Willkie advised Compassus, a leading national provider of innovative home-based health care services, on its hospice and home health joint venture partnership with Bon Secours Mercy Health (BSMH), the fifth-largest Catholic health system in the U.S.

On May 2, Compassus and BSMH announced that they finalized an agreement to form a joint venture partnership whereby Compassus will manage 10 home health agencies and 11 hospice operations formerly led by BSMH serving patients in Florida, Illinois, Kentucky, Ohio, South Carolina and Virginia.

Compassus, a portfolio company of TowerBrook Capital Partners, provides a continuum of home-based services including home health, infusion therapy, palliative and hospice care.

TowerBrook Capital Partners is a purpose-driven, transatlantic investment management firm that has raised in excess of $22.8 billion to date.

The Willkie team was led by partner Dvir Oren and included partner Matthew Makover and associates Christian Bonser, Robert Yu, Melissa Abi Jaoude, Brandt Dietry, Xinrui (Alex) Li and Daniel Reinke.