Growth Funds for UniversalSurvey / SHC

New York City MR firms UniversalSurvey and SurveyHealthCare have completed an equity and debt funding round, for use in developing their current platforms and for planned M&A activity.

Universal and SHC, two wings of the same company, offer clients survey programming for online and telephone delivery, interviewing, and proprietary panels of respondents in consumer, b2b and healthcare markets.

The funding was arranged through Boathouse Capital, whose Partner Chong Moua comments: 'Universal and SHC represent a fantastic opportunity to partner with a well-seasoned management team in the midst of rapid growth. Keith Strassberg, Mike Lefkowitz, and Jerry Arbittier have done a great job to position the company for future growth.' Moua says the firms offer 'high levels of service, relationship-driven partnerships.. competitive pricing (and) technology that reduces costs and increases value'.

Web sites: www.universalsurvey.com , www.surveyhealthcare.com and www.opinionsite.com .