EDG Partners, LLC is an active, growth and buyout oriented private equity investment firm founded by Stephen Eaton, Alan Dahl and Michael Gaffney. The Founders have worked together since 2002. EDG invests in cash flowing businesses across the healthcare segment including clinical services, people and business services, manufacturing and distribution and insurance services. Target company characteristics include: Delivering improvements in Quality and Cost; Implementing IT and Medical Technology to create value; Leveraging consumerism's impact on healthcare; Improving companies beset by capital and balance sheet issues; and Pursuing growth in global market ('BRIC' countries particularly). EDG pursues companies with positive earnings and no biotech or FDA development risk. The firm has an additional office in Atlanta.