Lord LLP served as legal counsel, and The Chicago Corporation served as financial advisor to CuraLinc. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed.

DavisPolk＆Wardwell，LLP担任法律顾问，Houlihan Lokey担任光年的财务顾问。Locke Lord LLP担任法律顾问，芝加哥公司担任CuraLinc的财务顾问。交易条款未披露。

About CuraLinc Healthcare

关于CuraLinc Healthcare

CuraLinc Healthcare provides transformative mental health care fueled by connectivity – marrying technology and personalized advocacy to support employees, families and students through programs that have a measurable impact on their health, wellbeing and productivity. For more information, please visit curalinc.com..

CuraLinc Healthcare在互联互通的推动下提供变革性的心理健康护理——结合技术和个性化宣传，通过对员工、家庭和学生的健康、福祉和生产力产生可测量影响的项目，为员工、家庭和学生提供支持。有关更多信息，请访问curalinc.com。。

About Lightyear Capital

关于光年资本

Lightyear Capital is a New York-based private equity firm that partners with growing companies at the nexus of financial services and technology, healthcare, and business services. For over 20 years, Lightyear has worked closely with management and leveraged its industry expertise, network of advisors, and operating resources to accelerate growth and build market leading businesses.

光年资本（Lightyear Capital）是一家总部位于纽约的私人股本公司，在金融服务、技术、医疗保健和商业服务等领域与成长中的公司合作。20多年来，光年与管理层密切合作，利用其行业专业知识、顾问网络和运营资源，加速增长，建立市场领先的业务。

As of December 31, 2023, the firm had assets under management of $5.0 billion. For more information, please visit http://www.lycap.com..

截至2023年12月31日，该公司管理的资产为50亿美元。有关更多信息，请访问http://www.lycap.com..