FYihealth group, a leading doctor-led Canadian eyecare platform and the parent company of FYidoctors, Visique, BonLook, and solis optics, announced a strategic investment in FYi by funds managed by global firm KKR (NYSE: KKR). With more than 370 optometry clinics and retail stores across Canada and the US, the company said the investment marks a new chapter of strategic partnership and investment, and will support FYi’s clinical model, broad-based ownership structure for doctors and staff, and continued expansion of access to high-quality eyecare for Canadians.
Latham & Watkins LLP represents the financing sources in the transaction with a team led by Stelios Saffos, Global Chair of Latham’s Capital Markets and Hybrid Capital practices, and partners Jesse Sheff, Jason Bosworth, and Abhay Lele, and counsels Josh Chao and Katherine Page, with associate Edward Prevost.
