A former executive for Netsmart Technologies Inc. will lead the newly acquired Orchard Software Corp., a laboratory information systems vendor in Indianapolis.
A San Francisco-based IT private equity firm, Francisco Partners, plans to acquire industry leader Orchard Software, which specializes in software for laboratory systems used by hospitals, clinics, veterinary labs, student health centers and public health organizations.
As part of the transaction, Billie Whitehurst, who previously was Netsmart's…